Press F8 repeatedly during startup to reach the Advanced Boot Options menu. Select "Disable automatic restart on system failure" to see the specific BSOD error code (e.g., 0x0000007B ) [2, 5].
Try selecting Safe Mode from the F8 menu. If it loads, go to Device Manager and roll back or uninstall recently updated drivers [3, 4]. Windows 7 Startup Repair Autofailover Bad Driver
When a critical boot driver (like disk controllers or video drivers) is corrupt or incompatible, Windows fails to load [4]. The system detects this failure and automatically launches [1, 3]. However, if the repair tool cannot identify or replace the specific driver file, it fails and reboots, starting the cycle again [1, 4]. How to Fix It Press F8 repeatedly during startup to reach the
From the Startup Repair "System Recovery Options" screen, select System Restore to revert the registry and drivers to a previous working state [1, 6]. Manual Driver Removal via Command Prompt: Open the Command Prompt from the Recovery Options [6]. If it loads, go to Device Manager and