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

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

Remove the suspect driver using: dism /image:C:\ /remove-driver /driver:oemXX.inf (replace XX with the actual number) [7]. When a critical boot driver (like disk controllers