HELP! Boot error on Windows Server 2019

Question

I rebooted our domain controller running Windows Server 2019, and now it boots to the screen below:

Clicking Continue just reboots the server and comes up to the same screen. I tried going to Troubleshoot, and then a command prompt to see if I could see anything, but since this is a domain controller, there is no local Administrator account. It would not accept the domain Administrator password.

This server is not on a virtual machine.

I don't want to do something that might render fixing this impossible, which some of the repair procedures can do. The company is down with this issue. Any help would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

Try booting from the Windows Server 2019 installation media

Select Repair your computer

Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt.

Type the following commands:

bootrec /fixmbr

bootrec /fixboot

bootrec /rebuildbcd

bootrec /scanos

Answer 2

I appreciate your help today. I restored the operating system partition, and it still did not fix the problem. I then did another restoration with a backup image three weeks earlier. That fixed the problem. The process took about four hours with the help of our backup software company, but they hung in there to the end.

Thank you!

Answer 3

Hello,

Glad to hear your problem solved, it's usually feasible to fix the boot issue using a Windows installation image.

How to Boot or Repair Windows computer using the Installation Media (thewindowsclub.com)

Best Regards,

Hania Lian