Windows 10 automatic repair loop
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Hi Guys! Yesterday I encrypt my Windows 10 partition with VeryCrypt 1.19. Everything works fine! But today, no password input appears and Windows hangs in an auto-repair loop and no longer starts.
I used the "VeraCrypt rescue disk" and select the option "Restore VeraCrypt loader to boot menu". Now, the password input is back, but the message appears that I would have entered the wrong password. I have entered it several times, but no chance, my definitely correct password is not accepted anymore.
So I started the rescue disk again and choose "Decrypt OS" to decrypt my system partition. Here my password has worked! After that I choose "Remove VeraCrypt loader from boot menu". But Windows still doesn't start. Same message: automatic repair, but no success.
Next, I've tried the Windows 10 Troubleshooting tools "Startup Repair", but also no success. Then I entered the following in the input prompt:
- bootrec /fixmbr
- bootrec /fixboot
- bootrec /scanos
- bootrec /rebuildbcd
But at "bootrec /scanos" I received this message:
Successfully scanned Windows installations.
Total identified Windows installations: 0
The operation completed successfully.
0 identified Windows installations? That's strange! So I tried DISKPART, here's the result:
Interesting is the term "RAW" at the Volume 0. Shouldn't be "NTFS" here? Perhaps the decryption did not work? And finally, a screenshot of BCDEDIT:
Does anyone have an idea how I could repair Windows?
Thank you very much!
Sucess!
Very easy solution: chkdsk /f c:
First, I've boot the PC with WinPE (http://sergeistrelec.ru/winpe_10_8/103-winpe-10-8-sergei-strelec-x86-x64-native-x86-20170504-english-version.html), so I've got a lot of tools to analyse.
But at the end, this Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDVBkPGZUSM gaves me the hint with "chkdsk /f c:". It was not neccessary to change the permissions.
Hi TiloF - I have the same problem that you had, it seems. I managed to get the password prompt to show, it accepts my password, but it still loops. In command prompt, I cannot use chkdsk as it doesn't work with a drive it recognises as RAW. How could you use chkdsk if your drive was also RAW?