After trying to bootrec/rebuildbcd I find that there are 'Total identified Windows installations: 0' Also I will get either a Bad system config info blue screen.
You can still recover registry files from a Shadow Copy. Total identified Windows installations: 0' BootRec /RebuildBcd - I get the message 'Total identified Windows installations: 0'.
NOTE - Looks like since Windows 10 version 1803, Microsoft are no longer creating a backup in Regback. The laptop rebooted with no bootrec tweaking needed. Tip: System Restore can only be used to recover Windows system files, programs, and registry settings installed on your system.
Use this option when there are Windows Vista or Windows 7 installations that the Boot Manager menu does not list. If you encounter bootrec rebuildbcd total identified Windows installations 0 issue, just try System Restore to restore your PC.
Then copy the replacement files from the Regback subfolder where there is a recent backup. This article talks about how to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows RE to troubleshoot and repair the following items in Windows Vista or Windows 7: A master boot record (MBR) A boot sector. In the end the fix was from the command prompt option, but we had to go into C:\Windows\System32\Config and rename the registry files (Default, Sam, Security, Software, System), eg.
The error reported was Total identified Windows Installations: 0 Then fix the boot table using the bootrec command - often a chkdsk followed by deleting/renaming the existing Boot folder, then running bootrec /fixmbr, then bootrec /fixboot, and bootrec /rebuildbcd, will do the job.
Total identified Windows installations: 1 1 C:Windows Add installation to boot list YesFrom there you can fix the drive letter order if its got changed, remove unnecesary drive letters. Hopefully everything is ok and we get something like this: Successfully scanned Windows installations. The usual fix under those circumstances is to go into advanced options, choose command prompt, then load Diskpart.