Like a snake swallowing its own tail

A bad system update, a new graphics card, corrupted system files, and even a new USB mouse can all cause the dreaded Windows 10 automatic recovery loop when you try to boot a Windows PC.

You usually see this error when Windows 10 tries to boot and can’t, forcing itself into an endless cycle of automatically trying to repair itself. If Windows can’t repair itself, it restarts and repeats the cycle. To fix a Windows 10 automatic repair loop, here’s what you need to do.

There is no single cause for an automatic repair loop in Windows 10, but there are several situations that are likely to cause it. Missing or corrupted system files are one of the most common causes, where Windows is unable to boot (or repair itself) because these essential files it needs to run are not available.