{"id":258,"date":"2020-03-19T18:35:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T16:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/?p=258"},"modified":"2020-03-19T18:35:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T16:35:07","slug":"4-ways-to-fix-windows-10-boot-problems-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/4-ways-to-fix-windows-10-boot-problems-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"4 ways to fix Windows 10 boot problems-fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If users are experiencing Windows 10  boot problems, IT can turn to the Master Boot Record or Startup Repair  to diagnose and resolve the issues.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\nBy\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/contributor\/Robert-Sheldon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/onlineImages\/sheldon_robert.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert Sheldon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contributor &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/searchsqlserver.techtarget.com\">SearchSQLServer<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t\n\t\n\tPublished: <a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/archive\/2019\/11\">20 Nov 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new operating system might be a step up from previous versions in\n a lot of ways, but Windows 10 boot problems still pop up that it cannot\n fix on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/Steps-for-solving-the-reboot-loop-problem\">steps you can take<\/a> if a Windows 10 computer fails to boot properly, as long as you know what tools to use and where to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four of the top approaches for solving Windows 10 boot problems are \nlaunching the Startup Repair tool, repairing the Master Boot Record (<a href=\"https:\/\/whatis.techtarget.com\/definition\/Master-Boot-Record-MBR\">MBR<\/a>), scanning the system for corrupt or missing files, and running the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Running Startup Repair<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Startup Repair tool scans a system for corrupt or missing files,\n as well as improperly configured settings, and then it attempts to \nrepair them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To launch the tool, go to the <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> screen and click <strong>Startup Repair<\/strong>. You might have to confirm which administrator account to use and provide a password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Startup Repair can fix the Windows 10 boot problems, it does so \nautomatically. If it cannot, you should receive a message that it could \nnot repair the PC. In such cases, use the advanced repair options to \nlaunch the <a href=\"https:\/\/whatis.techtarget.com\/definition\/command-prompt\">command prompt<\/a>\n window and open the Startup Repair log file in Notepad, which is \navailable in recovery mode. The following path shows the directory and \nfile name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">%WinDir%\\System32\\LogFiles\\Srt\\SrtTrail.txt<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The file shows you where the Startup Repair tests failed. From \nthere, you can use the other advanced tools to address any issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Repairing the Master Boot Record<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The MBR is a data structure within a partition that allows a \ncomputer to find and load the OS on startup. If the MBR is corrupted, <a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/blog\/Windows-Enterprise-Desktop\/Handy-Win10-Boot-Controls\">Windows 10 won&#8217;t boot<\/a> properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the Windows <strong>bootrec<\/strong> utility to repair the MBR. To do so, launch the command prompt window from the <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> screen and then run the <strong>bootrec<\/strong> utility like you would any other <a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/photostory\/4500257327\/Top-Windows-command-line-commands\/1\/When-to-use-a-command-line-command\">command-line utility<\/a>, using the following syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">bootrec \/&lt;option&gt;<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>\n \n   \n    You can run most of the utilities Windows supports with the command prompt window in recovery mode.\n   \n   \n  \n <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you run <strong>bootrec \/&lt;option&gt;<\/strong>, replace the <strong>&lt;option&gt;<\/strong> placeholder with one of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use <strong>fixmbr<\/strong> to write the MBR to the system \npartition, without overwriting the existing partition table, and resolve\n MBR corruption issues or remove nonstandard code from the MBR.<\/li><li>Use<strong> fixboot<\/strong> to write a new boot sector to the \npartition if the boot sector is damaged, has been replaced with a \nnonstandard boot sector or if an earlier Windows OS is installed.<\/li><li>Use <strong>scanos<\/strong> to scan all disks for installations not compatible with Windows 10 if the Boot Manager does not list a Windows installation.<\/li><li>Use<strong> rebuildbcd<\/strong> to rebuild <a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/tip\/Set-up-a-virtual-hard-disk-and-perform-a-Windows-10-dual-boot\">the boot configuration<\/a> data store when you must completely rebuild the store.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Repairing corrupted system files<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can run most of the utilities Windows supports with the command prompt window in recovery mode. If <strong>bootrec<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t work, try system file check (<strong>sfc<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>sfc<\/strong> utility checks for system files that might \nbe corrupt, missing or in some other way problematic. The utility \nautomatically replaces the corrupt or missing files with the correct \nones. To use <strong>sfc<\/strong> to scan a system, open the command prompt window and run<strong> sfc \/scannow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might need to navigate to the <strong>%WinDir%\\System32\\<\/strong> folder to run <strong>sfc<\/strong>. You might also need to run <strong>sfc<\/strong>\n several times to ensure that it catches all issues. If after all this \nyou receive a message stating that some corrupt files could not be \nrepaired, it&#8217;s time to <a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/tip\/How-to-fix-Windows-10-update-problems-with-the-DISM-command-tool\">use the DISM tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Show off your knowledge of Windows 10 features<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you a Windows 10 expert? Flaunt your knowledge with <a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/quiz\/Show-off-your-knowledge-of-Windows-10-features\">this quiz<\/a> about app compatibility, the OS upgrade process and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Running the DISM tool<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Like <strong>bootrec<\/strong> and <strong>sfc<\/strong>, the DISM tool is a command-line utility, <strong>dism<\/strong>. You can use DISM to mount and service Windows images, including Windows image files and <a href=\"https:\/\/searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com\/definition\/virtual-hard-disk-VHD\">virtual hard disks<\/a>.\n The DISM tool comes with Windows and is also distributed as part of the\n Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit. In addition to configuring \nWindows features and settings, you can use DISM to repair a Windows \nimage, both offline and online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider using the DISM tool even if the <strong>sfc<\/strong> utility does not uncover any issues. To use DISM, launch the command prompt window and enter the <strong>dism<\/strong> command using<strong> dism \/&lt;option&gt; [\/&lt;option&gt; &#8230;]<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can include one or more options when calling the <strong>dism<\/strong> utility. The primary options include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use <strong>checkhealth<\/strong> to verify whether the image has been flagged as corrupted and whether the image can be repaired.<\/li><li>Use <strong>scanhealth<\/strong> to search for component store corruption.<\/li><li>Use <strong>cleanup-image<\/strong> to perform a cleanup or recovery operation on the image.<\/li><li>Use <strong>restorehealth<\/strong> to search for component store corruption and then try to automatically repair the image.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-hardware\/manufacture\/desktop\/dism---deployment-image-servicing-and-management-technical-reference-for-windows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DISM also<\/a>\n supports several options for specifying where to find the offline image\n or whether to run the utility against an online image. For example, the\n following command searches for component store corruption and performs a\n cleanup operation on a running instance of Windows 10:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">dism \/online \/cleanup-image \/scanhealth<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other advanced repair options<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Other repair options for Windows 10 boot problems include using the \nReset This PC option on the troubleshoot screen to reinstall Windows, \neither retaining personal files or deleting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could also use the System Restore option in Advanced Options to \nreturn Windows to a specific restore point or the System Image Recovery \noption to restore a previously saved image. From the Advanced Options \nscreen, you can also try the Startup Settings option to launch the \nsystem in <a href=\"https:\/\/whatis.techtarget.com\/definition\/safe-mode\">safe mode<\/a> or use the Go Back to the Previous Build option to return to the last build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How to <a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/blog\/Windows-Enterprise-Desktop\/Emergency-Restart-Windows-10\">emergency restart<\/a> Windows 10<\/li><li>Explore four common <a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com\/feature\/How-to-solve-four-common-Windows-10-problems\">Windows 10 issues<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>If users are experiencing Windows 10 boot problems, IT can turn to the Master Boot Record or Startup Repair to diagnose and resolve the issues. By Robert Sheldon Contributor &#8211; SearchSQLServer Published: 20 Nov 2019 The new operating system might be a step up from previous versions in a lot of ways, but Windows 10 boot problems still pop up<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/4-ways-to-fix-windows-10-boot-problems-fast\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16,12,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engage-the-experts","category-how-tos-and-other-useful-tips-and-tricks","category-tekmart-enterprise-hardware-tips","category-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions\/259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}