How to fix deleted recovery / boot partition problem in Windows 10
When you encounter problems with your Windows 10 PC, you usually use an operating system restore. Responsible for it is a piece of memory on the hard disk used to “rollback” to the factory settings. If you deleted a volume as a result of inaccurate actions, then you will have to restore it first. In this article, we will describe how to do this.
Restoring Boot Configuration Data
Running the BCD (Boot Configuration Data) command on the command line will fix the problem:
- Start your PC using Windows 10 installation media.
- Hold Shift + F10 and launch Command Prompt.
- Enter the “bootrec / fixmbr” command, in a damaged situation press Enterbootrec fixmbr command.
- Now print two lines:
- “Bootrec / fixboot”
- “Bootrec / rebuildbcd”
- Reboot your computer.
If you get an “Element not found” error when you run the first command, you will have to mark the corresponding volume as active. So, on the command line, enter the following:
diskpart select disk 0 list partition select partition #
Now select “System Reserved” or Windows OS partition and mark it as active. To do this, simply enter “active” in the CMD after selecting a section.
MiniTool Help
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MiniTool Partition Wizard
Is one of the best software section managers available for PC.
- Go to the PartitionWizard website and launch the MiniTool Partition Wizard.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software.
- Run the tool. Select “Disk” and “Full Scan” as scan options> click “Next”
- When the scanning process is complete, the tool will display absolutely all existing and deleted partitions> click “Finish”
- Go back to the toolbar> select the deleted partition> select it with a letter to activate it> click Apply> Clean Windows Restore.
The free version of the tool allows you to scan your partitions, but if you want to recover the deleted ones, you will have to install the premium version.
Reinstall Windows 10
Remember to back up all your files before using this solution. The quickest way to reinstall Windows 10 is to use the Reset option on the Settings page.
- Go to Settings> Update & Security> Recovery> Reset This PC.
- Click the Get Started button.
Of course, there are other ways to install or reinstall Windows 10, if you wish, use any of them. We hope that one of the methods described helped you troubleshoot the problem. If this does not happen, then contact a technical support specialist for help.
