Startup repair cannot repair your pc , the cause is System OS booted successfully

jraju · Feb 7, 2025

Hi, Yesterday, My pc has not started to the windows. When I tried repeatedly, the Pc booted and automatic repairs screen was shown. Diagnosing Your Pc.. Attempting repairs and all of a sudden, I got the alert, that Startup repair cannot repair your pc message and asked me to try troubleshoot. I just selected ,continue and the PC booted to windows. I want to know, what went wrong and so, I tried to look at the log. I came across the tutorial that dealt with the matter in this forum. I Just selected the command prompt in the troubleshoot and then type notepad to execute notepad.exe. at x: drive. I went to the System assigned drive E: for my pc and browsed to the logfiles folder and selected the srt trail text log file. The log has words to the effect of root cause found and the cause turns out to be that my system OS booted successfully. I am clueless about what went wrong then.
If the system has booted successfully, then why it prompted diagnosing the pc,., attempting repairs have been shown and then list the root cause as OS boot successfully is not known. If the issue is the OS booted successfully, It should have the startup repair done successfully, I could not find any other logs elsewhere.
Of course, I ran sfc /scannow and dism command to find issues if any. My dism command loops at 62.3 % and then I again ran the sfc /scan command and it found some files corrupt and repaired them and then the dism command completed successfully,

FreeBooter · Feb 7, 2025

Have you run Startup Repair before copying log file?

Have you executed chkdsk C: /f the command?

Any error message when you try to boot into Windows 11?

Please boot your computer with Windows Setup Media and from Windows Recovery Environment start the Command Prompt.

Please type below commands into Command Prompt and press Enter key.

Following commands will repair Master Boot Record (MBR), Boot Sector and BCD Store.

Code:

Bootrec /FixMbr

Bootrec  /FixBoot

Bootrec /scanos

Bootrec  /RebuildBcd

To troubleshoot Windows 10 or Windows 11 boot problem, just follow the instructions in this guide, and hopefully you will fix the not booting problem in no time.

jraju · Feb 7, 2025

while executing bootrec /fixboot, access is denied message appears. While running windows, my pc has gone to a kind of monitor off mode. Pressing mouse , enter switch could not wake up the pc. When I attempted reboot, It just goes to windows did not start correctly and asked me to boot in advance options.I just selected startup reapair, and the next moment, I get "Startup repair cannot repair your pc" and just I had to boot repeatedly to again boot normally. this is a weird behaviour. Regarding the window RE, I wish to state that the OS is preinstalled by Dell and i do not have a copy of the same

jraju · Feb 7, 2025

I have seen your video. My partition table is listed as enclosed. I cannot say, which need to be selected as there are numerous volumes .

FreeBooter · Feb 7, 2025

I don't see EFI system partition which is hidden Fat32 you can create one.

In this video, i will show you how to create EFI partition from within Windows Recovery Environment.

jraju · Feb 7, 2025

Hi, Freebooter, then what isthe ESP partition of hidden fat 32, shown in my diskpart command? is it not the Efi parttion. Please say, why fixboot is not executing with access is denied . My dell has a 250 gb SSD and 1 TB hard disk space. I think, that all OS would be in the SSD itself. even when , the X driectory shows in E: , when you boot in advanced op;tions . The technician , has partitioned this 1 tb drive to 2 500 gb storage drives .As such, as all the system main files are in C:, i think , that I am having weird problems. I have changed default download folders to the hard drives, but anyhow, I am having startup problem, and windows wake up problems as I described . why access is denied as I am the administrator of my pc

FreeBooter · Feb 7, 2025

The EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) system partition or ESP is a partition on a data storage device (usually a hard disk drive or solid-state drive)

When using Command Prompt to fix boot-related issues, it is common to face the “bootrec /fixboot Access is denied” error. There are many possible reasons for this problem to occur on your computer. In this video, i will help you troubleshoot this error.

XxXxX · Feb 7, 2025

you can use this to disable start up repair from the command prompt as administrator.

How to Stop Automatic Repair in Windows 11: A Step-by-Step Guide - Solve Your Tech

Learn how to disable Automatic Repair in Windows 11 with our easy step-by-step guide, ensuring a smoother and more customized boot experience.

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or you can use the registry to disable start up repair.

How To Stop Automatic Repair on Windows 11

If the automatic repair mechanism is causing issues, follow this step-by-step tutorial to disable or stop automatic repair on Windows 11.

windowsloop.com

its about half way down in this article.
but you can open the registry and browse to this key.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl

in the window on the right look for.
AutoReboot

double click this entry and change its value to 0 (zero)

a restart of the system will be required to check all is running as it should.
best of luck, Steve ..

jraju · Feb 8, 2025

Hi, freeboot, I have found a way to my bootrec /fixboot access is denied problem.
Just I entered , Bootsect /nt60 sys and entered. the operation completed successfully changing the bootcodes in selected volume.
Then I issued bootrec /fixboot, and the operation completed successfully.
Hi, XxXx, I do not want altogether the startup repair to be stopped working. What I want is, When it produces the log, that the root cause found as 1 and it returns the value as OS boot successfully is the concern. If it has found the root cause, it should have given some other code and value instead of success boot of OS. If it has found and repaired, then , i should not get Startup repairs cannot repair your pc. I think , I made it clear. When actually I was having the problem in booting, it shows that the boot process was successful and hence could not repair. I do not understand

aubergine · Feb 8, 2025

jraju said:
while executing bootrec /fixboot, access is denied message appears.

This command has been blocked by Microsoft: "Access is denied" - Windows 10 version 1709 (October 17, 2017) and newer installation media. And Windows 11 installation media.

jraju said:
I have found a way to my bootrec /fixboot access is denied problem.
Just I entered , Bootsect /nt60 sys and entered. the operation completed successfully changing the bootcodes in selected volume.
Then I issued bootrec /fixboot, and the operation completed successfully.

That was completely pointless.

UEFI/GPT based system stores all the necessary boot data in an EFI system partition. On a GPT disk, Windows boots directly from the EFI system partition.

jraju said:
My partition table is listed as enclosed. I cannot say, which need to be selected as there are numerous volumes.

OS = Operating System i.e. Windows partition
ESP = EFI system partition

Note that the bcdboot command below may not fix your boot problem.

bcdboot x:\windows

- replace "x" with the volume letter of your Windows partition

UEFI:
- "BCDBoot copies the boot files to either the EFI system partition, or the partition specified by the /s option.
- "BCDBoot creates the BCD store in the same partition."

You can add the /v option to get more verbose output.

Code:

DISKPART> list volume

Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
Volume 0     D   CCCOMA_X64F  UDF    DVD-ROM     6858 MB  Healthy
Volume 1     C                NTFS   Partition    929 GB  Healthy
Volume 2                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    Hidden
Volume 3                      NTFS   Partition    724 MB  Healthy    Hidden

X:\Sources>bcdboot c:\windows /v

BFSVC: ServiceBootFiles MuiOnly:n Res:y Fonts:y BootMgrOvw:n BootStatOvw:n DbgTrn:y SuspendBDE:n Offline:n
BFSVC: Not using Ex bins.
BFSVC: Using source OS version a00004a610001
BFSVC: Copying boot files CopyBootManager(Yes) c:\windows\boot\EFI -> \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Boot
BFSVC: Creating Recovery directory.
BFSVC: Logging boot file servicing to bootstat log \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BOOTSTAT.DAT.
BFSVC: Copying font files from c:\windows\boot\Fonts to \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Fonts...
BFSVC: Copying resource files from c:\windows\boot\Resources to \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Resources...
BFSVC: Servicing debugger files
BFSVC: List of debugger files is empty
BFSVC: System partition is not in a space
BFSVC: BfsInitializeBcdStore flags(0x0000000c) RetainElementData:n DelExistinObject:n
BFSVC: VolumePathName for c:\windows is c:\
BFSVC: Opening template from \Device\HarddiskVolume3\windows\System32\config\BCD-Template.
BFSVC: Reopening system store.
BFSVC: Creating General objects.
BFSVC: Creating Resume object.
BFSVC: Creating MemTest object.
BFSVC: Creating OsLoader object.
BFSVC: OsLoader identifier: {0fa77cb3-e199-11ef-b4f5-d50a4a0924df}
BFSVC: Removing duplicate entries.
BFSVC: Removing duplicate object {cc1e9736-e190-11ef-9aa3-f64587d915f8}
BFSVC: Create BOOTMGR object RetainBootDefault:n
BFSVC: Setting {default} to {0fa77cb3-e199-11ef-b4f5-d50a4a0924df}
BFSVC: Cleaning up debugger settings.
BFSVC: Opening recovery store from \Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Recovery\BCD
BFSVC: Creating General objects.
BFSVC: Create BOOTMGR object RetainBootDefault:y
BFSVC: Setting {default} to {5a6d194f-e13d-11ef-aadc-f71cf7f7aad1}
Boot files successfully created.

FreeBooter · Feb 8, 2025

aubergine said:

This command has been blocked by Microsoft: "Access is denied" - Windows 10 version 1709 (October 17, 2017) and newer installation media. And Windows 11 installation media.

That was completely pointless.

UEFI/GPT based system stores all the necessary boot data in an EFI system partition. On a GPT disk, Windows boots directly from the EFI system partition.

View attachment 124729

OS = Operating System i.e. Windows partition
ESP = EFI system partition

Note that the bcdboot command below may not fix your boot problem.

bcdboot x:\windows

- replace "x" with the volume letter of your Windows partition

UEFI:
- "BCDBoot copies the boot files to either the EFI system partition, or the partition specified by the /s option.
- "BCDBoot creates the BCD store in the same partition."

You can add the /v option to get more verbose output.

Code:

DISKPART> list volume

Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
Volume 0     D   CCCOMA_X64F  UDF    DVD-ROM     6858 MB  Healthy
Volume 1     C                NTFS   Partition    929 GB  Healthy
Volume 2                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    Hidden
Volume 3                      NTFS   Partition    724 MB  Healthy    Hidden

X:\Sources>bcdboot c:\windows /v

BFSVC: ServiceBootFiles MuiOnly:n Res:y Fonts:y BootMgrOvw:n BootStatOvw:n DbgTrn:y SuspendBDE:n Offline:n
BFSVC: Not using Ex bins.
BFSVC: Using source OS version a00004a610001
BFSVC: Copying boot files CopyBootManager(Yes) c:\windows\boot\EFI -> \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Boot
BFSVC: Creating Recovery directory.
BFSVC: Logging boot file servicing to bootstat log \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BOOTSTAT.DAT.
BFSVC: Copying font files from c:\windows\boot\Fonts to \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Fonts...
BFSVC: Copying resource files from c:\windows\boot\Resources to \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Resources...
BFSVC: Servicing debugger files
BFSVC: List of debugger files is empty
BFSVC: System partition is not in a space
BFSVC: BfsInitializeBcdStore flags(0x0000000c) RetainElementData:n DelExistinObject:n
BFSVC: VolumePathName for c:\windows is c:\
BFSVC: Opening template from \Device\HarddiskVolume3\windows\System32\config\BCD-Template.
BFSVC: Reopening system store.
BFSVC: Creating General objects.
BFSVC: Creating Resume object.
BFSVC: Creating MemTest object.
BFSVC: Creating OsLoader object.
BFSVC: OsLoader identifier: {0fa77cb3-e199-11ef-b4f5-d50a4a0924df}
BFSVC: Removing duplicate entries.
BFSVC: Removing duplicate object {cc1e9736-e190-11ef-9aa3-f64587d915f8}
BFSVC: Create BOOTMGR object RetainBootDefault:n
BFSVC: Setting {default} to {0fa77cb3-e199-11ef-b4f5-d50a4a0924df}
BFSVC: Cleaning up debugger settings.
BFSVC: Opening recovery store from \Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\Recovery\BCD
BFSVC: Creating General objects.
BFSVC: Create BOOTMGR object RetainBootDefault:y
BFSVC: Setting {default} to {5a6d194f-e13d-11ef-aadc-f71cf7f7aad1}
Boot files successfully created.

Why don't you keep your view about the command yourself as you don't know nothing about the command usage.

/FixBoot

This option writes a new boot sector to the system partition by using a boot sector that's compatible with Windows Vista or Windows 7. Use this option if one of the following conditions is true:

The boot sector was replaced with a nonstandard Windows Vista or Windows 7 boot sector.

The boot sector is damaged.

An earlier Windows operating system was installed after Windows Vista or Windows 7 was installed. In this situation, the computer starts by using Windows NT Loader (NTLDR) instead of Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe).

Use Bootrec.exe in the Windows RE to troubleshoot startup issues - Microsoft Support

Describes how to use the Bootrec.exe tool to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

support.microsoft.com

aubergine · Feb 8, 2025

FreeBooter said:
Why don't you keep your view about the command yourself as you don't know nothing about the command usage.

Below are the instructions I made for you.

How to use BCDBOOT command on UEFI/GPT based system. Post #17.

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FreeBooter · Feb 8, 2025

What is boot sector?

aubergine · Feb 8, 2025

FreeBooter said:
What is boot sector?

Boot sector - Wikipedia: "The UEFI (not legacy boot via CSM) does not rely on boot sectors, UEFI system loads the boot loader (EFI application file in USB disk or in the EFI system partition) directly."

Boot sector - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

FreeBooter · Feb 8, 2025

The boot sector interacts with the system's firmware, such as basic input/output system (BIOS) or unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI), during the boot process. The firmware finds the boot sector on the storage device and executes the code contained within it, initiating the boot process.

Boot sector - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

FreeBooter · Feb 8, 2025

aubergine said:
Boot sector - Wikipedia: "The UEFI (not legacy boot via CSM) does not rely on boot sectors, UEFI system loads the boot loader (EFI application file in USB disk or in the EFI system partition) directly."

Boot sector - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Okay you may be correct my bad as the UEFI does not rely on boot sector to boot the Windows 11 system, but there is a shadow MBR Within GPT disk for legacy application so that may need repairing.

XxXxX · Feb 8, 2025

i keep a copy of the EFI/Boot partition of mine and my wife’s in folders on a bootable live Linux USB drive.
that way i can use gparted within the Linux USB to replace the Windows EFI/Boot partition if needed or required.
in other words its just a backup of the Windows EFI/Boot partition. thats worked for me thus far.

best of luck, Steve ..

jraju · Feb 8, 2025

Interesting that discussion is on minute technical details. But When I entered , the command in x: bootrec /fixboot and it completed, does it not show that the command is executed correctly or only shows as executed . When I used this bootsect /nt60 sys. Does it not complete, the command by rightly doing the command to be accessible by fat32 system. Why microsoft is blocking the command of this type. fixmbr and fixboot are the essential commands to be used by users in any case of boot failures. Please say, if the command worked correctly or not. Moreover, what about system repair cannot repair my computer messages. If it shows, boot of OS successful as reason , it seems the log is not correct then

jraju · Feb 8, 2025

Hi, auber, That was completely pointless.

please see the source:

zbook · Feb 8, 2025

jraju said:
the system has booted successfully

Please run the V2 log collector > post a share link

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