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How to use the Startup Repair on Windows (Boot problem fixing method)
Reading Boot Startup Fail By Example
Problems during boot startup can be due to corrupted files, misconfigured settings or hardware failures. The Startup Repair tool in Windows is among the least poorly implemented of these sorts of utilities and designed to automatically diagnose and fix many common issues that prevent the operating system from loading correctly.
Method 1: Start-Up Repair Tool
If you want to follow through the instructions on how to do it right, here is a step by step process implementing the Startup Repair tool:
Access Your Installation Media: Turn on your computer with your version of Windows installation media. This media could be a USB-drive or DVD with the Windows installation files on it.
Navigate to Repair Options:
Click on Next On Install Windows Screen.
Choose the bottom left option to Repair your computer.
Choose Troubleshoot:
Long story short, Click on Troubleshoot from Choose an option screen.
Then, go to Advanced options.
Initiate Startup Repair:
Choose Startup Repair at the list of alternatives.
Complete any on-screen prompts you receive, including selecting your user account and entering a password if prompted.
Examine Results: Your PC will try to reboot once the process is finished. If everything goes well, Windows will boot normally. If the error is still present, you will probably need to try a few more things.
Additional Considerations
Log Files : Tool named as Startup Repair which will created a log file located at %windir%\System32\LogFiles\Srt\Srttrail. txt log, which can tell you a lot about what was broken in the repair process.
Limitations: The Startup Repair tool is good at fixing software related issues and not so useful for hardware failures. If it continues to fail, check into hardware issues or a fresh Windows install.
Conclusion
The Startup Repair tool is a very efficient way of resolving boot startup problems in Windows. These steps are for the average user to get their system back up and running, you dont have to be a networking guru but it does help if you know what setting DHCP or Static IP addresses mean.
