If you are facing this error, then chances are you may have installed new hardware or software which is causing the issue. Sometimes installing the latest Windows updates seems to cause this issue but you can’t be sure until you troubleshoot the issue. Now as far as software problems are concerned, these might be the possible reasons as to
why you are facing this error:
- Corrupted BCD information
- System File is damaged.
- Loose or faulty SATA/IDE Cable
- Conflicting 3rd party software
- Kokoana-hloko kapa malware
The error which you will get after a reboot will be:
Phoso: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might have caused the issue after you install Windows Updates
The main problem is that you won’t boot into Windows and you will be stuck at this error message screen. In short, you will be inside a reboot loop as every time you restart your PC you will again face the same error message until you fix the issue. So without wasting any time let’s see how actually to Fix “Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause” with the below-listed troubleshooting steps.
Fix Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.
Mokhoa oa 1: Matha ho qala / ho lokisa ka ho iketsa
1. Kenya konopo ea Windows 10 ho kenya DVD ea bootable kapa Recovery Disc ebe o qala PC ea hau hape.
2. Ha u khothalletsoa ho Tobetsa konopo efe kapa efe ho qala ho tsoa ho CD kapa DVD, tobetsa konopo efe kapa efe Ho tsoela pele.
3. Khetha lipuo tseo u li ratang, ebe o tobetsa E latelang. Tobetsa Lokisa khomphuta ya hao ka tlase-le letšehali.
4. Ho khetha skrine ea khetho, tobetsa Troubleshoot.
5. Ho Troubleshoot skrineng, tobetsa ea E tsoetseng pele kgetho.
6. Ho Advanced dikgetho skrineng, tobetsa Tokiso ea Boiketsetso kapa Tokiso ea ho Qala.
7. Ema ho fihlela Litokiso tsa Windows Automatic/Startup li felile.
8. Qala bocha 'me u atlehile Lokisa Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause, haeba ho se joalo, tsoela pele.
Hape Bala: Mokhoa oa ho lokisa Othomathiki ha o khone ho lokisa komporo ea hau.
Method 2: Boot into Last Known Good Configuration
Before going any further let’s discuss how to Enable Legacy Advanced Boot Menu so that you can easily get Boot Options:
1. Restart your Windows 10.
2. As the system restarts enter into BIOS setup and configure your PC to boot from CD/DVD.
3. Kenya DVD ea ho kenya Windows 10 le ho qala PC ea hau bocha.
4. Ha o botsoa ho Tobetsa konopo efe kapa efe ho bulela CD kapa DVD, tobetsa konopo efe kapa efe ho tsoela pele.
5. Khetha faele ea hau likhetho tsa puo, ebe o tobetsa E latelang. Tobetsa Lokisa khomphuta ya hao ka tlase-le letšehali.
6. Ho khetha skrine ea khetho, tobetsa Troubleshoot.
7. Ho Troubleshoot skrineng, tobetsa ea E tsoetseng pele kgetho.
8. Ho Advanced dikgetho skrineng, tobetsa Laela kapele.
9. When the Command Prompt(CMD) open type C: le ho kena ho kena.
10. Joale thaepa taelo e latelang:
BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} BOOTMENUPOLICY LEGACY
11. 'Me otla kena ho Numella Legacy Advanced Boot Menu.
12. Close Command Prompt and back on the Choose an option screen, click Continue to restart Windows 10.
13. Finally, don’t forget to eject your Windows 10 installation DVD to get Boot options.
14. On the Boot Options screen, choose “Last Known Good Configuration (Advanced)."
Mokhoa oa 3: Etsa ho Khutlisa Sisteme
1. Kenya mecha ea phatlalatso ea ho kenya Windows kapa Recovery Drive/System Repair Disc ebe u khetha llikhetho tsa anguage, ebe o tobetsa E latelang
2. Tlanya Repair khomphuta ya hao ka tlase.
3. Joale, khetha Troubleshoot eaba Khetho e tsoetseng pele.
4. Qetellong, tobetsa "Mokhoa oa ho tsosolosa” ebe u latela litaelo tse skrineng ho phethela ho khutlisa.
5. Restart your PC to save changes and see if you can fix Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause error.
Mokhoa oa 4: Matha SFC le CHKDSK
1. Again go to command prompt using the method 1, click on command prompt in the Advanced options screen.
2. Ngola taelo e latelang ka cmd ebe o otla Enter ka mor'a e 'ngoe le e 'ngoe:
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c: /offwindir=c:windows chkdsk C: /f /r /x
Note: Make sure you use the drive letter where Windows is currently installed. Also in the above command C: is the drive on which we want to check disk, /f stands for a flag which chkdsk the permission to fix any errors associated with the drive, /r let chkdsk search for bad sectors and perform recovery and /x instructs the check disk to dismount the drive before beginning the process.
3. Exit the command prompt and restart your PC.
Method 5: Rebuild BCD configuration
1. Using above method open command prompt using Windows installation disk.
2. Now type the following commands one by one and hit enter after each one:
bootrec.exe /FixMbr bootrec.exe /FixBoot bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd
3. If the above command fails, then enter the following commands in cmd:
bcdedit /export C:BCD_Backup c: cd boot attrib bcd -s -h -r ren c:bootbcd bcd.old bootrec /RebuildBcd
4. Finally, exit the cmd and restart your Windows.
5. This method seems to Fix Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might cause the error, but if it doesn’t work for you, then continue.
Method 6: Set Correct Boot Order
1. When your computer starts (Before the boot screen or the error screen), repeatedly press Delete or F1 or F2 key (Depending upon your computer’s manufacturer) to kenya setupong sa BIOS.
2. Once you are in BIOS setup, select the Boot tab from the list of options.
3. Now make sure that the computer Hard disk kapa SSD is set as a top priority in the Boot order. If not, use up or down arrow keys to set hard disk at the top, which means the computer will first boot from it rather than any other source.
4. Finally, press F10 to save this change and exit.
Recommended:
Ke eona eo u nang le eona ka katleho Fix Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause, but if you still have any questions regarding this post, please ask them in the comment’s section.