How to Enable or Disable Automated Repair in Windows 10

If your PC crashes 2 times consecutively or fails to boot, Windows 10 will run Automated Repair by default during the next startup in an attempt to diagnose and fix your PC. This basically involves automatically running a startup repair.

If you lot prefer to manually repair yous PC, you tin can disable the automatic repair feature. Disabling the automatic repair feature tin as well be helpful if yous should become stuck in an space "preparing automatic repair" loop.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the automatic repair characteristic at boot in Windows 10.

You must be an administrator to enable or disable automatic repair.

Contents


  • Option I: Enable or Disable Automatic Repair in Command Prompt at Kick
  • Option Two: Enable or Disable Automatic Repair in Command Prompt in Windows ten

EXAMPLE: Startup Effect when Automatic Repair is Disabled
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EXAMPLE: Startup Upshot when Automatic Repair is Enabled
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OPTION ONE

Enable or Disable Automatic Repair in Command Prompt at Boot

1 Open up a command prompt at boot.

2 Blazon bcdedit into the command prompt at kicking, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

A) Look nether the Windows Boot Loader section for your Windows 10 (description), and make annotation of its identifier (ex: "{default}").

B) In this same section, make annotation if recoveryenabled is currently prepare to Yes (enabled) or No (disabled).

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iii Blazon the command below yous desire to use into the command prompt at boot, and press Enter. (see screenshot above)

(Enable automatic repair - DEFAULT)
bcdedit /set {identifier} recoveryenabled Yep

OR

(Disable automatic repair)
bcdedit /set {identifier} recoveryenabled No

Substitute identifier in the command higher up with the actual identifier (ex: "{default}") from stride 2 to a higher place for Windows 10.

For instance: bcdedit /gear up {default} recoveryenabled No

four When finished, shut the command prompt at kicking.

v Click/tap on Continue to exit recovery and get-go Windows 10. (run into screenshot below)

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OPTION TWO

Enable or Disable Automatic Repair in Command Prompt in Windows 10

1 Open an elevated command prompt.

2 Blazon bcdedit into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot beneath)

3 Look under the Windows Boot Loader section for your Windows 10 (description), and make note of its identifier (ex: "{current}").

4 In this same department, brand notation if recoveryenabled is currently set up to Yes (enabled) or No (disabled).

5 Type the command beneath you desire to use into the elevated command prompt, and printing Enter. (meet screenshot above)

(Enable automated repair - DEFAULT)
bcdedit /set {identifier} recoveryenabled Yes

OR

(Disable automated repair)
bcdedit /set {identifier} recoveryenabled No

Substitute identifier in the control higher up with the actual identifier (ex: "{current}") from step three above for Windows 10.

For example: bcdedit /set {current} recoveryenabled No

6 When finished, you tin can shut the elevated command prompt.

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That'due south it,
Shawn

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