Volume 3 B FAT32 Partition 99 MB Healthy Hiddenī: contains EFIMicrosoftBoot (as does C:)And this is the location where the BCD file got rebuild, given the timestamp. Volume 2 Herstel NTFS Partition 300 MB Healthy Hidden Volume 0 E Win8 UDF DVD-ROM 4314 MB Healthy Volume # Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info So finally I ended up at How can I repair the Windows 8 EFI Bootloader? And although the bootrec indicated success, no C:bootBCD file was created! I then tried some of the proposals from this link: Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation. Sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c: /offwindir=c:windows
Since I'm not sure what I'm doing (duh.) I stopped this manual copying. So, I copied X:WindowsSystem32hal.dll to C:WindowsSystem32, but now it's complaining about a missing Cl.dll. The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because the HAL is missing or contains errors. This seemed to have some effect, because now the message was: So, no Windows installation is found.Then I tried something myself, given the error message: I copied X:WindowsSystem32winload.efi to C:WindowsSystem32 Total identified Windows installations: 0 Successfully scanned Windows installations. Please wait, since this may take a while. Scanning all disks for Windows installations. The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors.Īgain, auto repair is unable to fix the problem.Then I tried the solutions provided in BootMgr is missing, usual fixes don't work. Went ok, but no solution, since now the message was: Using this link link, I tried Windows Failed To Start File Efi Microsoft Boot Bcd Auto repair using the Win8 support disk is also unable to fix the problem. When I booted from the other HDD, the SSD is visible in the Windows Explorer, but unaccessible.
The boot configuration data for your pc is missing or contains errors
When I tried to change the bootsequence of my harddisks (of which 1 SSD) in the BIOS (system=Medion Akoya P5306 F), I got the following error when I tried booting from the (previously perfect booting) SSD: I've got a simular problem as described in How can I repair the Windows 8 EFI Bootloader?, but with some different details. When i try to boot from system repair disk i get error This version of System Recovery.
Press any key to boot from the disc, at the “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD” message. And although the bootrec indicated success, no C: boot BCD file was created! So finally I ended up at How can I repair the Windows 8 EFI Bootloader? I assigned B: to the FAT32 partition: diskpart select vol 3 assign letter=b: list volume.
Ren c: boot bcd bcd.old bootrec /rebuildbcd. Windows failed to start, Missing boot configuration data. Eventually the solution was to remove the drive from my PC, connect it to a friends PC and execute the commands.Windows 9 - The OS Microsoft WON'T Tell You About! Windows failed to start. I’ve left out a ton of other troubleshooting and commandsĪs I’m writing this after the incident and can’t remember all the commands and errors I recieved, I wish I could to help others more. As well as confirm through Diskpart that the drive isn’t read only. However when trying to write new directories to the disk in command prompt, I am able to do so. Tried dism.exe /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions I forget the error but somethingĪlong the lines of disk not available. System file checker (sfc) running "sfc /scannow" Error :There is a system repair pending which requires a reboot to complete. Try using Diskpart to set active partition, try to move boot files. rebuildbcd - fails Error is “The requested system device cannot be found” When searching this error forums/others say this is because of USB WRE. Run: bootrec /fixmbr - works bootrec /fixboot - works bootrec Also just to add, trying a refresh or reset throws a device is locked message from the WRE. Use WIndows RecoveryĮnvironment (WRE) from a genuine DVD. Put the computer into safe mode and tried removing recent windows updates. the following was the nightmare to the resolution.
Try to update and fail during the restart every time.
I literally had the windows 10 upgrade assistant annoying me every time I used my PC. Takes a deep breath My System: Windows 10 Home Version 1703 OS build 15063.966 Trying to update to version 1803 (KB4340917) The updates continually failed.