Windows 10: I think I may have deleted bcd Bootrec... Help

I was trying to fix Windows 10 boot up system on my desktop computer, and I believe I may have deleted bcd Bootrec. And I am not sure what to do.

For some context (I'm not very tech savvy at all), my screen started to glitch and then freeze once I was at the windows login page. This happened after I updated Windows 10 and added a new user. I searched stuff up to see what was wrong, and some article led me to repairing the "bcd Bootrec" (I'm not sure what to call it). I deleted it thinking that I could restore it and have Windows 10 functioning again, but it did not work.

Now whenever I start my computer, it leads me to an endless loop of automatic repair. I'm also a little worried that I may have lost my files on my hard drive.

I am at a complete lost. Any amount of help would be greatly appreciated!

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Error code 0xc000000f, BCD corrupted

Hi Andre,

As per the description, I suggest that you follow the steps below to fix BCD

1. Right click on the Start Menu and select Command Prompt (Admin)

2. Here type/paste the commands listed below

Bootrec /fixMBR

Bootrec /fixBoot

Bootrec /RebuildBcd

3. Once done restart the PC and check.

Hope this helps

 

BCD / boot.ini Deleted HELP


Boot.ini is used in Windows XP and earlier Version of Windows. However, when you install Windows 10 you had the external HD connected and was marked as active so Windows 10 installation modified this file and re-direct to the Boot Manager.
More info on this: Where is the boot ini file? Heres how to find the boot ini in Windows 8

You can try the steps below to see if you can repair the Boot Manager:

1. Download Macrium Rescue disk: MacriumRescue7170X86.iso - Google Drive
2. Put it in a USB stick using: Rufus - Create bootable USB
3. Disconnect your external HD where you had the Boot.ini deleted.
4. Change the BIOS setting to boot from the USB
5. Click where I have the arrow pointed at.
   
   
   

If the steps above does not work and since you cannot boot into Windows to restore from RECYCLE.BIN and I am not sure that you can restore them by connecting the external drive to another PC since these deleted files are under some SID for each user. So yes, you can use Linux to explore it and copy all the files that you've deleted to another drive/USB and rename them accordingly and put them back where they were.

The worst case is you have to re-install Windows but:

1. Make sure the drive that you intend to use for Windows OS is connected to the first port on your MB
2. Make sure that the first boot device is first on the list of boot priority
3. Disconnect all other drives (Internal/USB)

Hope this helps and good luck.

 

BCD / boot.ini Deleted HELP

That should work. That's the exact same procedure I do whenever I have boot issues on any windows OS.

Edit: I was told to spread rep around..