Windows won't boot - error code 0xc000000e - windows system32 winload.efi

Question

Messed up the SSD while trying to recover lost data and got this screen on next boot

I made bootable USB to get into CMD prompt and tried almost every solution online but it always ends in an error. Disk 0 should be the one with windows but can't locate any windows or boot files on it. I don't even know if drive is __MBR__or GPT because it doesn't have the asterisk however under Fs column, type is FAT32. Disk 1 just has games files on it.

I will list some issues i am having when trying cmd solutions: bcdedit - The Boot config. data store could not be opened. The system cannot find the file specified bootrec /fixboot - access is denied bootrec /rebuildbcd - total identified windows installations: 0 Basically main problem is that windows and boot files are lost somehow, i tried dir /a still couldn't locate windows files. I have seen a lot of people saying V: /FS:FAT32 then C:\windows /s V: /f UEFI (V is vol with EFI partition) works but i don't want to lose the data in the SSD. Please help, I have been trying to fix this since yesterday. Is it even possible to fix this issue without losing the data?? Let me know if you need more info and appreciate the help very much

Answer 1

Hello,

In a UEFI-based system, the EFI System Partition (ESP) is formatted with the FAT32 file system. This is a requirement specified by the UEFI specification, as UEFI firmware is designed to read from FAT32 partitions to boot the operating system.

when you list the volumes using diskpart, you’ll be looking specifically for a FAT32-formatted volume has a label such as “ESP” or “System”.

In the EFI folder, you should see the boot loaders for the operating system, typically located under \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\ on Windows systems. The presence of these files confirms that you’ve found the system volume where the UEFI boot files are stored.

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Hania Lian

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Answer 2

Hello,

List Vol shows all volumes in the system that are recognized in the system, not just the ones on the selected disk.

You should try list part to see the partitions on the selected disk.

It doesn't appear to have any volumes on disk zero that I can see with the above information.

Under info you should have a system volume ( this is the volume with the boot files on it.

Under info you should have a boot volume( this is the volume with the \Windows folder on it).

you would think boot volume would have boot files, but no.

Darrell