Error 0xc000000f boot error

Question

I need help on something!!! I got an error that says recovery, "The operating system couldnt be loaded because a critical system driver is missing or contains errors. Error 0xc000000f. ACPI.sys. I heard to get an USB but I don't have one should I just buy one? Would it even work even though it's not mine?

Answer 1

Hi Relic,

Boot into Windows RE and run SFC /Scannow with output logging, See this article for instructions.

Copy the output log to your USB stick, transfer it to another computer*,* and share the log on OneDrive.

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Simply do a clean (custom) installation of Windows by booting from the USB disk. How to: Perform a Custom Installation of Windows 11 and Windows 10 or - Microsoft Community.

One of the benefits of performing a Custom Install, your Windows installation can be archived. After setup is complete, you can recover personal files and application data from the Windows.old folder.

Answer 2

Would I still have my stuff and would that other computers stuff go in my main computer?

Answer 3

Okay, in that case you need to repair your computer. You will need external installation media and do the procedure below from another Windows computer.

STEP 1

1. Go to Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...
2. Select Download tool now and select Run. You need to be an administrator to run this tool.
3. If you agree with the license terms, select Accept.
4. On the What do you want to do? select Create installation media for another computer and select Next.
5. Select your Windows 10 language, edition, and architecture (64-bit or 32-bit).
6. Select the media you want to use:

Pen drive. Connect an empty USB stick with at least 8GB of space. All content on the flash drive will be deleted.

7. Once the installation media is created, remove the pendrive and plug it into your computer.

STEP 2

1. On the installation screen, select the language and click Next.
2. Then select "Repair your computer".
3. Click Troubleshoot and Advanced options.
4. Select Command Prompt.
5. Type the commands below and then press Enter:

chkdsk /f /r /c:

6. Wait for the process to finish.
7. Still in CMD, type: sfc /scannow and press Enter.
8. When finished, type exit and press Enter to exit.
9. Select "Continue" to access Windows.

Answer 4

And sometimes this comes up

Answer 5

F10 doesn't do anything