Winload.efi error

Question

I have the winload.efi error and cant get out of the recovery screen i have no idea how this happened considering i wasnt at my pc at the time can anyone help me?

Error code: 0x000000f

Answer 1

The problem is that your C partition where Windows is installed is corrupted. RAW means that the partition is not formatted and the partition is unreadable.

The hard driver turning the partition to RAW also could indicate a hardware problem.

The first thing that you need to check is if there is any problem with your hard drive, you can use a tool called SeaTools bootable. You will need to use another computer to download it and create the USB bootable.

"SeaTools Bootable is a comprehensive, easy-to-use diagnostic tool that helps you quickly determine what is preventing you from accessing data on your desktop or notebook computer. It includes several tests that will examine the physical media on your Seagate, Maxtor or Samsung disk drive and any non-Seagate disk drive."

You can see more information and download it at this link.

https://www.seagate.com/manuals/software/seatoo...

https://www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/mig...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

If the SeaTool identifies a problem with your hard drive, it means that your hard drive is physically damaged and you will need to replace it.

If the SeaTool doesn't identify any errors with your hard drive, you have two options:

Option 1:If you don't have any important files on your hard drive.

-You will need to re-format this partition and perform a clean installation of Windows. When you finish, the Windows installation you can use data recovery tools to try to recover your files.

Option 2: If you have important files that you cannot lose.

-Don't try any more procedures on your hard drive. You will need to take your hard drive to a data recovery company.

Answer 2

I have a problem with step 6 and 7 because all the volumes have the partition type and only 2 of them have the fat32 fs

I have trouble with step 7 because the second command i entered couldnt find the file

And it also says that c: is unreadable or corrupted

Answer 3

Hi, Dawid,

Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue.

The first thing that you can try is to restore your computer to a previous point before the problem.

1-Restart your computer while holding the “Shift” button

2-The Advanced Startup menu will open on the boot.

3-Go to Troubleshoot.

4-Now, go to Advanced Options > System restore

5-Select a restore point and click on next to restore

If you don't have any system restore point or the problem persists, you can use the Command Prompt to repair the boot files.

1-Restart your computer while holding the SHIFT button

2-The Advanced Startup menu will open on the boot.

3-Go to Troubleshoot.

4-Now, go to Advanced Options >Command prompt

5-Run these commands:

chkdsk c: /f /r (and press Enter)

sfc /scannow (and press Enter)

diskpart (and press Enter)

sel disk 0 (and press Enter)

list vol (and press Enter)

6-Verify that the EFI partition (EPS) is using the FAT32 file system and assign a drive letter to it that is not already in use:

sel vol <number of volume> (and press Enter)

assign letter=Z: (and press Enter)

exit (and press Enter)

7-In order to repair the boot record:

cd /d Z:\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\ (and press Enter)

bootrec /FixBoot (and press Enter)

ren BCD BCD.old (and press Enter)

bcdboot c:\Windows /l en-us /s <boot letter>: All (and press Enter)

(Note: The <boot letter> is replaced with the letter of the drive that you are booting from. (For example, C:, D:)

8-When finished close the command prompt then click to return to the first screen

9-Click to continue to normal boot

If you receive any error message during this procedure, take a screenshot and attach it here to help identify what is causing the problem.

I hope this information helps. If you have any questions or the problem persists, please let me know and I'll be glad to assist you further.