How To Fix - HP Stuck in Boot Loop, Freezes Getting Windows Ready, Preparing Automatic Repair

In this video, I will show you how to fix an HP computer stuck in a 'Boot Loop' situation at start-up, stuck at 'Getting Windows Ready' or 'Preparing Automatic Repair'. Feel free to comment with questions or check out the FAQ's below!

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FAQ's:

Q: What if I cannot locate the options for Legacy, CSM, or UEFI and I have explored all the tabs?

Q: What does it mean 'Hard Drive SMART Check FAILED'
A: That means your hard drive is bad and needs to be replaced.
Then you will have to install Windows onto the new one.
You can see video links to help with that here;

Q: The diagnostic scan says that my Hard Drive is not installed.
You would also then need to install an operating system onto the new drive.
You can see video links to help with that here;

Q: Changing settings in BIOS didn't help and everything passed the test?
A: If changing the settings in BIOS did not resolve the issue and the diagnostic test passed all components, then its most likely an operating system error. Can you find any Repair or Restore options in BIOS? If not, or if they do not help, try to reinstall Windows.
You can see video links to help with that here;

Q: My diagnostic test says 'Unavailable' or I cant run it. What do I do?
If you cant run the test, then we don’t know for sure if the HDD is bad or not. You can proceed a couple different ways. You can assume its good and that the Operating System is the cause of your error. Or you can assume its bad and replace it before installing an Operating System to the new one. If you wish to reinstall Windows, you can see video links to help with that here;

[PC_Monkey]

I'm trying to move the easier hardware stuff there so that I can focus on the more in depth troubleshooting and diagnostic videos here :)

[dzakk]

Giving you love from your viewer who stuck with his laptop on midnight with 3 hour from coursework deadline 💕💕💕💕💕

[michaelbishop]

For anyone thinking to buy a HP laptop, just don't, it's not worth the stress and effort to keep it maintainted and working somewhat functional. As a HP laptop user over the last 5 years I have spent literally WEEKS(real-time) of my time searching YouTube and forums to fix the problems I have encountered. The incompatabilities with HP laptops and Windows 10 is insane. Every Windows 10 update, more or less, causes some problem with my laptop, whether that be the laptop gets stuck in boot loops after an update(causing me to have to reinstall Windows from a USB), graphics card issues(causing the laptop to freeze every couple of seconds), sound card and audio quality problems. Not to mention they are incredibly slow and frustrating to use. It's been an absolute nightmare. I'm now at the point now after another Windows update and stuck in boot loop for the 4th time(and finally because I'm throwing the laptop away) where I can't even reinstall Windows off a USB or DVD as a new install for whatever BIOS/system reason, computer says no.

It gets to a point where you can't be bothered to try and fix it anymore, why should you? I paid for a product and all it caused was problem after problem with no support, and not being technically knowlegable with computers it gets exhausting.

[cirit]

Still 2021 I'm so grateful 😭😭 this channel save my day.
Thanks 👑😁

[Lovetosing]

My laptop stuck in setup is starting at first it was working and I was installing Windows but when it was going to complete it stops and come to home and after that sticking problem appear can u help mee

[MiguelHernandez-wmfe]

You are an actual life saver, thank you so much, my laptop was stuck in an eternal bootup loop and this fixed it right up, thanks man keep up the great work!

[RyanEmeryLovesCars]

Thanks for this. My Pavilion is less than 3 years old and worked perfectly yesterday but this morning when turning it on it was stuck in the loading loop with the HP logo. It has never done this before. I did the first thing with the escape key and ran a harddrive check (SSD) and everything was fine. I then exited and allowed it to boot and everything is normal now, no more infinite loop. IDK what the issue was. Thoughts?

[vishnudev]

My pc always goes into hp recovery mode whenever I turn it on. I tried startup repair and it was unable to repair. Please help. I need my pc for my online classes because I'm stuck at home due to lockdown.
Thanks in advance

[dskap]

You bailed me out!
Couldn't get my computer running for more than 2 minutes and it would auto reboot.
It's now up and running like new!
You are the boss!
Thanks so very much!

[nicoyhuntley]

I have a gateway computer when I click on esc when turning it on something comes up but then disappears within seconds and goes back to regular startup.
Overall when I go to startup repair it says it cannot repair Please help

[sofroniovasqueziv]

Dude you’re a great help! Earned yourself a sub. Thank you!

[kelvinjanuary]

God bless you man, you saved me alot today. Mine was started a boot menu in Chinese language I was unable to do anything since it was on Chinese thanks alot!

[khushik]

Tysm. The first method worked for me. I'm glad that I found your video. Initially I thought that it wouldn't work for me but after sometime I tried to start my PC and it started.

[syedkazmi]

Hello my laptop goes to “acer explore beyond limits” starts loading and then like a minute later it goes blue screen, and when I redo it sometimes it randomly says “preparing automatic repair” and goes blue screen, Ive tried clicking f10, f8, f11, and escape but nothing happenings when I click them what should I do? Thank you

[arianalyn]

I am forever grateful for the help I received from this video ommggg 😩😩😩😭😭😭. Thank you so much

[apex]

Hi, i followed the steps in your video. They helped a lot and when I changed the legacy settings from enabled to disabled, my PC didn't freeze or anything and i was able to access my desktop. I realized the laptop was very slow so i decided to close any unnecessary programs running in the background. Some didn't close fully so i disabled the services from task manager. I also changed the power plan to HP recommended which varies the power depending on hardware ( i think). Other than that i did not do anything else. The laptop worked fine for the rest of the night but the next day after i turned it on i opened the Microsoft store and the laptop froze. I decided to restart but it just keeps freezing . I am able to move the cursor but other than that i cannot do anything. ctrl + alt + delete wont work either . is there anything that i can do to fix this?

[anajoaquijeuse]

Thanks you teacher, i don't know to speak inglês very well, but thanks you very much you help me very much and thanks God.

[normalhuman]

My laptop freeze when im watching youtube. And some weird sound out from the laptop. What should i do??
My mom will be really mad at me cause she just bought that laptop 2 weeks ago.

[zulaikhasofea]

Hey, i know this video actually 1 years but thank god. This video save my life duh😭

[SWFL]

Thank you for this video! I tried everything and none of these worked, so I went to re-install windows 10. I booted from a USB flash drive, and the computer does the exact same thing except with windows logo....then after a white, it powers down and goes back to the same boot loop as before. It says all of the hardware is good, but I still suspect bad hardware. Can a bad RAM card cause this?