Boot error

Question

Everytime I boot my laptop, the startup settings menu shows up. If I chose one of the options, it goes into a screen saying : Recovery Your Pc/Device needs to be repaired error code: 0xc0000225. If i press enter to try again, it shows another screen saying: Recovery. The operating system couldn't be loaded because the digital signature of a file or one of its dependencies couldn't be verified. File: \WINDOWS\System32\drivers\sfvfs02.sys Error code: 0xc0000428. The only way I can get past the startup settings menu is by clicking f7: "Disable driver signature enforcement". When I press f7 it goes into a BSOD saying stopcode: DRIVER_VERIFIER_IOMANAGER_VIOLATION.

What failed: wdf01000.sys

I can't boot into my system and I wanted to know if anyone knows how to solve this problem.

Answer 1

Can you boot into Safe Mode from the Recovery Environment using these steps?

Start your PC, just as Windows attempts to load (spinning dots), press and hold Power Button for 5 - 10 seconds to perform a Hard Shut Down.

Do this twice

On the third start Windows will boot into the Recovery Environment and from there you can access System Repair, Safe Mode, Command Prompt... etc.

Please try each option one at a time, then see if Windows will boot.

Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Option - Startup Settings and click Restart

Upon restart, press 5 to enter Safe Mode

Answer 2

I can't get past the BSOD

Answer 3

If you can get into Windows.

Open File Explorer, then go to C:\WIndows\System32.

Perform a search in there for sfvfs02.sys

When you find that file, right click it and select Properties, then on the resulting dialog box, select the Details tab.

Please provide a screenshot of that Details tab.

Answer 4

I don't think so.

Answer 5

Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

That driver indicated, is usually associated to StarForce Protection (DRM) did you install that software on your PC before this problem started?