Native Boot VHD Winload.efi Issue

I get a "corrupt or missing" winload.efi error (0xc000000e) when the machine first boots. I then hit the ESC key, select F9 (boot device options), then select either my Windows 10TP or my VHD (also W10TP). It then boots.
I have an HP Pavilion 15, with AMD 10, 12 GB RAM, VHD is in a directory on a 2nd drive.
BIOS settings are set to UEFI enabled, SecureBoot disabled. (I've swapped this back and forth and still the same.)
I've tried setting the VHD as default, nothing.
I've tried to fix it using suggestions from other OS threads, including repairing the boot and it finds nothing.

Hi IslandCoder,
The way I used is almost same with you, see picture above, I create the VHD file (about 20G size), and use command to apply the wim file to VHD:
DISM/Apply-Image /ImageFile:<image_file> /index<index_number> /ApplyDir:<image_path> command.
When it is finished, use bcdboot command to create a boot entry for this VHD device.
Use the BCDboot tool to copy common system partition files and to initialize boot configuration data:
C:\Windows\System32\bcdboot C:\Windows
If the key steps are OK, there should be no other problem. I have tested about three times with Windows 10 Technical Preview.
Alex Zhao
TechNet Community Support

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rescan
exit
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to know how to access a VHDX and since Windows 7 predates VHDX, I suspect
it can't be done.
Once the Windows 8 boot loader passes the running off to Windows 7, it's
got to have a driver to access the disk, and it doesn't.
It's basically the same problem as trying to dual boot Windows XP in a
VHD...
Bob Comer Microsoft MVP -- Hyper-V

Flex 15D errored within an hour of purchase with winload.efi

I unboxed my new Flex 15D an hour ago, very pleased with it, until it rebooted to install windows 8.1 updates.
When it rebooted I ended up at a blue screen saying that the file \windows\system32\winload.efi is missing.
Enter just loops back to the error, F8 flashes the screen and takes me back to the error.
Can anyone help?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I would do a few things.
1. Go into the bios and enable legacy mode + disable safe boot
2. If that fails, use a windows 8.1 DVD image to "repair startup" (part of the advance options, before installation proceeds).
3. If that fails, then use the OKR system and try to update to Windows 8.1 again, before you load your personal files/programs. Since you got 1 hour run-time on it, I doubt you have much on the laptop. Hence, this might be your best and quickest option.
4. Or you can wait for a Lenovo Support Specialist to respond. lmao ,,,, They might have something better than the above lol.

Winload.efi

Please upload "winload.efi" for L855-S5366. This is loacated in C:/windows/system32. My laptop after booting says, computer needs to be repaired and a file ie C:/windows/system32/winload.efi is missing or corrupted. I dont have recovery media and not in position to get it from Toshiba.
Thanks in advance

Tried to look for that file with the link given by you but wont find... please guide how to download that file.
Forget about that file. It's a red herring.
my laptop boots with Toshiba logo and after that it gives that error page.
So Windows does not start? You neglected to tell us that.
This all happened when I tried to partition my C drive with Easeus partition master. ... Am newbie
Now I'm beginning to understand. You fooled around with a partition manager - in spite of the fact that you're a newbie.
Your best bet is to restore the hard disk to its original out-of-the-box contents using Toshiba recovery media. See the section Recovering the Internal Storage Drive, which begins on p. 54 of the User's Guide.
Satellite/Satellite Pro C800/L800/S800 Series User’s Guide
I take it you did not create recovery media. Why do you say you are not in position to obtain it from Toshiba?
-Jerry

Try to reset to factory settings/missing file"windows\system32\winload.efi

I have Toshiba Serial #XXXXXXXXX, model P75-A7200
Bought it brandnew at best buy almost a year ago. I did not make any recovery disc's or flash drive.
It is getting slow and someother minor issues while on internet, so I want to do a Full Reset to facory settings. I have tried the Refresh option and the Reset option. Both come back with error message ;oxc0000001, missing file: Windows\system32\winload.efi
So how do I fix this since I didnt make a recovery or start up discs? I can reboot the computer just fine, I just cant do a computer reset.
I am running Windows 8.1, came installed with windows 8, I upgrade to 8.1 shortly after I bought it.
[Moderator edit to remove serial number.]

Satellite P75-A7200
I didnt make a recovery or start up discs?
Obtain them from Toshiba. Scroll down to Get Recovery Media here. See the instructions in the section Restoring from recovery media, which begins on p. 60 of the User's Guide.
Satellite/Satellite Pro P70/P50/P40-A Series User’s Guide
Be sure to follow these instructions when you upgrade to Windows 8.1.
How to Update from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1
-Jerry

Z500 One Key Recovery Error Missing winload.efi

Hi, I want to format my laptop or make a recovery using one key recovery..after setup on desktop..it load recovery and start the recovery..during setup..it show error and cannot proceed the setup.Later it show error winload.efi missing error code 0xc000000f window couldn't load It give 3 suggestion either try again by press enterF8 for startup setting and esc for UEFI firmware setting All this cannot use except esc and it bring to bios..How can I fix the error and make a recovery again I need to use this laptop urgent

You need to create a recovery disk to fix the boot files. Google how. You would most likely need an empty usb and another windows 8 computer.

Boot Failed. EFI SCSI Device 1. Hyper-V Windows 2012 R2 Preview

Hello,
I am new to Hyper-V. I installed Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview on a physical server and installed Hyper-V role on it.
I am trying to install Windows 2008 R2 on Hyper-V as a guest OS.
From Hyper-V manager, I created a VM and supplied 2008 R2 ISO as a boot device.
Windows 2008 R2 ISO is bootable. I have used the same ISO on VMware and it works.
I connected the VM and powered on, but OS instalaltion doesn't start.
I get error " Boot Failed. EFI SCSI Device 1." Below is th screen capture.
How to fix this problem ?
How do I go to Hyper-v VM BIOS settings ?
How do I change the boot sequence for Hyper-V VM ?
Thanks ! Jayawardhane

I was getting the same error but with WINDOWS 2012 STD Edition.
My case: I was trying to use the existing WINDOWS 2012 VHDX with Generation 2 Virtual Machine, as I wanted to make use of 'Virtual Hard Disk Sharing' feature which is only supported on SCSI Controller. But during boot, it looked for UEFI code, whereas
I had created VHDX using BIOS boot partition. So I guess, In order to use 'VHD Sharing' feature, I have to convert boot partition to GPT which supports UEFI.
If I use the Generation 1 virtual machine, and then change the VHDX Controller from IDE to SCSI from settings, I see the option 'VHD Sharing' getting enabled, but unfortunately the Generation 1 BIOS does not have support for SCSI only IDE.

Error code: 0xc0000001 file: \windows\system32\winload.efi missing or contains errors

I have a new 2 month old(Aug 2014) hp eliteone 800 all in one computer running win 8.1 64bit. i have two 1 tb hard drives raid configuration. left computer on for an afternoon and when I came back it was off mysteriously. tried to turn on and it
attempted to repair and was never able to repair. hp sent a new windows 8 software to install, they said os was corrupt. installed three times now i get error code: 0xc0000001 file: \windows\system32\winload.efi missing or contains errors. hp said installation
disc probably corrupt and sent me another. installed twice with same result, error code: 0xc0000001 file: \windows\system32\winload.efi missing or contains errors. This began after the computer was just one month old and after i had placed 300-400
gb of my personal data from other computers on it. I need all of these files so can't just recover/delete all of the files on the computer, although i have read that that may be my only solution? If i do recover will the files still be on the second hard drive??
can you help with this problem?? thanks.

Hi Richard,
Did you try to repair or reinstall the system when you insert the new media?
Have you tried to carry out a system recovery, which will restore your system back to factory defaults and how was the result?
In addition, I suggest you use the new installation media to do a clean install(full format the old system).
How to perform a clean installation of Windows
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/clean-install
Note: If you have important personal data, remember to insert your drive into another computer to backup your personal data before you do any operation.
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

Winload.efi error 0xc0000001

OLA A TODOS
EL PROBLEMA ES QUE DESDE QUE ACTUALIZE MI WINDOWS 8 A WINDOWS 8.1 SE ME HIZO MAS LENTA LA COMPUTADORA, PROGRAMAS CORREN LENTO Y LA NAVEGACION EN EL INTERNET TAMBIEN ES LENTISIMA, COMPRE LA COMPUTADORA HACE COMO 2 MESES.
AHORA TRATO DE RESTAURARLA A SUS VALORES DE FABRICA PERO ME SALE UN ERROR QUE DICE
SU COMPUTADORA NECESITA SER REPARADA
ARCHIVO NO ENCONTRADO O DAÑADO
C/WINDOWS/SISTEM32/winload.efi
error 0xc0000001
Y NO PUEDO RESTAURARLA AYUDA POR FAVOR NO SE QUE HACER
TALVEZ SI ALGUIEN TENGA SU COMPUTADORA EN PERFECTO ESTADO Y PUEDA SUBIR ESTE ARCHIVO PARA REEMPLAZARLO
MI COMPU ES UNA TOSHIBA SATELLITE C45A NECESITO UNA SOLUCION AL PROBLEMA
Y NO TENGO UN DISCO EXTERNO DE RESTAURACION YA QUE LA COMPRE EN PANAMA Y ME LA TRAJO UNA AMIGA, NO SE QUE HACER AYUDA POR FAVOR

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Windows 8.1 - \windows\system32\winload.efi missing or corrupt Code: 0cx000000f

I have had my Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Touch 4th Gen i5 for 5 months now, and last week, lots of blue screen errors started appearing. Here is a list of the BSOD Errors I had DURING ONE DAY:
BAD_POOL_HEADER
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA
MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE
PFN_FILE_CORRUPT
BAD_POOL CALLER
ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY
Anyway, It worked fine this morning, but after I came back from lunch, It told me that my computer needed to be repaired, because the file \windows\system32\winload.efi was either missing or contained errors. I have 3 options on this screen which are:
"Press Enter to try again" - which does nothing
"Press F8 for Startup Settings" - which does nothing
"Press Esc for UEFI Firmware Settings" - which works and takes me to the "InsydeH2O Setup Utility"
What do I do to get my laptop working again??

Hi,
How about your problem now? According to your description, the only way except reinstall OS to fix your problem was create a system repair disc, USB drive is OK. Then connect to your computer to fix this problem.
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

Installing the Windows IoT insider preview on SD card when booting Windows 10 from VHD Native Boot

The setup instructions for the raspberry pi 2 mention that "you
will need to follow these instructions on a physical Windows machine (and not a VM) because you need access to the SD card reader."
Will this work if you boot Windows 10 natively from a VHD (like
this) or does the virtualization still get in the way?

If you insert the SD card and can see it in explorer or when you perform the diskpart command to list drives, then it should work, since in effect the VHD is the native OS at that point. If you don't see the card, then you'll have to perform a local
install.
Jonathan Tanner | Microsoft | Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview Support | This posting is provided 'as is' with no warranties and confers no rights.

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