Below you will find details of how I Solved the stuck in Automatic Repair/Bitlocker problem I had
I'm not totally sure how I fixed it but I will list the pages and the steps I tried that eventually made it work
Hopefully this might help someone
Preparing Automatic Repair
Firstly I tried the following:
Click on Repair your computer.
Click on Troubleshoot.
Click on Command Prompt.
Type the following commands into the prompt and press Enter key after each command.
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /scanos
bootrec /rebuildbcd
All of which I found on this page preparing automatic repair
bootrec /fixboot didn't work for me and gave me the following error:
bootrec fixboot access is denied
To fix this I went on to the step below
Bootrec Fixboot Access is Denied
I next tried:
Type the following commands into the prompt and press Enter key after each command.
diskpart
sel disk 0
list vol
exit
c:
All of which I found on this page bootrec fixboot access is denied
c: didn't work for me and gave me the following error:
The File or Directory Is Corrupted and Unreadable
To fix this I went on to the step below
File or Directory is Corrupted and Unreadable
I next tried:
Type the following commands into the prompt and press Enter key after each command.
chkdsk /f c:
All of which I found on this page file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
chkdsk /f c: didn't work for me and gave me the following error:
Windows Cannot Run Disk Checking on This Volume Because it is Write Protected
To fix this I went on to the step below
Decrypt Bitlocker Encrypted Drive From Command Line
I next tried:
Type the following commands into the prompt and press Enter key after each command.
manage-bde -unlock C: -RecoveryPassword YOUR-RECOVERY-PASSKEY
All of which I found on this page decrypt bitlocker encrypted drive from command line
And YOUR-RECOVERY-PASSKEY can be found when you log in with your windows password here:
recoverykey
Diskpart
diskpart
Automatic Startup Repair Loop
automatic startup repair loop
Access Entire C Drive From X Source Boot
access entire c drive from x source boot
Bitlocker Drive Data Recovery
bitlocker drive data recovery