Windows 10 boot error

john925

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So I started my computer up this morning and ran into a bootmgr is missing error. I tinkered with it for a while till it went away, but I ran into an OS is not installed error. I tried all the system restore and backup restore options to no avail on both my windows 7 disk, and a Windows 10 USB drive. I managed to boot into windows but only through the flash drive. If I change my boot order to go directly through the hard drive, I get the same OS missing error. Anyone have a similar issue or can shed some light on a possible fix?

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BonzaiDuck

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My crisis was not so severe. I'm curious to ask if you'd installed the October Windows Updates, which borked my own dual-boot Win7/Win10 configuration. It was somehow the interaction of those updates and my AV program -- Kaspersky 2016.

Have you tried using the original Windows install disk to repair one of the OS installations? For me, I was lucky for having nightly backup to my server. The "bare-metal" restore capabilities have saved my ass at least a handful of times.
 

john925

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My crisis was not so severe. I'm curious to ask if you'd installed the October Windows Updates, which borked my own dual-boot Win7/Win10 configuration. It was somehow the interaction of those updates and my AV program -- Kaspersky 2016.

Have you tried using the original Windows install disk to repair one of the OS installations? For me, I was lucky for having nightly backup to my server. The "bare-metal" restore capabilities have saved my ass at least a handful of times.
It's not a dual boot system. I originally installed Windows 7 from the disc I have and upgraded to Windows 10. I'm pretty sure I have the new update since it says everything is up to date. If I can manage to get windows to read my flash drive as a USB or something, I want to reinstall or try to repair it. I'm not sure exactly what happened to cause this problem

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Elixer

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How many drives do you have connected to the system?
That message means it can't find a boot device anymore, which usually means corruption of the boot sector, or malware/virus.

You should be able to repair the boot sector of the device, assuming the device is still working OK.
 

john925

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How many drives do you have connected to the system?
That message means it can't find a boot device anymore, which usually means corruption of the boot sector, or malware/virus.

You should be able to repair the boot sector of the device, assuming the device is still working OK.
I only have one hhd and now a bootable flash drive.

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john925

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Ok so I tried using easybcd and it apparently worked. Only now when I go into my UEFI settings, I have Windows Boot Manager in my boot priorities. Should I just leave it like that or is there a way to move it to a proper place?

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Here's the boot order

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VirtualLarry

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Windows Boot Manager should be the first item listed, when booting an installed UEFI copy of Windows.