Boot and startup problems
When Windows will not start, the recovery environment is your toolbox. Get into it, find the Windows drive, and repair the boot files before thinking about a reinstall.
- Repair a Boot Failure with Bootrec and Bcdboot
- Change the Firmware Boot Order from Windows
- Boot into Safe Mode and Get Back Out Again
- Change the Boot Menu Timeout with BCDEdit
- Restore the Recovery Environment and Repair the Boot Record
- Check Secure Boot and Enroll the Keys When It Fails
- Boot a Second Windows From a VHD for Testing
- Build a Multi-Boot Rescue USB With Ventoy
- Dual Boot Windows and Linux by Shrinking a Partition
- Measure and Fix a Slow Windows Boot
- Create a Backup Admin Account Before You Lock Yourself Out
- Build a WinPE USB with the Storage Drivers You Need
- Extend C When the Free Space Is Not Next to It
- Convert an MBR Disk to GPT Without Losing Windows
- Recover a File from a Volume Shadow Copy
- Read a Blue Screen Dump to Find the Failing Driver
- Enable System Restore and Create a Restore Point
- Recover Data From a Drive Windows Wants to Format
- Harden Your Home Router Before Someone Else Does
- Recover Deleted Files Before They Are Overwritten
- Restore an Old File Version With File History
- Create a Full System Image Backup With wbadmin
Error codes
- 0x000000EF CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED
- 0x0000000A IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
- 0x000000D1 DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
- 0x00000050 PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
- 0x0000003B SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
- 0x0000001E KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
- 0x0000007E SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
- 0x00000133 DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION
- 0x0000001A MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
- 0x00000116 VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE
- 0x00000124 WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR
- 0x00000101 CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT