Question Windows RE every boot, but works after startup repair

[mark2oreo]

Hi, I'm having a constant problem where every time I power on my PC after a normal shutdown, it attempts to boot 1-3 times, tries auto repair, fails, then in win RE if I click startup repair, it eventually boots into win 11. However, I'll have to reconfigure all my settings and logins and such. Obviously I want it to just boot normally as it should and maintain its data.

Some context:

The PC is nearing 8 years old and was having a lot of problems so I ditched the SSD+HDD I originally used and put in a single NVMe with fresh win 11. My install USB wasn't working right so I took it to a PC shop who used a DVD version and claimed it was working fine now. Fast forward to now and I had successfully booted once, but then today nothing would work at all. Then I tried a full PC reset, after which I now have the above problem.

Upon boot the CPU and DRAM lights briefly come on and the CPU fan stops, then it starts again, then VGA light comes on for about 5 seconds before BOOT illuminates for just a split second, and then it restarts.

Turning off fast startup did nothing
Safe mode did nothing

Additionally, once it's gone through startup repair, it seems to run fine indefinitely. I can put it in sleep mode and it wakes right back up when I ask it to no apparent issues. So in theory if I never shut down, it could be workable, but that's obviously not a long-term solution

 

[SkyNetRising]

The PC is nearing 8 years old and was having a lot of problems
Then I tried a full PC reset, after which I now have the above problem.

8 years old?
It probably isn't even supported with windows 11. What are specs btw?

Do clean install of windows 10 instead.

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[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

My install USB wasn't working right so I took it to a PC shop who used a DVD version and claimed it was working fine now. Fast forward to now and I had successfully booted once, but then today nothing would work at all. Then I tried a full PC reset, after which I now have the above problem.
You can recreate your bootable USB installer using Windows Media Creation Tools, disconnect all drives except for the one you wish to install the OS onto, then install the OS in offline mode, while offline, install all necessary drivers in an elevated command.

To add, please backup any and/or all mission critical data before formatting and reinstalling the OS.

 

[mark2oreo]

So I've been running win 11 on it pretty much since release, definitely since before my workplace upgraded to it lol, with no major issues initially. Eventually (within the last year) it's just been not running well, Edge wasn't working right etc and I knew much faster storage options were available now so I decided to upgrade.
It's a Ryzen 5 1600 running on an MSI B350M
Asus GTX 1060 GPU
2x8GB G.skill RAM
Seasonic Gold PSU (I believe 550W?)
And the new drive is a Corsair 600 1TB NVMe M.2

Is there a way I could try "reverting" to win 10 from in win 11 to see if that makes a difference?

 

[mark2oreo]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

My install USB wasn't working right so I took it to a PC shop who used a DVD version and claimed it was working fine now. Fast forward to now and I had successfully booted once, but then today nothing would work at all. Then I tried a full PC reset, after which I now have the above problem.
You can recreate your bootable USB installer using Windows Media Creation Tools, disconnect all drives except for the one you wish to install the OS onto, then install the OS in offline mode, while offline, install all necessary drivers in an elevated command.

To add, please backup any and/or all mission critical data before formatting and reinstalling the OS.

Thank you, and so if I can find a spare USB I could do that, but I literally haven't done anything on this computer since the PC shop did their thing so I hope it wouldn't keep the same issue? Although I can certainly try it again I find one
Now, I have never done the offline mode. How would I go about ensuring I find all the drivers I need? Would I get to an elevated cmd from desktop post-setup, or how does that work

 

[SkyNetRising]

So I've been running win 11 on it pretty much since release
It's a Ryzen 5 1600 running on an MSI B350M

Not supported with windows 11.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/w...supported/windows-11-supported-amd-processors