[ Quick guide ] How to solve windows pc stuck on recovery screen

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Today a friend came to my inbox, their laptop running Windows 10 was stuck on the recovery screen. This is a very common problem with Windows machines. Whenever a computer running Windows OS is not shut down properly, you run the risk of getting stuck in this screen.

Windows Advanced repair screen
                                                                                                                              (image by: Melissa Lee)

Normally, when you get to this screen you just press startup repair and your computer will restart and boot properly. But there are situations when this option does not work. to solve this go to Advanced options → continue troubleshooting → select Command prompt. a windows comand window will open where you need to type the following: bootrec /fixboot. then press enter after it gives the message operation completed succesfully type the following: bootrec /fixmbr.

Once completed, type exit at the command prompt and restart your computer. this should take you out of the recovery and boot to Windows properly. in case this does not work, you can try the other advance resovery options, such as trying restoring windows to a restore point or try recovering to a recovery image. Best of luck and happy browsing

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