WINDOWS 8.0/8.1 Won't Boot/'Drive Locked' ? - Before doing anything drastic (like format and re-install...

Beg or borrow a WINDOWS 7 INSTALLATION DISK to recover Boot Entry/ies
Loads quicker than WIN 8 DVD and repairs (quick) whereas WIN 8 [PRO/RP/CP & 8.1 PRE]
never have in 18 months of tryouts (have multiboot installations)
Try it out, won't make things worse - Windows 7 Installation DVD

@iceblue678
You certainly can, but if you're running Windows 8 or 8.1, you already have a DVD/USB
Installation device.
However, if something goes wrong, and Windows won't boot, the WINDOWS 7 DVD
could be your first port of call
It may avoid having to format (optional) and reinstall, thus losing your settings and Applications
AND Data
Don't really understand the point you're making just as you don't seem to understand the post
May have expressed it badly, for which apologies...

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