Windows 10 will not boot. Recovery environment will not recover. Drive - Microsoft Community

my dell pc running windows 10 has stopped booting. goes recovery environment after attempting boot. have tried startup repair , system restore without success. cannot boot safe mode. after starting command prompt, found drive windows on d: , second drive c: - drive letters have swapped.

i have followed article:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/windows-10-now-wont-boot-wont-recover-wont-reset/7ceafab1-f5fe-420a-8b73-aff6a3cd79bb

i have run chkdsk with /r /x. did find load of bad sectors on windows drive, said had corrected them.

i have tried bootrec /fixmbr and bootrec /fixboot. both completed without , further comments.

when running bootrec /scanos it completes, not find windows installations. same bootrec /rebuildbcd.

i have tried changing drive letters diskpart. works fine , drive letters correct until pc rebooted. reverts c: , d: swapped.

i have tried changing drive letters regedit , regedt32, still cannot boot windows.

i did not want reset pc, seems last hope. @ loss else can try. suggestions great.

hi alexander,

to concern windows 10 not booting , other issues, may refer helpful troubleshooting stated in link posted andre da costa mvp. begin troubleshooting, may click link provided below.

how to: custom installation of windows.

note:

before proceeding, advisable files avoid data loss , inconvenience. click next link steps on how can data.

back , restore files.

please let know result of troubleshooting procedure further assist you.

regards.

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