Windows 8.1, Boot from VHD, natively

Hi,
I used this procedure
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825691.aspx in order to be able to boot from VHDx.
I have a working VHD, booted into winpe, scratched my new Lenvos Yoga 11S (diskpart, clean), then attached the vhdx, was able to copy bootfiles via bcdboot w:\windows /s w: (w is virtual drive) but after reboot it says "default device missing or boot failed.
No os anymore at all :-(
This is my config
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4aqirkqn6qnrbgo/2014-11-17%2020.23.15.jpg?dl=0 please advise.
J.
Jan Hoedt

Hi,
"default device missing or boot failed"
It sounds like a issue with your BIOS configuration or boot drive.
1.Please see if you can enter the BIOS configuration and change the boot device order.
2.Some one fixes this issue for a Lenovo system by changing the boot mode to "Legacy", please see if it fits your situation
You can find similiar issue in the links below:
http://blog.vtechsquad.com/2014/01/02/how-to-fix-default-boot-device-missing-or-boot-failed-error-in-windows-8/
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Essential/Default-Boot-Device-Missing-or-Boot-Failed/td-p/1378491
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Windows-based-Tablets-and/Yoga-2-Pro-Boot-errors/td-p/1665397
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