How to Use Startup Repair in Windows This video will show you how use the built-in Windows recovery and repair tool called Startup Repair, which is designed to fix any problems that may be preventing your computer from booting up into windows. This feature acting as a first line defense for users running into startup issues – automatically running scans and fixing any detected system-wide problems.
How startup repair works:
Startup Repair works by checking problems related to the Windows startup process. It primarily targets:
System Files: It recognizes some missing or corrupted files required to boots.
Fix problems with Boot Configuration Data (BCD), which is essential in booting windows
Problematic Drivers: If you have drivers that do not work, Startup Repair can detect and fix the issues with them.
But be aware of the limitations for Startup Repair:
In the case of Hardware Issues, It can not solve or recover hardware related failures like hard disk failure and incompatible memory.
Virus protection – the tool does not protect your PC against viruses, it is unable to fix damage caused by a virus.
Startup Repair is not a backup tool, and it can’t recover personal files such as photos or documents.
How to Access Startup Repair
Users may use the following methods to access Startup Repair:
As to Advanced Startup Options:should the user won’t be able to start Windows properfly and there have been two consecutive failures, he or she will automatically receive a running-startup repair.
Through Installation Media: In case the system is not responding, then boot from a Windows installation USB or DVD disc and choose “Repair your computer” to launch Startup Repair.
Settings in a Working System: Now, users need to click on Settings >
Update & Security and then Recovery button, choose the option – Restart now.
What Happens in a Startup Repair
One Cool Trick for When Startup Repair Won’t: Restart Your PC The Easy WayWhen you put your Windows 10 computer to sleep, it enters a low-power state.
It looks for logs and configs on the system.
It makes automatic repairs according to the problem identified.
A log file, which located at C:\Windows\System32\Logfiles\Srt and named as SrtTrail.Windows Recovery Tool (ad) txt, that contains all the encountered problem details.
That covers everything you need to know about using Startup Repair, and the tool should sort out most boot issues in Windows for you – if it doesn’t then there’s likely a more severe problem at hand.
