Windows 10: Can no longer boot from SSD and also lost all data on SSD due to Windows update

I have an SSD and an HDD in my computer. Originally, I only had the HDD, but when I got the SSD, I cloned my operating system and changed the boot order to boot from the SSD. This worked with no problems for almost a year. Then, a few nights ago, a routine windows update was performed, and when I booted my computer in the morning, it booted from the HDD instead of the SSD. I tried changing the boot order in the BIOS, but when I did that, it doesn't seem to work, it gives me some stupid **** message about "insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key" or some **** like that. Note the problem is NOT that the SSD isn't plugged in, because I can see it as one of the options in the boot order and I can access it as the "I drive" or something like that from my PC. Which brings me to my next problem - when I look through the contents of the SSD drive, I can no longer find my files under "Users" - my profile is totally gone and disappeared from the list. At first I found it under "Windows.old," but after trying to boot from the SSD drive several and I guess **** around with ****, I can't even find "Windows.old." I seriously want to sue the pants off of Microsoft right now and give Satya Nadella and all the **** engineers at your **** company a good hard kick in the 'nads. Anyways, seriously, what the **** do I do?

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Unable to boot Windows after cloning it to SSD

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while booting the PC after cloning Windows to new SSD. I would like to know what happens when you try to boot the PC to desktop using SSD?



The reason you are not able to boot the PC is that the files required to boot Windows are still recognizing the HDD as the main drive. I would suggest you to try rebuilding the BCD files and see if you are able to boot the PC using
SSD.



Kindly follow the steps below to rebuild the BCD.

1. Create a bootable media and boot the PC using the media.
2. On the Install Windows screen, select Next >
   Repair your computer.
3. On the System Recovery Options screen, select
   Troubleshoot> Advanced options > Command Prompt.
4. Now type in the commands and hit enter: BOOTREC /FIXMBR
   
   BOOTREC /FIXBOOT
   
   BOOTREC /scanos
   
   BOOTREC /rebuildbcd
5. Restart the PC.

If the issue persists, please get back to us with the results of the troubleshooting steps to assist you further.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Windows 10 SSD Boot and Sleep faliure

Windows cannot stop the BIOS recognising the SSD. If at any time you can go into the BIOS and the SSD is not listed then you have an (intermittent) hardware fault. It does not matter what the precursor steps are if the hardware was OK it must be listed

Step 6 is categorical, you have a hardware fault. BIOS device recognition is always before drivers load so they cannot affect the process

 

New SSD wont boot

Hi John

Boot into BIOS, is SATA Mode set to AHCI to enable booting from an SSD drive?

Is the SSD drive set a top of the Boot Priority list?

Did you try connecting that SSD to the SATA Port normally used by your old HDD?