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Safe mode initiating auto repair?
For the last 9+ months updates are giving me trouble. I keep getting these 0x80073712 errors for any cumulative or .NET updates. The last update I got on my system was KB4033637. I have tried SFC and DISM which both fail.
Today I decided to try SFC/DISM from safe mode. I was a little concerned because the last time I tried going into safe mode I did not realize my PIN would be disabled and I would need my MS account password, which I did not have. I had it this time however! I did the SHIFT-RESTART and went into troubleshooting/advance/startup and selected option 5. which is Safe Mode w/ Network support. What Windows does instead is puts me through an auto repair! Is that normal? Why would it do that when I specifically told it to boot to safe mode with network support?
After waiting 3+ hours for auto-repair (attempting to repair was spinning and the HD light was sold red but the HD was not doing anything) I reset my system and luckily I got back in.
Any insight why safe mode would do an auto-repair or any other tips on getting past these 0x80073712 errors would be appreciated.
Thanks!