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Error 0xc000000f boot error

Anonymous
2023-06-14T20:54:43+00:00

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?

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Ramesh 176.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2023-06-20T03:59:08+00:00

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.

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  1. Ramesh 176.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-06-20T16:14:54+00:00

    I don't know which drive you want to use as the boot/OS drive. Do you want to install Windows on the other m.2 SSD drive? If so, disconnect Disk 0, and connect Disk 1. Boot from USB and do a clean/custom install Windows on Disk 1. Once done, connect Disk 0, delete the "System Reserved" partition from Disk 0 and have it a secondary/storage drive.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-20T16:03:34+00:00

    Ok I'm in windows but everything is slow and then I put my other m.2 SSD back in the disk 1 and changing to as the boot driver you told my to take out and it came with the error again.

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  3. Ramesh 176.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-06-20T06:49:43+00:00

    It can take an hour or so.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-20T06:19:30+00:00

    How long does the installation take

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