Windows 10: Windows won't start after removing previous windows installation

Discus and support Windows won't start after removing previous windows installation in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Due to a reinstall my laptop had a dual boot system with windows 10 twice installed. Now I was finished with the migration and I used EaseUs Partition... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by MightyMauz, Jan 10, 2016.

  1. Windows won't start after removing previous windows installation


    Due to a reinstall my laptop had a dual boot system with windows 10 twice installed. Now I was finished with the migration and I used EaseUs Partition Master to remove the old partition and add the space to the new partition. But now my windows doesn't boot anymore. It gets to the windows logo and the waiting icon under it, but it doesn't go to the user logon screen. How can I repair this?

    The old situation before the resize was:
    Win 10 (old) 30 gb
    Win 10 (new) 220 gb


    :)
     
    MightyMauz, Jan 10, 2016
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  2. Edit partitions while installing Windows 10

    Thank you for your answer.

    In my previous experience, installing Windows after Ubuntu causes Ubuntu partition to be deleted. Won't this happen with Windows 10 too?

    And if yes, what will happen to GRUB after removing the Ubuntu partition? Will I still be able to boot into Windows 8.1?

    Thank you for your patience
     
    AndreaPivetta, Jan 10, 2016
    #2
  3. Apps not working on LUMIA 960, running Windows 10

    My mobile device was working fine until it did a windows update this morning. Now, some (but not all) of the apps won't work - both Microsoft and 3rd party. They start to fire up but then just stop and go back to the previous screen. In particular, Settings
    won't work. I restarted and also restarted after removing the battery. Can anyone help fix this please?
     
    MarkDockings, Jan 10, 2016
    #3
  4. Windows won't start after removing previous windows installation

    What I have tried so far:
    - Startup repair
    - Bcd repair
    - Bcd remove
    - Boot in safe mode

    Here are the details:

    Startup repair
    I've done it through the advanced startup menu and it says startup repair couldn't repair your PC
    The log file, which I accessed through command prompt says that all tests were completed successfully, and boot status indicates that the OS booted successfully.

    Bcd-repair
    I have tried to rebuild the boot manager in command prompt with the following commands:BOOTREC /SCANOS
    BOOTREC /FIXMBR
    BOOTREC /FIXBOOT
    BOOTREC /REBUILDBCD
    Bcd-remove
    Also have I tried removing the bcd file entirely and rebuild it. I have followed this guide.

    Safe mode
    I can start up in safe mode but I cannot do anything. It is acting strange: I get a black screen, but if I move the mouse, I see visual for about a second. I see a moving mouse cursor and the text “safe mode” in every corner of the screen. But then the screen goes completely black again.

    I know that everything is still there, because I can access it through command prompt.
     
    MightyMauz, Jan 11, 2016
    #4
  5. In the end I’ve solved the problem by creating a Macrium Reflect recovery USB stick and do a startup repair from there. Lo and behold this time windows did boot!
     
    MightyMauz, Apr 4, 2018
    #5
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