Windows users are often faced with the Blue Screen of Death problem. What is it? The fact is that damaged system files can lead to a critical error that prevents the computer from starting correctly. In this case, “ blue screen". But don't panic! After all, you can fix the problem yourself. Let's figure out exactly how.

Reasons for the appearance of a blue and black screen

In Windows 10, you may encounter the following error messages: "The computer did not start correctly", "The system needs recovery", etc. The reason for their appearance lies in damaged system files, due to which Windows could not boot.

The system can be damaged due to incorrect actions of the user himself who made changes to the registry or files of the C drive. Or a virus can become the cause of the breakdown. The error also sometimes occurs due to incompatibility with third-party device drivers or activated fastboot. However, most often a fatal error occurs due to an interrupted update or an improper shutdown of the computer. For example, the computer was shut down forcibly because there was a power outage or a power surge. The processes and files controlled by them are terminated, after which it becomes impossible to reuse them.

In case of damage, the system first tries to recover on its own twice, each time restarting the computer. If after this the error is not eliminated, control is given to the user. Sometimes it also happens that the system freezes and reboots a large number of times, after which a black screen appears. In this situation, you must abort the procedure and continue manual recovery.

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Automatic system recovery

First, give the computer a chance to deal with the error on its own. Please note that the procedure automatic recovery it can take more than an hour. In no case do not interrupt it, as this can lead to even more tragic consequences. Proceed to manual recovery only if the system freezes or one of the messages appears: "The computer has not started correctly", "Windows seems to have loaded incorrectly."

The appearance of the "blue screen of death" indicates the presence of a critical error in the system

Reboot

This method will suit you if the system issued a message with the choice of two options: "Restart" and "Additional parameters". If not, then you will have to use other methods.

What should be done:

1. When you receive the notification, go to the "Advanced options" section.

   Start a system restore by going to advanced options

2. Select a troubleshooting block.

   Open the "Troubleshooting" tab

3. Select the section with additional parameters again.

   Select "Advanced Options"

4. Go to the Boot Options tab.

   Open the "Download Options" section

5. In the list that opens, click "Restart".

   Click "Restart"

6. A list with boot options will open. Select Option 6 - Command Line Mode. Wait for the system to restart and the command prompt appears.

   Select reboot with command line support

7. IN command line execute three commands in sequence:
   • sfc / scannow;
   • dism / Online / Cleanup-Image / RestoreHealth;
   • shutdown -r.

Commands take time to complete, wait for them to complete

Video: How to Fix the Blue Screen of Death in Windows 10

Deactivating Fast Launch

The reason for the impossibility of recovery may be fast boot, activated by default. Since in this case there is no access to the system, you will have to deactivate the function through the BIOS:

If this method did not work, go to the next one.

Deactivating automatic recovery

It happens that the system resorts to recovery for no reason, by mistake. Therefore, it is worth trying to prevent her from calling the recovery procedure by following these steps:

1. When the message appears, go to advanced options and invoke the command line.
   

   From the Advanced Options menu open a command prompt

2. Using the bcdedit command, find the resumeobject line and copy its value.

   Run bcdedit to navigate to Windows Boot Manager

3. Run the command bcdedit / set (X) recoveryenabled, where X is the string you copied earlier, enclosed in curly braces. After that, exit the command line with the exit command.
   

   Run bcdedit / set (X) recoveryenabled to disable automatic recovery

Done! Now try to boot the system.

Manual start of diagnostics

Going to the command line using the method described in the "Deactivating Automatic Recovery" or "Restart" paragraphs, run the following commands in sequence:

• chkdsk / r c :;
• sfc / scannow.

Run chkdsk / r c ;, sfc / scannow

These commands scan system files and fix any errors found. After completing them, write exit to exit the command line and check if the problem is gone.

Manual system recovery

If none of the described methods helped to fix the problem, you will have to manually return the system to a working state. There are several ways to do this.

Recovery point

This method is good because your data (photos, music, archives and other files) will not be deleted or changed. System settings, its updates and driver versions will be rolled back to the state in which they were at the time of the restore point creation. If it was not created automatically or manually in advance, then the method will fail.

Follow these steps:

After that, the rollback procedure will begin, which can last about an hour. Do not interrupt it - this will lead to big problems... As a result of a rollback, the system files are regenerated, so no errors should occur.

Factory reset

This method allows you to reset all system settings, installed programs and created tasks, and at the same time save the user's personal data that is not stored in the system partition. This method replaces the reinstallation of the system, allowing you to complete it much faster.

Do the following:

The rollback procedure will start, which may take more than an hour. Do not interrupt it, otherwise the system will be damaged so much that direct reinstallation cannot be avoided. At one stage, you will be asked whether to save personal data or not. If you choose the "Do not save" option, you can get a completely clean Windows 10.

Choose whether to keep your personal data or not

Entering the recovery menu manually

To manually enter the recovery menu, you will need recovery media. An installation flash card with at least 8 GB of memory will be used as it.

To create installation media, follow the instructions:

1. Insert the flash card into the working computer, find its icon in the explorer, right-click on it and select the "Format" function. Please note that you can create media at any Windows versions, but the "Format" function is present only in Windows 10. In previous systems, you will have to use third party program e.g. USB Disk Storage Format Tool. The formatting format is FAT32.

   Please select the FAT32 file system format before formatting the flash card

2. After formatting is complete, go to the Microsoft website to the Windows download page and download the installer.
   

   Go to the Microsoft website and download the system installer

3. Run the downloaded program. Mark that you want to update another device.

   Select "Create Installation Media"

4. When asked to select the characteristics of the system to be recorded, specify exactly the data that matches the characteristic of the system that needs to be restored.

   Specify the characteristics of the system to be restored

5. Indicate which medium to use and wait for the recording to complete. Done, the installation media has been created.

   Specify the media - flash card or disk

6. After completing the operation, launch the flash card on a non-working computer. To do this, enter the BIOS (how to do this is described in the first step of the item "Deactivating quick launch") And change the boot order so that the connected media will move the hard disk from the first place.

   Replace the installation media first

7. Exit BIOS and wait for the installation window to appear. Go through the first step of choosing a language, and in the second, interrupt the installation procedure by clicking "System Restore".

   Click "System Restore" in the second step of Windows installation

After completing these steps, you will find yourself in the recovery menu and can use all the instructions above.

Generating a system image

If you have another computer with the same Windows specifications 10 as on the non-working computer, you can capture the system image. Thus, you will create a restore point and can use the fix method already described above. Windows errors using a restore point.

Follow these steps to generate a system image:

1. In the control panel menu, go to the File History section.

   

   Specify the media to which the system image will be recorded

The appearance of a blue or black screen with an error indicates the presence of crashes or damaged files in the system. You can fix the problem using the automatic system recovery options. If that doesn't work, use one of the manual recovery methods. Follow the instructions from the article and you will definitely succeed!

This article is devoted to the messages that appear on the "Automatic Repair" screen and inform the user that the operating system did not start correctly or the computer did not start correctly Windows 10. In this article, we will understand the reasons for their appearance and consider how to get rid of such messages and prevent their occurrence.

What to do first

When a notification appears that the PC did not boot correctly, you must restart the computer. In cases where the message pops up during system reboot due to interruption Windows updates, It helps.

The second thing that can become the source of the problem is the abnormal mode of operation of the power supply, as a result of which the hardware components operate in a mode that differs from their typical one. Due to two unsuccessful attempts to boot Windows 10, the latter calls the system restore function, thereby providing the user with a solution to the problem.

Drivers may be causing the problem. Think back or look at the latest drivers for which components were installed and roll them back.

If you see a message after resetting or updating Windows

A common algorithm, the execution of which leads to the appearance of an error is the following: turning on the PC after updating / resetting Windows is accompanied by a blue screen, and after collecting information, a window with recovery options is launched operating system.

1. In this case, go to "Additional parameters".
2. We call "Troubleshooting".
3. Again we go to "Advanced options".
4. Click "Launch Options".
5. Click "Restart".

After restarting the computer, the "Boot Options" will open, where, using the F6 key, we run safe mode with command line support.

We execute the sequence of commands:

• sfc / scannow - check system files with the restoration of damaged;
• dism / Online / Cleanup-Image / RestoreHealth;

Appearance of the error "The computer has not started correctly"

It happens that, as a result of turning on the computer, an alert appears informing you that the computer / laptop is being diagnosed. The latter ends with a blue screen with the text "The computer has not started correctly" and a recommendation to open "Advanced options" after reboot.

This situation indicates that the system files are often corrupted in the registry.

The culprit of the situation are:

• power outages;
• the work of viruses or antivirus software;
• Windows 10 updates;
• deletion or incorrect values ​​of keys critical for the operation of the OS.

To solve the problem, do the following.

1. We go to "Additional parameters".

2. Click on the item "Troubleshooting".

3. Click on the button labeled "System Restore".

4. When the rollback point creation function is active, select one of the latest system snapshots and click "Next", then "Finish".

Resuming Windows 10 often solves this problem.

5. If the option is disabled (it should be enabled after the system returns to working state), a window will appear where you must select "Troubleshooting".

6. Click "Reset PC to its original state" in order to reset Windows 10.

7. Be sure to select the option with saving personal files (all files located on the C \: drive will remain in their own places after Windows is reset, but this does not apply to installed programs).

Further actions can both correct the situation and aggravate it. Their implementation can lead to unexpected consequences. Following the steps below will put the system at risk, keep this in mind.

Using the command line, as in the previous method, we check the integrity of the system files, fix the damaged ones, and also restore the registry files from backup.

8. We execute the command "diskpart" in order to call the tool for working with partitions.

9. We enter "list volume" - the result of the command execution will be the visualization of the list of volumes of all disks connected to the PC.

10. In the list we find the system disk and the one reserved by the system and remember their letter labels.

11. Close the program by executing "exit".

12. Enter "sfc / scannow / offbootdir = F: \ / offwindir = C: \ Windows" and press "Enter".

Here: F is a system-reserved volume or drive (with a bootloader), C is a system partition.

13. "C:" - go to the system drive where Windows is located

14. "md configbackup" - create the "configbackup" directory.

15. "cd Windows \ System32 \ config \" - go to the appropriate folder.

16. "copy * c: \ configbackup \" - copy the previously created directory into it.

17. "cd Windows \ System32 \ config \ regback \" - go to the system folder "regback".

18. "copy * c: \ windows \ system32 \ config \" - copy the contents of the specified directory to the active one.

19. Press "A" for the Latin keyboard layout and "Enter" to confirm the overwriting of files.

These steps will restore the registry files from the auto-generated backup.

20. Close the command line window and click on the button with the text “Continue. Quit and use Windows 10 ".

With a high degree of probability, Windows 10 will start after performing this simple algorithm.

Cases of completely "killing" Windows 10 by manipulating the registry files are extremely rare, but they do happen. If this happened or the actions taken did not bring the desired result, one of two solutions remains:

• Reset Windows 10;
• Reinstall the operating system.

The first is done through the item "Troubleshooting" in the additional parameters. Even in critical situations, you can get there using bootable media with Windows 10 distribution.

In the second case, you will need bootable USB drive and about 30 minutes of partial free time.

IN automatic mode usually starts after an abnormal shutdown or exposure to viruses that cause critical errors. However, quite often you can observe a situation when the message "Preparing for automatic recovery" of Windows 10 appears on the screen, and after a reboot, instead of starting the system, only a black screen is visible, or the recovery simply loops (the same window is displayed at each restart).

The sad thing is that no matter how you try, it can be impossible to complete this process. However, if the system itself, not to mention the backups, was not damaged to the extreme extent, when apart from reinstalling nothing helps, several methods of eliminating such a situation can still be offered.

Preparing Windows 10 automatic recovery: black screen and the reasons for the looping process.

Be that as it may, despite all the developers' statements that new system is almost the most stable, alas, and it contains many bugs that are constantly being corrected. And system crashes are not always fixed with a regular rollback.

If speak about possible reasons This behavior of Windows 10, for sure, it is quite difficult to say with what exactly such a failure is connected. Nevertheless, with a certain degree of probability, the following can be distinguished:

• damaged backups;
• lack of system files;
• lack of space to save checkpoints with images;
• incorrect settings of the primary system BIOS / UEFI;
• problems with hard disk and RAM.

Preparing Windows 10 automatic recovery: what to do first?

To begin with, let's look at a standard course of action. In the case when, after the appearance of a notification that an automatic Windows recovery 10, after restart nothing happens, you can try to use safe mode to start.

If the user has activated the assignment to call the start menu of the F8 key, in the standard version, you should select the safe mode with loading network drivers. If the use of this key is not provided, which is most often encountered, it is quite possible that at the boot stage a window will appear with a choice of either system boot or diagnostic tools (if there are Anniversary and Creators.

If the system boots up somehow, you can try to rollback manually:

1. To do this, do not use the standard "Recovery Center", it is better to use the command console, in which the line rstrui.exe is entered.
2. In the rollback window, you must select the point that preceded the occurrence of such a situation. Please note that it will be impossible to stop this process, as well as undo the changes made during the rollback process.

Sometimes, if the network drivers are loaded and you have an active Internet connection, you can try an online repair using the DISM toolkit. It is very possible that such a solution will turn out to be much more effective.

Using installation media

If safe mode does not work, and a message pops up on the screen again stating that automatic recovery is being prepared (Windows 10 does not boot), and this process loops, to start you must use installation disk or USB-media, having previously set it as the first in the list of boot devices in the BIOS.

• In the initial window with the installation proposal, you must select the system restore hyperlink in the lower left corner.
• Go to the diagnostics section and then apply rollback.

But you should not use Startup Repair, because in most cases you will receive a message stating that the computer could not be returned to its original state.

After choosing normal recovery, the standard rollback procedure starts. It is quite possible that such a method will yield results.

Expanding the reserved space

Another moment when the Windows 10 "Preparing automatic recovery" screen appears, but then the system does not show any signs of life, is associated with the fact that you need to increase the disk space allocated for storing backups. Again, this only applies to situations where Windows can be booted in Safe Mode.

In this case the best option will be using a small and fairly simple program Partition Wizard from MiniTool or a similar development with a built-in bootloader, which is much preferable for cases when the system does not start at all. In it, you just need to increase the required space to at least 250 MB (it is better to set a slightly higher value), and then try to boot the system in normal mode.

BIOS / UEFI settings

Finally, the looping of the "Prepare automatic recovery" process in Windows 10 can be associated with the settings of the primary system, which involve deactivating the protection system against hacker attacks at the hardware level (prohibiting the execution of executable codes). The loop appears for this reason as well.

Thus, in order to rectify the situation, it is necessary:

1. When you turn on your computer or laptop, enter the above parameters.
2. Look for a line like No-Execute Memory Protect or XD-bit and set it to Enabled.
3. After that, you need to save the changes (F10) and restart the computer device.

Hard drives and RAM

If the problem is in the computer hardware, it may well be that first it is worth checking the disk by booting from removable media using the command line, in which the chkdsk / x / f / r command is written, and at the same time using the check of the main system components (sfc / scannow).

If it is possible to make a safe start, the Victoria (for the hard drive) and Memtest + (for random access memory). In some cases, if HDD started, as they say, "pouring in", as it is stated, invaluable help can be provided by the program of remagnetization of the hard drive HDD Regenerator. It is difficult to say how effective this application is, but, judging by the reviews, some hard drives can sometimes be restored in this way.

Conclusion

As you can already see, it is sometimes possible to remove the constant cyclic appearance of the message that the automatic recovery of Windows 10 is being prepared. However, in some cases, you shouldn't rely on system tools. But if none of the above helps at all, the system will have to be reinstalled (and in some cases even changed the hardware).

In general, if we proceed from purely practical reasons, the first thing is to try to boot from a safe start and perform further actions in at least somehow working system. But loading from network drivers is required.

In the event that this option turns out to be completely inoperative, you will have to boot from removable media and try to recover in this way.

The manufacturers of this assembly offer us upgrade tools to resume working in case of malfunctions.

There are no fundamental changes, but some of the tools you are familiar with have been improved. To compare and evaluate the updates made, it is worth finding out why and how the developers recommend to restore Windows 10. To the operating room windows system viruses like to cling, which later greatly interferes with work. Another reason for an urgent OS up-build is determined by a power surge in the network, which also causes failures in 50% of cases.

Manufacturers offer us 4 ways to recover Windows 10:

1. Return to the rollback point (to the key date);
2. Rollback to the initial state (factory configuration);
3. (CD);
4. OS image capture

Next, we will consider in detail how to restore the system in each way. Let's highlight the pros and cons of this new product. Let's get acquainted with the programs, help to restore the computer and prevent some failures that cause the OS to collapse.

What is Checkpoint Return?

A checkpoint is data stored on the HDD. They include information about the build settings, software installed on it. The effective moment for creating a rollback point is the one when the programs on the computer work without disrupting the process. The computer, analyzing the work, periodically saves the configuration and performance indicators.

If an unexpected error occurs, it is possible to restore the Windows 10 system without losing all data.

In the rollback of the OS by the checkpoint in Windows 10, nothing significant was added. Setting up the process is also through the "Control Panel". You can open ", you can use 3 options. In the first option, in the "search" stock, located on the "taskbar", type the word panel, and then select the desired phrase. In the second option, using the button or press Win + X, select the "Control Panel" tab. In the third option, you can open the "Control Panel" using the keyboard shortcut WIN + R.

In the "Control Panel" menu, select the "System and Security" tab, in it select the "System" tab, then click on the "System Protection" tab. Click on the link "Protection".

A window will come out, click on the "Restore" button, select the desired point (more often it is indicated by date) and click on the button next

If the information you provided is correct, click on the "Finish" button. Have patience and wait for the end of the recovery Windows systems 10.

Note: "to use the function -return of checkpoint-, be sure to check if the protection is enabled"

This is not difficult to do! In the "Protections" tab, select the protection parameters, the "Enabled" button is displayed for the priority drive. If protection is not enabled, then click the "Configure" button. On the disk storing Windows files, enable protection by specifying the amount of memory used to store rollback checkpoints. Control points can be set independently. Set the name of the checkpoint (manufacturers recommend setting the current date) and follow the end of the procedure.

Factory setting (preparation for automatic recovery).

An effective way to reset Windows 10 is to restore your computer to its original state. To do this, you need to select the "Parameters" tab through the "START" menu. Click on the subsection "Basis and security", do not forget about the "Restore" button. The program will offer you different schemes.

The first scheme saves personal data, while the second completely cleans up the disk.

The second scheme is considered extended. As in the first scheme, meaningful information is saved if previously copied to an external storage medium. In the main field "Reset your computer", click the "System Restore" button.

"Do not lose license key from software, write it down in several places and keep it, only then it will be possible to restore your computer even in an unfavorable scenario. "

The main positive thing about rolling back the "Initial state" is that you do not have to use the Windows 10 installation media, an automatic rollback will occur

If it happened, so that the files were seriously damaged, automatic recovery to the "original state" will simply not be possible. This is perhaps the only drawback of this method of recovering Windows 10.

Create a recovery disc.

If you cannot restore the system by returning the computer to its original state, then this method will help you. A recovery disk is a manually created cd by the user, which can recover not only the entire Axis, but also data from the hard drive. This name came from previous versions of the Windows OS, when literally for recording a backup, they used a CD or DVD, depending on the amount of information being saved. In recovery - the drive.

In order to create a recovery disk in Windows 10, open the "Control Panel", through the "Start" button or the key combination WIN + X, go to the "Recovery" item and click on the "Create a recovery disk" button

When creating a recovery disk, you can also do “ Backup”, Which can also be useful for reinstalling Windows 10. It is launched using the BIOS recovery programs or the Boot Menu. By launching this disk on the computer screen, you can select options for recovering the Windows 10 system. In essence, this recovery disk is a repetition of the installation flash drive, but it is much easier to work with it. Recovering your system from a recovery disc is nowhere easier.

How to make your own hard drive image.

You can make a "cast" of your OS, running on one or several disks. All installation drivers, programs, personal files that will appear by the time the image is created will be visible.

Note: “As soon as you have correctly installed all the programs and files you need on your computer, when Windows 10 is brought to optimal working condition, and is not filled with unnecessary junk, it is recommended to make an image hard disk».

In order to start the program for creating an image of the operating system, go to the "Control Panel" in a convenient way for you. In the menu, select "System and Security", select "Backup and Restore" from the list, in the lower left corner click on "Create Image".

Also, creating a backup will help you use it in a timely manner to quickly restore your computer's performance. The hard disk image is launched from the "Recovery" menu with a new installing windows 10, from the Advanced Options section of the Diagnostics menu.

Programs with which you can restore Windows 10

• Recovery program - helps to restore violations in Windows OS. Recovery literally translates recovery. This is used by people who, due to their activities, have to recover data from hard drives, logically partitions hard disk, allows you to perform recovery actions that are not possible in normal mode.
• Windows Repair - helps to fix a large number of known errors.

From the right to access documents, access to which was blocked by viruses, to adjusting the correct operation of browsers, proxy settings and much more

Acronis will restore the system sector by sector in 15 minutes. Convenient interface and understandable even for the most experienced user.

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If a serious problem occurs that prevents Windows from booting normally, the built-in wizard usually prompts you to perform a repair. However, if an error occurs during the recovery itself, the process may loop and the system will start the recovery on every new boot. Of course, reinstalling Windows will fix the problem, but you will lose all installed programs. It's good if you took care of creating a full system backup beforehand, but what if there is no such copy?

However, this is not a verdict yet. You can try to "knock out" the system from the recovery cycle using this instruction. All you need is a Windows installation disc and a little attention. After setting the BIOS to boot from external media, insert the disc and boot from it. The Windows installation menu will appear.

Run the bcdedit command in the console that opens.

This will give you a list of boot options. In the first block “ Booting Windows Find the line resumeobject and copy the identifier opposite it.

Now run the command bcdedit / set (GUID) recoveryenabled no, substituting (GUID) with your ID.

Therefore, automatic recovery will be disabled and the cycle will be interrupted. Deactivating the recovery procedure, however, does not correct the errors that caused it. Therefore, it is highly advisable to check file system by running at the command line chkdsk / r c:.

And if this does not give positive results, you can run the command sfc / scannow, aimed at restoring damaged system files.

You can also turn on the boot manager, called, as in Windows 7, by pressing F8 immediately after turning on the computer. To do this, in the running console, run the bcdedit / set (default) bootmenupolicy legacy command.

If all this does not help start Windows, most likely you will have to go to radical options - reinstalling or resetting the system to its original state.

Have a great day!