TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

How to Fix Error Code 0xc0000098 in Windows 10/11/8/7 | Boot Configuration Data BCD File is Missing

Your PC/Device Need to be Repaired Followed by one of the followings details:
The boot configuration Data file doesn’t contain valid information data for an operating system.
File:BCD
Error code: 0xc0000098
OR
The boot Configuration Data for your PC is missing or contains errors.
File:BootBCD
Error code: 0xc000000f

Examples of other blue screen error codes that are related to BCD or Boot Configuration Data issues: error code: 0xc000014c, error code: 0xc00000bb, error code: 0xc0000034 and error code: 0xc0000001.

Example of other error messages that related to BCD:
Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart,
The Windows Boot Configuration Data file does not contain a valid OS entry in Windows 7, or The Boot Configuration Data file is missing some required information for an operating system in Windows 8.
Video Contents with used command lines:
1- How to boot into recovery mode with or without CD or DVD.
2- How to check health status of disks.
3. MAIN SOLUTION FOR ALL WINDOWS VERSIONS AND BOTH GPT AND MPR SYSTEMS:

The BCDBoot tool can fix boot issues in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008.

4.: the differences between GPT and MPR systems:
BCDEdit
In BIOS boot or MPR-based system, the boot manager called Bootmgr and its path is:
System Drive Bootmgr.
In GPT or UEFI-based system, the boot manager called Bootmgfw.efi and its path is:
EFIMicrosoftBootbootmgfw.efi.
The boot manager is stored in separated partition called System Reserved Partition for both GPT and MPR disks. This partition or volume usually have a FAT32 format.
Also the windows loader called winload.exe In MPR-based system or winload.efi file in GPT or UEFI-based system, however, the Windows NT OS Kernel is called ntoskrnl.exe in both GPT and MPR.
The path for both winload and kernel files is same which is:
SystemRootsystem32 folder.

blue screen of death windows 10/11
lenovo preparing automatic repair
your pc did not start correctly windows 10/11
lenovo automatic repair
windows 10 not starting up
how to fix blue screen of death windows 10
windows 10 automatic repair loop 2023

source

how to repair windows 7