Windows 10: Windows 11 laptop stuck in bootloop

Hello,I recently factory reset my windows 11 laptop. The resetting process was fine but the updating process after the reset stopped at 59 percent and restarted my laptop. But that led to a bootloop with the "inaccessable boot device" error. I tried everything I konw to get into windows recovery mode and to start windows in safe mode but nothing works. Not even the forced restart method works. I think the only way would be to use a USB with a recovery drive on it.Is there another way to solve this problem?Thanks

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Laptop stuck in bootloop after v2004

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all having a good day.

So I'm in a catastrophe right now. My laptop is stuck in a bootloop due to a series of actions, however this issue was mainly introduced with Windows 10 Version 2004. I tried running startup repair, but it couldn't identify the startup issue. Tried looking
for a system restore, but interestingly enough none were created. Tried running chkdsk, didn't help. I am basically stuck in a bootloop right now with no way of fixing it.

So before the bootloop, here's what happened. I decided to download and install Windows 10 Version 2004 onto my laptop, and I knew (and I guess I was wrong) that for the most part, it'd effortlessly install just like any Windows update. Well, it didn't.
The moment the whole thing was installed, I had startup issues. I ran then startup repair and it apparently said that the startup issue couldn't be identified and prompted me to either restart or open advanced options. I restarted and surprisingly I am in
Windows. However, some of my settings were messed up then and the mouse cursor, whether controlled by a touchpad or mouse, didn't appear or work at all. Using a laptop without a mouse, let alone a touchpad, renders it very limited and annoying to use. I restarted
the laptop like 5 times, but the mouse issue didn't go away. I decided then to hop into the automatic repair menu and try to roll back. I went into advanced options and uninstalled the latest feature update, which in this case is 2004 (coming from 1904). The
update uninstalled successfully but then got me into the bootloop that I'm talking about. Tried running startup repair every time but it doesn't work, and doesn't even go into the stage of checking the disk for errors. It rather just says "diagnosing your
PC" for like a couple seconds and then straight away tells me that the issue couldn't be identified. Then, in an attempt to try to solve the issue yesterday, I ran command prompt with the chkdsk command to try to check the drive for any errors, and left it
overnight. And yet, nothing. This is literally getting me mad crazy. Another thing that doesn't help is the lack of a system restore point. If I'm not wrong, Windows automatically creates system restore points from time to time and always creates
a system restore point before a big feature update. So why didn't it do so?

Could it be an issue with hard drives in general compared to their more superior counterpart, SSDs? Could it be a bad install from the Microsoft side? Is it incompatible with my laptop? I really have no clue at all. This never happened to me when installing
quality updates and apparently my brother's Lenovo S145 AMD R3 laptop had it installed perfectly. I literally let the laptop sit flat, upside down on its screen and keyboard side to keep the components like the CPU cool, and didn't interfere at all or shut
it down amidst the update. So why did I get stuck in a bootloop?

Had I known that v2004 could get me so many issues, I would've stuck with my version happily. I didn't even read the reviews and apparently, people complain of slower performance and more frequent crashes compared to 1904. It seemed like 1904 was the perfect
version, at least for me. Consistent, quick enough, and has all the features I need. But I decided to try out the new update, because I like trying new things, and just got myself a headache afterwards.

So here's exactly what I wish I could have. I just want a solution, or a couple of them, that could fix my bootloop issue and get me just straight into Windows the way I left it before the update at v1904, with all my files, settings, and apps. Yes, I do
not want to sacrifice my files, apps or settings. I just want something that could do what startup repair couldn't at the moment. I just want something that fixes the startup issues and gets me straight into Windows the way I had just left it, with
all my files happily waiting for me in place.

I believe in you, Microsoft helpers, and I appreciate you for everything. I just hope you guys would be able to get me a quick and easy solution to fix this issue and just hop straight into my laptop the way it was all before this update.

Thank you very much

My laptop's specs, if that matters:

• Model: Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G
• CPU: Intel Core i5-8250U, quad core, up to 3.35GHz Turbo Boost.
• GPU: Nvidia MX130, Intel UHD Graphics
• RAM: 12GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM, dual channel
• Storage medium: 1TB Toshiba HDD

 

Windows 11 stuck in bootloop

Perform a hard shutdown two times during the Windows boot screen. On the third time, Windows should boot to the recovery environment, something like this.

Choose Options (winre.azurewebsites.net)

If you get a screen that says you would need to use Recovery tools, you would need to use another computer to create a recovery/installation media. You may also need to use Installation media if Windows Recovery environment says your password is incorrect.

How to Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 11
Create a Windows 11 USB Flash drive - Your Windows Guide

Boot from the USB Flash drive-Make sure you have disabled Secure boot/Fast boot in BIOS Settings and changed the boot order if required.

When you have successfully booted from the Installation media, click Repair your computer at the first screen after choosing the keyboard layout.

1. Use Startup repair: The first option you can try is to use Startup repair, which automatically detects problems and fixes them. Depending on the severity of the problem, it may or may not be successful.

2.Uninstall Updates

• The second step you can try is to uninstall the latest updates if Windows 10 fails to start after installing updates.
  
• Choose Uninstall Updates.
  
• Uninstall the update based on what was installed – a feature update or a quality update. Usually, the former is responsible.
  

3.CHKDSK:

If uninstalling did not help and is unrelated, the next step is to try using a Disk Check.

• Choose Command Prompt in the list of troubleshooting.
  
• Get the Current Windows Installation drive letter, which is either C, D, or E, Type BCDEDIT, and Press Enter. Note the letter.
  
• Enter the command given below:
  chkdsk X: /f /r (Replace X with the Current Windows Install Letter)
  
• When done, you would see the output and restart the PC to check.
  

4.Another try you can give to fix is SFC SCANNOW through Offboot switch. For this follow the steps below:

1. First, find the Windows Install drive letter using BCDEDIT command.
   
2. Then, try entering the following command:
   sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\ /offwindir=C:\Windows
   
3. After the scan completes you would see the results.
   
4. You can also try using DISM: dism /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions
   

5. Reset this PC or clean install.

The last Step is a Reset. The catch with Reset is, all applications would be removed and files would be kept(you would be presented with the option to erase everything). Also, for this step, A healthy Reset Image is required, which maybe would be affected by corruption. If you are using an Installation media, you can do a clean install after rescuing your files.

How to Reset Windows 11 - Microsoft Community

Clean Install Windows 11 - Your Windows Guide

 

Stuck in bootloop after windows upgrade assistant fails

My computer is stuck in bootloop after windows upgrade fails to upgrade from version 1607, installation stopped at 45 % with thw message, windows could not configure one or more system components. And now when it tryes to go back to the earlier version
of windows i'm stucked in bootloop