Windows 10: Bootrec /rebuildbcd gives "Element not found."

Hi folks,

Long story short, I moved my C:/ partition and now I can't boot into Windows. I get a 0xc000000f error when I try - boot configuration data is missing or contains errors, file: \Boot\BCD - and it is an MBR disk.

I suspect what I need to do is rebuild the boot configuration to point to the new partition location - and indeed, when I run bootrec /rebuildbcd it successfully identifies my Windows partition. However, when I answer "yes" to the question "Add installation to boot list?" I get the message "Element not found."

NOTE: I have tried setting the partition to "active" using diskpart, but this does not seem to make a difference.

Any tips, or should I just scrap it and reinstall from scratch? My data is backed up. Thanks in advance!

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Error Code 0xc000000e “element not found” bootrec /fixboot

Error Code 0xc000000e

attempting Win10 Recovery from USB

Trying to fix corrupted “C” drive yet the recovery command prompt stars at “x:\Sources>”

“element not found” bootrec /fixboot

How to select the correct disk and make the Windows active and run the commands again?

If the commands are run from “x:\Sources>” or "x:\Windows\System32" it gives the same error.

here is what's been tried: [FIX] Windows 10 Master Boot Record Is Corrupted

• BOOTREC /FIXMBR (ok)
  
  
• BOOTREC /FIXBOOT (“element not found”)
  
  
• BOOTREC /REBUILDBCD (have not made it to this step)
  
  

 

Bootrec /fixboot → "Element not found"

As posted above (images inline, this time):

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BOOTREC /FIXBOOT => Element not found

So the other day, there is a post about this here but there have been some developments, I installed Linux Kali to dual boot and messed up the booting of my PC.

After messing around with the boot files I finally got it to boot the Windows 10 partition using this code

But it failed and I got a message similar to this.

Yes that is the one for Windows 7, I couldn't find the Windows 10 version. I believe the error code and extra information was different.

To fix the problem I followed these steps found here and here (the BurrWalnut answer)

The problem is when I enter the command BOOTREC /FIXBOOT the output is Element not found and when I enter the command BOOTREC /REBUILDBCD it scans for operating systems, finds windows, asks if I want to add a boot for it, I enter Y and then it gives the output Element not found.

I would really appreciate any help in fixing the problem