Get assistance with Win 10 Boot Manager or Loader.
Get assistance with Win 10 Boot Manager or Loader.
Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice. I have two M.2 drives—one holds my OS (500GB) and the other is a scratch disk (1TB). I can’t boot into the OS because I keep seeing BSODs, but I suspect it’s trying to load from the wrong partition. Do you think setting both Boot Manager and Boot Loader to point to the correct partition (D: for the OS, C: for the scratch) would help? Also, how do I change these settings if they’re already set that way? Thanks for your help!
Sure, I can help clarify that. To remove the current EFI partition and install a fresh one, you’d typically use the `efi` command in the boot menu or run it via the system utilities. The exact steps depend on your OS version, but generally you’d select "EFI System Partition" or "Boot" → "EFI" and choose "Delete" or "Create." Let me know if you need precise commands for your specific setup!
Volume3 likely resides in the EFI partition. It might actually be on disk0 instead of disk1. To verify, run "select disk 0 list partition" and check if it shows a 100MB partition—this would indicate it's on your scratch disk. You can remove that partition. Then proceed with the linked guide to create a fresh 100MB EFI partition on your OS drive (disk1).
I verified your concern was valid. I exited and confirmed the correct drive was selected in BIOS, everything seemed fine. After a normal boot, I encountered a BSOD marked CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED, which then forced a reboot. The screen displayed after pressing F1 showed me the recovery interface. I tried booting from the Win 10 DVD and using startup recovery, but it led back to the same issue. Some advice would be helpful here. I also attempted assigning a letter to the boot partition and fixing via fixboot, but that failed with an access denied error. Please let me know if I’m going in the wrong direction.
Also observed that the 'required' field is marked as 'No'. From my research, it usually indicates a positive setting. Could you clarify if this is intentional or needs adjustment?
Attempting to view or list system protect partitions consistently shows zero files, especially since Mine is disabled and the system starts normally. This behavior may be related to the EFI boot partition. Rebuilding it could resolve the issue. One suggestion is to remove the EFI partition entirely using only the C drive connected and then recreate the EFI boot partition—make sure you confirm it's the correct EFI partition first!