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
- Virusi au zisizo
The error which you will get after a reboot will be:
kosa: 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.
Method 1: Run Startup/Automatic Repair
1. Ingiza DVD ya usakinishaji wa Windows 10 au Diski ya Urejeshaji na kuanzisha upya PC yako.
2. Unapoulizwa Bonyeza kitufe chochote ili kuwasha kutoka kwa CD au DVD, bonyeza kitufe chochote kuendelea.
3. Chagua mapendeleo yako ya lugha, na ubofye Inayofuata. Bofya Rekebisha kompyuta yako chini kushoto.
4. Kwenye chagua skrini ya chaguo, bofya Changamoto.
5. Kwenye skrini ya Kutatua matatizo, bofya Chaguo la juu.
6. Kwenye skrini ya Chaguo za Juu, bofya Urekebishaji wa Kiotomatiki au Urekebishaji wa Kuanzisha.
7. Wait till the Windows Automatic/Startup Repairs complete.
8. Anzisha upya na umefanikiwa Fix Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause, ikiwa sivyo, endelea.
Pia Soma: Jinsi ya kurekebisha Urekebishaji Kiotomatiki haikuweza kukarabati Kompyuta yako.
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. Ingiza DVD ya usakinishaji wa Windows 10 na uanze upya Kompyuta yako.
4. Unapoombwa Bonyeza kitufe chochote ili kuwasha kutoka kwa CD au DVD, bonyeza kitufe chochote ili kuendelea.
5. Chagua yako upendeleo wa lugha, na bonyeza Ijayo. Bofya Rekebisha kompyuta yako chini kushoto.
6. Kwenye chagua skrini ya chaguo, bofya troubleshoot.
7. Kwenye skrini ya Kutatua matatizo, bofya Chaguo la juu.
8. Kwenye skrini ya Chaguo za Kina, bofya Amri ya haraka.
9. When the Command Prompt(CMD) open type C: na uingize kuingia.
10. Sasa chapa amri ifuatayo:
BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} URITHI WA BOOTMENUPOLICY
11. Na gonga kuingia kwa Washa Menyu ya Hali ya Juu ya Kuwasha Urithi.
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)."
Njia ya 3: Fanya Marejesho ya Mfumo
1. Weka kwenye vyombo vya habari vya usakinishaji wa Windows au Hifadhi ya Urejeshaji/ Diski ya Urekebishaji wa Mfumo na uchague l yakomapendeleo ya anguage, na ubofye Ijayo
2. Bonyeza kukarabati kompyuta yako chini.
3. Sasa, chagua troubleshoot na kisha Chaguzi za Juu.
4. Hatimaye, bofya "Mfumo wa Kurejesha” na ufuate maagizo kwenye skrini ili kukamilisha urejeshaji.
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.
Njia ya 4: Endesha SFC na CHKDSK
1. Again go to command prompt using the method 1, click on command prompt in the Advanced options screen.
2. Andika amri ifuatayo katika cmd na ugonge ingiza baada ya kila moja:
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 /hamisha nje 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.
Njia ya 6: Weka Agizo Sahihi la Boot
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 ingiza usanidi wa BIOS.
2. Once you are in BIOS setup, select the Boot tab from the list of options.
3. Now make sure that the computer Diski ngumu au 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.
Ilipendekeza:
Hiyo ndiyo umefanikiwa 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.