Windows 10: Inaccessible Boot Drive WINDOWS 11

when i was trying to reboot up into a different OS, it gave me the blue screen saying “inaccessible boot drive” but when i go into bios it shows that the boot drive is there and able to be used but still shows the same thing every time. Now i cant boot into anything, how do i fix it?

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Windows 11 BSOD Inaccessible boot device

Hi PG. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

Here is how to fix Inaccessible Boot Device:

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Have you considered doing a Clean Install of Windows 11? This would give the opportunity to wipe the drive of all partitions to get it cleanest down to the boot level.

The best Clean Install is here:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-do-clean-ins...

To create bootable Windows 11 installation media follow the steps under the section to Create Installation media in link Before you Start here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-downlo...

Power on the PC while pressing the BIOS Boot menu key given here:

https://www.sysnative.com/forums/hardware-tutor...

Make sure during the booted install to unplug all other drives, boot the media as a UEFI Device, choose Custom Install, delete all partitions down to Unallocated Space to get it cleanest, choose the Unallocated Space, click Next to auto-create and -format the needed partitions and begin install - this makes it foolproof.

After install expedite all Windows Updates including Optional until no more are offered. Then import any drivers from the PC maker's Support Downloads web page for your model that are newer, or branded instead of generic. The most basic thing we need to learn to maintain a PC is how to keep the latest manufacturer's drivers current. Windows drivers are rarely enough.

Make it a diagnostic install by monitoring for the issue after you reinstall each app, Update, settings or any modifications. Have System Restore points set so you can roll back before the change that causes this, if you isolate it.

If you want me to look over your disk configuration to see if I spot anything (about half the time in thousands that I've read) post a screenshot of Disk Management, which I read like a doctor reads X-rays. Follow the steps here so I can see everything needed to advise you: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/foru...

Report back results for each step so I know what else to suggest.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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Update to 17063 fails - inaccessible boot device

1) Find a flash drive that you can format ( > or = 8 GB)
2) Create a bootable windows 10 iso:
Download Windows 10
4) Insert the flash drive into any USB port
5) Open the BIOS and temporarily change boot order so that you can boot using the flash drive.
6) When the iso loads choose language, time, currency, and keyboard, or click next
7) In the left lower corner click "repair your computer"
8) Click troubleshoot
9) Click command prompt
This should open: Administrator: X:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe > X:\Sources>

For all of the steps please use a camera or smart phone camera to take pictures and post images into the thread.

10) type: bcdedit | find "osdevice"
11) This may display osdevice partition=C:
12) type: diskpart
13) type: list disk
14) type: list volume
15) look under the column heading Fs for any volume that displayed RAW instead of NTFS
16) type: chkdsk /f /r G: (change G to the drive letter of the volume displaying RAW)
It may display "The first NTFS boot sector is unreadable or corrupt."
This may then convert the RAW volume to NTFS.
17) Type: exit
18) reboot to open the Windows advanced troubleshooting menu > command prompt > Administrator: X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe > X:\Sources>
19) type: bootrec /rebuildbcd
It may display:
Scanning all disks for Windows installations.
Please wait, since this may take a while...
Successfully scanned Windows installations.
Total identified Windows installations: 1
[1] D:\Windows
Add installation to boot list? Yes(Y)/No(N)/ALL(A):
20) Type: Y
The operation completed successfully.
X:\Windows>
21) Type: exit
22) reboot
See if the inaccessible boot device problem was fixed.

If the above did not fix the inaccessible boot device the next step is to remove the recent update:
23) Open command prompt > Administrator: X:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe > X:\Sources>
24) From the first command displaying the partition if the drive letter is different than C: please use the displayed drive letter for the next step
25) type: DISM /image:G:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions (change G to the applicable drive letter)
26) This should remove the latest update and fix the inaccessible boot device.
27) If this does not fix the inaccessible boot device plan a registry repair.

Report into the thread your progress with images of the above steps.

 

INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE after Win10 Update

1) Find a flash drive that you can format ( > or = 8 GB)
2) Create a bootable windows 10 iso:
Download Windows 10
4) Insert the flash drive into any USB port
5) Open the BIOS and temporarily change boot order so that you can boot using the flash drive.
6) When the iso loads choose language, time, currency, and keyboard, or click next
7) In the left lower corner click "repair your computer"
8) Click troubleshoot
9) Click command prompt
This should open: Administrator: X:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe > X:\Sources>

For all of the steps please use a camera or smart phone camera to take pictures and post images into the thread.

10) type: bcdedit | find "osdevice"
11) This may display osdevice partition=C:
12) type: diskpart
13) type: list disk
14) type: list volume
15) look under the column heading Fs for any volume that displayed RAW instead of NTFS
16) type: chkdsk /f /r G: (change G to the drive letter of the volume displaying RAW)
It may display "The first NTFS boot sector is unreadable or corrupt."
This may then convert the RAW volume to NTFS.
17) Type: exit
18) reboot to open the Windows advanced troubleshooting menu > command prompt > Administrator: X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe > X:\Sources>
19) type: bootrec /rebuildbcd
It may display:
Scanning all disks for Windows installations.
Please wait, since this may take a while...
Successfully scanned Windows installations.
Total identified Windows installations: 1
[1] D:\Windows
Add installation to boot list? Yes(Y)/No(N)/ALL(A):
20) Type: Y
The operation completed successfully.
X:\Windows>
21) Type: exit
22) reboot
See if the inaccessible boot device problem was fixed.

If the above did not fix the inaccessible boot device the next step is to remove the recent update:
23) Open command prompt > Administrator: X:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe > X:\Sources>
24) From the first command displaying the partition if the drive letter is different than C: please use the displayed drive letter for the next step
25) type: DISM /image:G:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions (change G to the applicable drive letter)
26) This should remove the latest update and fix the inaccessible boot device.
27) If this does not fix the inaccessible boot device plan a registry repair.

Report into the thread your progress with images of the above steps.