Windows 10: PC won't boot, error 0xc000014c

Hello all, I'm having trouble with my PC refusing to boot.It started when I attempted to merge two m.2 drives together. I had my data on one, and the other was blank. I was getting nowhere greyed out expand storage, so I decided to copy my drive to the blank one, and try to merge the old drive with the new one. I used diskgenius, and the process appeared to have went smoothly. However, when I turned the PC Back on, it immediately gave me the aforementioned error code. I've tried booting from the original drive, didn't work. I tried repairing bcd with a windows usb, also didn't work. Any advi

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Windows 10, Boot error 0xc000014c

I've tried this but get, "the system cannot find the path specified", after inputting each CMD line.

 

Win 10 error 0xc000014c

Hello,

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I would suggest you to refer to the below suggestion provided by Sayan_ghosh replied on October 4, 2015 and check if it helps. Refer to the below link.

Windows 10, Boot error 0xc000014c

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Error 0xc000014c, Your PC/device needs to be repaired

Hi,

I understand that you are unable to boot to Windows with the Boot error 0xc000014c.

I would suggest you to refer to the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

• Insert the installation media and see if the following suggestion helps, if any how the boot manager is missing (although chances are less).

• Follow the path: Trouble Shoot >Advanced Options >Command Prompt

• Enter the following command line to check the disk partition for errors:
  chkdsk/f /r X:( drive letter)

• Try using the following command lines to
  rebuild the BCD store and see if it helps.

CMD> bootrec /scanos

CMD> bootrec /rebuildbcd

CMD> bootrec /fixmbr

CMD> bootrec /fixboot

To download the Windows 10 ISO file :

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Please let us know if the above recommendation was helpful. If you need further information, we would be happy to assist you further.