Windows 10 reboots every time? One of the most annoying system errors is when your Windows 10 computer keeps restarting endlessly, making the PC unusable. There will then be a bootloop, but don’t panic yet. Here are a few solutions that will hopefully help you regain access to your files.
In Windows 10 getting stuck in the reboot loop is extremely annoying. Often this problem occurs after an update. Sometimes you can go to your desktop for a few minutes, but it takes forever for the system to fully load. And when you finally think you can get started, there is another unsolicited restart.
In older versions of Windows, the repair was quite complex and in some cases you even had to reinstall the system completely. The structure of Windows 10 allows you to resolve the reboot loop relatively quickly.
Since Windows does not load correctly after turning on the PC, the system tries again. Basically it’s an endless cycle of booting and crashing.
The error is due to a problem with the Windows system registry. And unfortunately you can’t repair the registry without being in Windows. A paradoxical situation? Still not, keep calm and follow one of these scenarios.
Automatic restore
With a little equal, after several restarts, the function will automatically Enable automatic restore to appear. This is a tool of Windows to solve startup problems, among other things. In that case, follow the steps in the Advanced options and hence the wizard Startup Settings.
Automatic Repair scans the configuration and registry settings and will attempt to fix problems. You will not lose any data during the repair. In this scenario, you have to give the computer some time and wait to see if it takes this initiative on its own. If this hasn’t happened after 15 minutes, you need to take matters into your own hands.
Boot recovery from USB stick or disk
You can also perform the automatic repair with a Windows 10 installation USB stick or with a recovery disc. Restart the PC and when you see the manufacturer’s logo, press the key to enter the boot menu. With us it is F12, but that can differ per brand. Then select cd-rom or usb.
When the PC has booted with the recovery pendrive or the Windows DVD, you will see a black screen with the message Press any key to boot from CD or DVD. Here you can indicate via the arrow key that you want to boot from an external medium. Then you can do the command Select Repair Your Computer. Press the button Advanced options and finally select the option Startup Repair.
Force Windows RE
Every Windows installation normally also installs a mini-Windows on a hidden partition. Windows RE, WinRE or Windows Recovery Environment is therefore difficult to discover. The system automatically invokes this on boot problems because the Windows boot loader keeps track of the number of failed boot attempts. If it fails after the second or third time, WinRE will pop up.
You can force this situation yourself by starting up your computer and as soon as you see the Windows logo, immediately press the start-stop button for 15 seconds so that the machine shuts down. Repeat this brutal way of starting and stopping two or three times. Then the message pops up: Prepare automatic recovery and are you in WinRE to handle the Advanced options the assignment Start Startup Repair.
Disconnect peripherals
From now on you try to find the cause by elimination. Start by disconnecting all peripherals, such as the printer, a USB storage device, the digital camera, and possibly a WiFi or Bluetooth dongle. They can interfere with the normal Windows startup process.
Make sure that only the keyboard, monitor and mouse are connected and unplug the power cord. If your machine has a removable battery, remove it from the PC and press the power button for about 15 seconds until the PC turns off. Then put the battery back in, put the plug back in the socket, light a candle and try to start up again.
Safe Mode Help
When Automatic Recovery doesn’t work for the reboot loop or to recover the startup files, go to Safe Mode to disable the annoying automatic reboot. This is a temporary solution, but after that you can search for the cause.
In that mode, you can access Windows 10 and uninstall drivers, software, and even the Windows update. You can even perform a system restore and reinstall Windows 10 if you don’t mind losing data. Access to safe mode depends on how the boot loop behaves with you.
There are some options to boot in safe mode. The fastest way is to press the Shift key and then Start / Restart to choose. This is how you get to the blue window Choose an option, where you put the button Resolving problems selects. One step further you are at the Advanced options and click Startup Settings to change the Windows startup behavior.
Then you will get an English screen, the Startup Settings. Here you select Enable Safe Mode by pressing the number next to this function. You can then log in with your password. The words will appear in the four corners of the desktop Safe mode.
In safe mode, type in the search box sysdm.cpl around the System Properties to open. In this panel, use the tab Advanced and click the button Settings below Boot and Restore.
Switch in the section System errors uncheck the box at Restart the computer automatically. Click OK and try to restart the computer. If successful, you still need to address the underlying cause.
Clear Windows Update Cache
Once booted, you can avoid reboot loops by uninstalling Windows Updates or drivers via Command Prompt. Then it’s time to clear the Windows update cache.
Open the command prompt as admin and run the command just stop wuauserv from. This will stop the Windows update service. Follow the command net stop bits. Navigate to the C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution folder using File Explorer.
This folder stores information for Windows and Microsoft updates, including downloaded and installed Windows updates.
The contents of this folder can become quite large due to the large number of critical and supplemental updates. Delete all files and folders here.
Driver the culprit?
The reboot loop can also be caused by a hardware driver. Usually these are outdated drivers. To fix this in Safe Mode, right click on Start and then go to Device Manager. Here you have to look for the suspicious device. We recently had a problem with a dongle.
Right click on the suspicious driver and select Properties. In the tab Driver click the button Previous Driver. If that doesn’t work, right-click on the name of the device and select Switch off device. Choose Uninstall driver and restart the computer.
Back to factory settings
Can’t get into Safe Mode and other fixes fail too? Then, as a last resort, you can factory reset your PC. Start Windows RE and choose the option recovery. There you can get to the assignment Reset this PC. You decide whether you want to keep or delete the personal files. Then choose how you want to reinstall Windows: Download from the cloud or Reinstall locally.
In the first option, the recovery process will download up to 4 GB of data on your computer to install Windows 10. The local reinstallation lets you reinstall Windows 10 from your PC. The system will be reset to factory settings and all your files will be saved.
Once that’s done, check your PC for Windows updates to make sure the operating system isn’t missing any patches, security updates, or important drivers. Go to Start / Settings / Update and security and then Windows Update / Check for Updates. Hopefully you now have a fresh Windows installation with no bootloop problems.
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