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windows 10 stuck in automatic repair loop after updating

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My computer, an XPS 8500 originally running Windows 7 but upgraded to Windows 10, is stuck in a diagnose/repair loop.

When the computer turns on, I see the Dell logo and I have the ability to press F2 or F12.
Then a black screen comes up with the Windows logo and spinning circle of dots and it says, "Preparing automatic repair".
Then "Diagnosing your PC".
Then "Repairing disk errors. This might take over an hour to complete."
Then the Dell logo and F2/F12 prompts again.
Then "Scanning and repairing drive (C:): 0% complete".
Then it starts over from the beginning.

-When I press F12 I have the option to run Dell's diagnostics on the hard drive which comes up with no errors or problems.
-I can't start in Safe Mode by holding down the shift key; it just pauses at the Dell logo screen until I let go, then it starts the auto repair sequence.
-I have a Windows 10 installation USB and I've tried using it to do a Startup Repair but that seems to be the same as the automatic repair my computer is already trying to do and it just keeps repeating what I typed above.
-Using the Windows 10 installation USB to access a command prompt, I tried the four boot rec commands I saw in other posts (fixmbr, fixboot, scanos and rebuildbcd); they all completed successfully but didn't help my problem.
-I have no restore points to go back to.

Before I do a complete reinstall, can anyone think of anything else I can try to get me into Windows long enough to copy off my back up files or at least some key files I can't do without? Should I try going back to the previous build? Or use System Image Recovery? I don't know what those two things mean and I'm really afraid of losing my data.

Thanks...

PS: I'm not sure if it matters at this point, but here's what was going on before all this happened. Windows 10 did an update that changed my power settings so that my hard drive would turn off after 20 minutes. It turned off three times and each time, when I turned the computer back on it went through an auto repair but then would eventually let me back into Windows. I changed the power setting back to "never shut off" and disabled the Windows password because I was afraid in the future I wouldn't remember it. I haven't been able to boot to Windows since.


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