Windows 10: Alternating boot failure at start-up; no error messages, just blank

Windows 10 64-bit fails to boot on every other power-on. I use a large power supply with an ATX switch - this is turned off every time I power down. Everything was working fine until recently, when this problem suddenly appeared.

I turn on the ATX power switch, press the power button, the BIOS screen displays normally, then nothing. No error messages, no beeps from the motherboard, no response from any input device. Nothing is displayed - just a blank screen.

I press the power button for several seconds to restart and everything is now perfectly normal. No problems of any kind - until the next power-up.

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Windows Update Error Message 0x80070543


Ya Ya Ya, there's over a hundred threads like this, ...

Anyway, started getting this error message a few days ago, and done a lot of searching on this error message, apparently it's not, uncommon.

In particular, the (currently) 4 updates that are being affected are:

• Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 (KB3173428) - Error 0x80070543
• Security Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 (KB3172729) - Error 0x80070543
• Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1511 (KB3174060) - Error 0x80070543
• Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 (KB3176493) - Error 0x80070543

The actions I've taken to date are:

1. Uninstalled firewall program (comodo)
2. Uninstalled anti-virus (Avast)
3. Reset the windows update catalog on local machine.

So the above errors are with the above done.

What other steps should I be taking to resolve the issue?

Below is notations for when I actually add to this thread.

1. Attempted to use the troubleshooter, no dice.

 

disk boot failure

my hard drive died recently, and i ordered a new one. this new drive is a western digital se16 500gb. i need to format this drive, but when i try to boot from cd in post, there is a disk boot failure message: disk boot failure insert system disk and press enter. i have the XP cd in the drive, yet it will not recognize it. if you continue to press enter, the same message appears over and over again. could it be a defective HDD? would jumpers have anything to do with this?

 

Failures to boot, error 0x80070003

These problems began after my computer fell off my desk, so it is likely a hardware issue, however I would like to determine if this is indeed the case, and if so which components need to be replaced.

I've recently been having problems with my PC failing to boot. It freezes on the Windows 10 logo upon start up, before crashing to a black screen. Occasionally, windows will successfully enter system recovery, but fails to repair the problem. Attempting
system restore from restore point results in an "unspecified error, 0x80070003". I will occasionally (perhaps 1 in 20 times) be able to load fully into Windows with no issues- once logged in typically I experience no problems. It seems random when this happens
and I am unable to reproduce it regularly.

Steps already taken:

1. Windows system restore, failed with error 0x80070003
2. Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool ran, no corruptions found
3. System File Checker tool, no integrity violations found

Any advice or suggestions is much appreciated, thank you.

UPDATE:

I checked the log file created by windows automatic repair upon failure with error 0x80070003: C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Srt\SrtTrace

This file showed a number of successful tests, up to this:

Code:

Test Performed: ---------------------------Name: System boot log diagnosisResult: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0Time taken = 0 msRoot cause found: ---------------------------Boot critical file e:\boot\resources\custom\bootres.dll is corrupt.Repair action: File repairResult: Failed. Error code =  0x2Time taken = 1500 ms---------------------------

This seems likely to be the root cause. How should I go about repairing this file?