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‎09-05-2022 06:38 PM

HP Recommended
Product: HP Notebook - 15-ba015ds

I was working on photos earlier today when the screen went blank and"Preparing Automatic Repair" appeared in the screen.  It has been on the screen for the last 10 hours 

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‎09-05-2022 06:41 PM

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Hello @lreheard 

 

Before you do anything else ...

 

(1) Press and hold <power> button until notebook switches off

 

(2) Test your hardware Using the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)

--->>> Perform <all> tests

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_2854458-2733239-16

See section <Running HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI tests when Windows doesn't start>

 

See how it works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14GKIpGPNRM

 

(3) Please report your results ( error messages, take pictures )

Test Your HP Computer Hardware Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI | HP Computers | HP Support
Test Your HP Computer Hardware Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI | HP Computers | HP Support
youtube.com/watch?v=14GKIpGPNRM
This video shows how to test your HP computer hardware using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI. If you suspect that your computer has hardware issues, follow the steps in this video to isolate and identify them using the HP PC Diagnostics UEFI. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Download and install
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