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Discus and support What do I click when recovering Windows 10 with a USB Drive in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I had the error 'a required device cannot be accessed 0xc0000185' and I have managed to boot from the USB drive with recovery files/boot installation... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Curtis Tannahill, Nov 28, 2023.

  1. What do I click when recovering Windows 10 with a USB Drive


    I had the error 'a required device cannot be accessed 0xc0000185' and I have managed to boot from the USB drive with recovery files/boot installation media, but I'm a little confused on what I need to do next as multiple options look like they might do what I'm looking for. On the initial menu, the 'Recover from a drive' option seems to be the obvious choice, but It says it will perform a clean re-install and remove all files. I'm a little confused as to what the option 'Use a Device' actually does, if anyone happens to know, clarification would be appreciated.On the 2nd image is more options

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    Curtis Tannahill, Nov 28, 2023
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    Delta6326, Nov 28, 2023
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  3. Windows 10 USB boot

    Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

    System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

    Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

    So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
    If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

    There is three options:
    Windows 10
    Windows 10 Home
    Windows 10 N

    Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

    System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

    Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
    That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks
     
    TRUELOVE95, Nov 28, 2023
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  4. thraxed Win User

    What do I click when recovering Windows 10 with a USB Drive

    Installing windows off of a USB stick

    Step By Step from vista:
    From admin cmd prompt

    1. diskpart
    1a. list disk
    2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

    xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

    And that's it, boot off your usb disk
     
    thraxed, Nov 28, 2023
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