0xc0000098 when installing and starting Windows 7, 8, 10. How to fix it?

Error 0xc0000098 in Windows 7, 8, 10 at startup means that for some reason the BCD file has become corrupted. It contains the data required to boot your operating system. There is no apparent reason for the failure of BCD, so this problem occurs suddenly for the user and causes confusion. How to restore work if there is no access to the system itself and the ability to start it? What if “your PC needs to be repair”? There are solutions, and in the article we will consider several of them. They all center around working with Windows RE, the recovery environment. Error 0xc0000098 during installation is solved in three main ways:

• recovery of system files;
• BCD file recovery;
• disk recovery.

Before starting work with error 0xc0000098 when starting the operating system, we recommend creating an installation media.

Windows installation media: how to create

Before proceeding with the implementation of mechanisms for solving error 0xc0000098 during installation on your computer, drop the corresponding version of Windows from the official website of the company onto a USB flash drive (or a medium convenient for you) (link at the end of the article). What you need for this:

• computer with internet;
• flash drive or disk;
• your 25-digit operating system code.

When your device with the installation files is ready, boot the PC from it. To do this, set the boot priority to the installation disk and the USB drive you created. How to do it:

• when starting the PC, press the F11 button;
• this window will come out :
• use the arrows on the keyboard to select the name of the installation media;
• press the Enter key;
• load Windows from a USB flash drive and restart your PC;
• choose the language, set the time and money, as well as the input method;
• on the screen with the “Install” button, click the “System Restore” button in the lower left corner of the window.

Restore system files

One of the options for how to fix error code 0xc0000098 is to run a system file restore. Procedure:

• after starting “System Restore”, click on “Troubleshooting”;
• select “Advanced options” → “Command line”;
• type sfc / scannow / offbootdir = C: / offwindir = C: Windows → Enter.

BCD file recovery

Damage to the BCD file leads to the appearance of error code 0xc0000098 and the inability to start the operating system. Restoring boot / bcd will require the following steps: 

• go to the command line, as described in the previous paragraph;
• enter the following commands into it: bootrec / scanos bootrec / fixmbr bootrec / fixboot bootrec / rebuildbcd;
• restart the computer and into the operating system as usual.

If the software fails to start, try other recovery methods.

Disk recovery

Error code 0xc0000098 in some cases indicates the appearance of bad sectors or damage to the file system of the disk with the OS. The Check Disk program handles such problems. What to do? At the command prompt, enter   chkdsk C: / f / r / x → Enter. After checking, restart your device and try to log in again.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15088/windows-create-installation-media