7 Startup Repair Autofailover Bad Driver — Windows

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

Remove the suspect driver using: dism /image:C:\ /remove-driver /driver:oemXX.inf (replace XX with the actual number) [7]. Windows 7 Startup Repair Autofailover Bad Driver

Use the dism command to list installed drivers: dism /image:C:\ /get-drivers . When a critical boot driver (like disk controllers