Windows 10: Clean Install Troubles; Error code: 0xc0000185

I have a Lenovo, newer. It was running 10. The HD crashed. No biggie because I have drives laying around.

I wiped an existing 500G drive clean and installed it. I created an installer USB from another Windows 10 machine I have. I ran the installer on the new machine and everything appears to go well up until it's time to restart. When the machine restarts, I get this message:

Your PC/Device needs to be repaired.
The operating system couldn't be loaded because the system registry file is missing or contains errors.
File: \\Windows\system32\config\system
Error code: 0xc0000185
So, I go through all the steps. 1) I reformatted and attempted the installation again: same result 2) I re-created the install media and tried again: same result 3) I recreated the install media on a different USB: same result 4) I attempted with a different, newly formatted HD: same result.

I've tried multiple permutations of USB drives, HDs, work order, removing the UBS, leaving it in... I tried about ten times, and get the same result every time. If I remove the USB stick before re-boot, I still get this result. The installer runs, and upon re-boot, I get this message. If I restart the computer, this message consistently comes up. Running the repair does not work.

I think there were two occasions of getting this error when a restart gave me a slightly different error: a BCD error.

I need to get W10 installed on this machine pretty soon. Any thoughts on how to proceed would be appreciated.

:)

 

Error code: 0xc0000185

Error code 0xc0000185 can be caused by damaged or corrupted startup files or errors on the hard disk. Did the issue happen while updating your Windows 10 device?

Pressing Enter will instruct Windows to automatically fix the boot problem. Should the issue continue, you can use a Windows 10 installation media as stated in your screenshot. You can create one using the
Media Creation Tool installed on a different machine.
Arul_D provided steps on how to resolve
Error code 0xc0000185 on his response from this
thread.
He also provided a link on how to create an installation media for Windows 10.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Computer Boot configuration error Code: 0xc0000185

Hi Dave,

The error code 0xc0000185 could indicate that there is a failure on the hard drive, hard drive controller or any other hardware that is associated with it.

As a first troubleshooting step, we suggest that you check out this link
and follow Final Boss' answer to perform bootrec fix.

If the above suggestion did not work, the next best step that we can suggest is to contact your laptop manufacturer's support for further assistance regarding this issue, as this may indicate complete hardware failure.

All the best.

 

Resolving error code 0xc0000185 in Windows 10.

Hi,

To get a better clarity about the issue, please provide the details below:

• When exactly do you receive the error message?
• Is it through signing in or handing any application?

Meanwhile, I suggest you to refer to the thread below and check if it helps.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...aracters/2e1e5483-e9ba-4938-89f2-ee7e460d6306

Hope it helps and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

Thank you