If all else fails, you must reset your PC or seek professional help.

Move over, Blue Screen of Death, you've got a strong competitor for the worst thing to see on your monitor screen. The Automatic Repair Tool screen (aka "Your PC did not start correctly") is a sign that things have gone very wrong on your Windows 11 machine.

All hope isn't lost, however. In this article, we'll be giving you some repair tips to get things working again.

The dreaded error message appears when you start your PC because one of the first tests it runs on startup is the POST or "Power On Self-Test." If it fails this test, you are then taken to the Automatic Repair Tool to try and fix the problem.

The causes are many, but the major ones are:

To get rid of the Automatic Repair screen and see the welcoming sight of your Windows 11 desktop again, we've got a few fixes to try.

It might sound super simple, but the first thing you try should always be to restart your PC and see if the error persists. Just click the "Restart" button on the screen and wait for your machine to reboot. Hopefully that'll fix things.

Okay, so that didn't fix things. From here, it's time to rely on the "Advanced options" button. The first option to try is "Startup Repair." Here's what to do:

Step 4. The tool will try to identify the problem and repair it automatically. You'll be asked to enter your login details to run the process.

Step 5. Once Startup Repair is finished, restart your device.

If a recent update caused havoc with your machine or was corrupt or incomplete in some way, you can restore a previous version of Windows, provided you have one available. Here's how:

Step 1. In the "Advanced options" menu, click the "System Restore" button.

Step 2. If your machine has previous restore points, choose the one you want and click "Next."

Step 3. If you think a certain program is to blame, choose the option "Scan for affected programs" to check it out.

Step 4. Click "Finish" to begin the restore.

With driver issues and recent software updates, it might be a good idea to boot into safe mode and uninstall or roll back the most current operating system. Safe mode disables most advanced features on your machine, so you can focus on troubleshooting.

Step 3. You'll see a list of options. Numbers 4 through 6 will all work for the task, with "4" being the simplest form of Safe Mode. Press the associated number on your keyboard.

Step 4. Uninstall or roll back any recent changes to your computer and restart once done.

For boot configuration problems, you can attempt a fix in Command Prompt:

Step 1. Click "Command Prompt" in "Advanced options."

Step 2. Type the following, pressing "Enter" after each one: "bootrec/fixmbr" then "bootrec/fixboot" then "bootrec/rebuildbcd."

Step 3. Restart your machine once done.

If all else fails, you can then either reset your PC or take it to a computer repair professional. If you have important files you don't want to lose, it might be good to see if you can salvage anything first by taking your machine to a technician.