Windows 10: 0xc0000225 error on Windows 7: What to do?

So it would boot and get to the black screen with "Starting Windows" showing, then show the dreaded 0xc0000225 error. I just kept on rebooting it. After about 10 times it started normally. Now I'm terrified of shutting it down until I find a fix! Any recommendations? The help I saw online seemed to be only for Win 8/8.1/10/11.

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error code 0xc0000225

Hi Marie,

The error code 0xc0000225 is booting error that usually happens when the Booting Configuration Data (BCD) is missing or corrupted. We suggest that you perform an
Automatic Repair by following the steps listed in Jenith_James's reply on May
8, 2016 and check if it resolves your concern.

We look forward to your response.

Regards.

 

0xc0000225 boot error

For some odd reason when I turned on my computer today, I was greeted with the error 0xc0000225 stating that my NLS files were corrupt/missing. I am Running Vista x64 and so far have tried the following:

Replace NLS files
Windows repair utility
Restored an old working registry backup
Tried booting with different ram configurations
Created new BCD / Boot
Chkdsk


Google suggests something about apci, but my gigabyte ud3p doesn't have such an option (already vista compatible) and it seems to only occur to people who are initially installing and not people who already have a working copy.

 

Windows 10 Won't Start Error 0xc0000225

Hi Fernando! I am Louie, a Microsoft Community member and a fellow Windows 10 user like you. Hope you're doing well and safe there.

We suggest you to try the steps provided on this link to fix the issue with that error code:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Hope this helps

Sincerely,

Louie