How to Fix Inaccessible Boot Device Error in Windows 11

How to troubleshoot BSOD Inaccessible Boot Device Error in Windows 10
Blue Screen of Death errors can be caused by problematic software or by faulty hardware.
It’s common for all BSoD errors to crash Windows 11 and restart your computer in order to prevent damage.
Since these types of errors can be rather serious, today we’re going to show you how to fix INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE error.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE errors are often hard to diagnose because many problems could cause them. They usually result in a Blue Screen of Death that doesn't go away until you address the issue.
It often appears after you've made a recent change to the computer, whether software or hardware. You could also see it during a Windows installation. It usually triggers an automatic reboot and maybe even an automatic repair attempt by Windows.
The message that precedes the error often looks like this:
Your PC ran into a problem that it couldn't handle, and now it needs to restart.
This troubleshooting guide works on Windows 10, windows 11 windows 7, windows 8, OS and desktops, laptops, tables and computers manufactured by the following brands: , Dell, HP, Alienware, MSI, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo, razer, huawei, dynabook, asus among others.

[@edgebrookband]

Said c:\boot can’t be found. Everything worked to that point. Exited out of CMD prompt, rebooted and it WORKED! Booted into Windows finally! Thank you SO MUCH!!!

[@lakshmanedits1224]

Can we skip this step ?

[@CG_CURSED]

I Think so

[@wjmiles]

When type "attrib c:\boot\bcd -h -r -s " I get the message "path not found - C:\boot"

[@bostonchiu4007]

Me too

[@Viki37L]

Same

[@MarioCosta86]

Same here :(

[@여리_Yeol2]

same

[@ATGalaxy94]

Me too

[@tommycanvas]

Per DicerX: What worked for me was to go in the troubleshoot menu>Startup in safe mode>you log in to Windows, as usual,> restart from there and done! This shit won't work, so don't waste your time. These instructions saved my life!

[@SreelekshmanSreekumar]

Bro that actually worked! Thanks a lot..

[@six12]

+1

[@gen210]

restart after login in safe mode solved the issue, no need to do any of these steps.

[@manavchowdhury1337]

Yes I can confirm this is the easiest step that actually works.

[@areebsafwatalam8954]

This worked 100% Thanks for getting rid of the hassle

[@timothywilliam1683]

It says the c:/boot path can’t be found

[@qu2alude514]

same

[@snapfire3711]

same here

[@tarkmenguc8031]

Sameee

[@talebann8717]

Use d instead of c

[@JensOstrom]

Same

[@aleccrete8200]

Won't let me get passed the attrib c:\boot\bcd -h -r -s part

[@randomcontent3905]

To anyone that is stuck to c:\boot bla bla not found, try and select shut down, it worked for me

[@JensOstrom]

Not for me. 😢

[@jiggsle]

I got that problem after I updated to Windows 11. I used my Windows 10 usb installer and repair the start up. It works for me. I hope it fix it and will never occur again. I upgrade to Windows 11 with unsupported hardwares.

[@maxima1202]

This is for older builds of win 10. Very little of it applies to win 11

[@saivamshi5853]

How to apply for windows 11

[@That.Capricorn]

Have you found any solutions?

[@DicerX]

This shit won't work. What worked for me was to go in the troubleshoot menu>Startup in safe mode>you log in to Windows, as usual,> restart from there and done! This shit won't work, so don't waste your time.

[@tommycanvas]

You are the best!!!!! This worked in two seconds

[@ario984]

This worked for me! THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@weston1730]

Thank you so much

[@umairzahid6346]

Thanks bro. Worked 😍😍😍

[@adyfadhly]

Thanks bro,worked 100%

[@battlefield4videos851]

Thank you... Fist computer with this problem, i go to pro repair who format it… And i try with another computer with your help, and it starts good after your repair… First time i find your solution… You are very good and the best !!! Very Very thank you my friend !!! Top great help !!! I'm so happy!

[@PumixVN]

“Patch not found - C:\boot” when attrib… Anyone meet this?

[@fratsevinchan7177]

yes

[@ganjamangaaiaaai9396]

Same

[@andreaferruggia3386]

Same..

[@nytr0sgam1ng50]

Same

[@zulfikarahmad3684]

same

[@TyTyTygerguy]

Omg thank so much i restarted my computer at least 100 worked for me first try thanks so much 😃

[@fxlomarlatexfurr]

what to do please tell me I have the same problem but the automatic recovery diagnostics does not turn on and so it does not work every 3 times and constantly (there are no flash drives for recovery)

[@aqeray]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU SAVED MY LAPTOP 😭😭

[@Dovah_Slayer]

It says path c:\boot not found I'll just go back to an earlier system restore point but thanks for trying to help

[@PrinceSanchez]

Mine too.. It said boot not found

[@nailaramjohn4109]

Same. I'm stuck on that part

[@paris6817]

You mostly likely have this file in a different volume letter. Try D instead of C, that should be the solution.

[@Dovah_Slayer]

@@paris6817 i just sent it to a professional its clear i have no idea what i'm doing

[@FreedomOfSpeech107]

What do I do if c:\boot is path not found?

[@nyj4709]

Same to my 😪😓

[@paris6817]

You mostly likely have this file in a different volume letter. Try D instead of C, that should be the solution.

[@dexstex]

C:\Windows\boot not just C:\boot

[@CustardCream22]

Mine doesn’t do the diagnosing. It’s tries to start an automatic repair then goes to a blank screen with mouse cursor. But nothing changes after that. I left it for an hour.

[@Cloudxxx23]

After I've updated its drivers using driver booster I have now this issue.

[@NathanKura]

@@Cloudxxx23 me too did you fix it somehow?

[@Cloudxxx23]

@@NathanKura I did the system restore

[@MW-wm8hb]

@@Cloudxxx23 exactly the same here. What a madness. I can’t even go into Windows anymore even after clear instalation…

[@iagamingyt918]

​@@Cloudxxx23 same here, did you find any other solutions except for windows restore point?

[@dradonie]

c:\boot\bcd bcd.old "The system cannot find the file specified"

[@saivamshi5853]

How to resolve this issue bcz my pc facing same problem

[@StorminNorvin]

This is for MBR, not for UEFI. Most of this videos on KZbin are for MBR and won't work for modern UEFI computers.

[@semaesinozdemir]

What can we do on modern PC? I m so upset. I dont want to lose my documents 😢

[@StorminNorvin]

@@semaesinozdemir Find a more up-to-date video and do backups when things are working.

[@jesseblocher7395]

Your video was the only helpful thing I could find. Everything online either didn't work or was some BS click bait article talking about inaccessible boot loads but not how to solve the issue

[@uralus]

If this doesn’t help sometimes just forcing Windows to start in Safe Mode can fix booting problems.

[@mahuubao]

deactivate or dissable vmd-controller in BIOS after BIOS-Update ...

[@kikolandzik]

thank you so much😊

[@drheat167]

Not works at win11. C:\boot not found

[@1000angas]

the automathic repear page doesn’t appear

[@halfhuxnwlqhxni816]

did you find a solution?

[@1000angas]

@@halfhuxnwlqhxni816 nope haha had to get it wiped

[@zorro0766]

Path not found on after c: \boot\bcd -h -r

[@prasannapanchumarthi1392]

Bro how u fixed it

[@prasannapanchumarthi1392]

I trying to solve this from 1hr please help me bro

[@worktech8997]

I've clone my HD to an SSD and got this issue. cmd lines worked for me thanks (win11 fixed )

[@walsh6925]

How do I fix if it says path not found - c:\boot?

[@tfds7780]

I have the same problem

[@JuanMalfoy]

Same

[@shaishavdesai]

Bro is it resolved?

[@Cloudxxx23]

Hi. When hit enter after attrib c:\boot\bcd -h -r -s it says path not found. Any help pls?

[@BriceKoua-11-11]

Same for me just now😭

[@wawn8821]

@@BriceKoua-11-11Were u able to fix?

[@desauce77]

Can't get the first step to work

[@JohnBrown-lj2br]

Same

[@kswan2234]

Same

[@dublinhomes1951]

I installed in Parallels Desktop 17 with Windows 11 ARMS. It worked for sometime until some installation started giving this error and won't boot up. I deleted the vm and reinstalled everything, and this started happening again after spending all day. I give up. Microsoft does not have a fix for this issue?

[@ashishkumar-px5dh]

Preparing automatic repair comes and it remains for 1-2 hr

[@buatyp9014]

HELLO , i cant get to automatic repair screen, stuck at the blue screen with inaccsible boot device warning , how can i fix it ?

[@GHOSTsq]

I need to go under the control panel. Because I need to unlock my bitlocker drive encryption. Do you have any advice

[@umutenes5951]

Thanks man now I don't see error because my pc doesn't work anymore

[@bartex105]

Is it because of commands? Or it didn't help?

[@FPTrades]

I can’t get to the blue screen , it repeats “device ran into problem and needs to restart” I left it for 3 hours and still

[@JohnBrown-lj2br]

Same dude, got any advice

[@FPTrades]

@@JohnBrown-lj2br you might’ve deleted windows by accident, that’s what happened to me. I got to the blue screen by spamming f11 or f10.. can’t remember but after that I had a usb with windows on it and installed it.

[@JohnBrown-lj2br]

@@FPTrades oh okay. Thanks a lot 😁

[@HarshRaj-ev5wz]

Thanks ,it was very helpful

[@mainmandan2000]

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ if this didn’t work, try system restore. That’s what worked for me.

[@isowmosi]

'A device which does not exist was specified ' shows while bootrec /fixmbr

[@Gamers-vc9yp]

yes.. same here.. how did you fixed it?

[@marja6136]

Can't complete the commands. The video says complete. Mine does not.

[@Karioz22]

No me acepta el comando attrib desde ahí no me acepta el comando y no pasó de eso, ayuda

[@balazsbanyai1998]

For me there is no attrib c:\boot\bcd -h -r -s. It sais path not found. I tried everything. Nothing works for me

[@NathanKura]

Ik me too

[@rachelwilliams6740]

When I go into command prompt it don't load my account up at all just says windows system32> but I don't know what to type after that?

[@michaelfrymus]

Have a new laptop, installed additional storage SSD, it's compatible. But now it won't boot. Need to change boot drive, but can't get it

[@quinn3333]

Path not found

[@mauriziopucci4702]

Dear TechFix, unfortunately I'm stuck on the "cannot find path c:\boot" screen because it doesn't exist, how can I do it? Even trying system restore doesn't work. 😭😭 Can you help me? Best regards.

[@souravarefin804]

Did you find any solution?

[@JensOstrom]

Did you fix it?

[@SpazzAFNF]

@@JensOstromdid you fix it

[@雷電タイガー]

thanks! great work!

[@jonanddy]

I can’t get the automatic repair screen it’ll just keep looping

[@kyitzz]

Same, did you find a way to fix it?

[@jonanddy]

@@kyitzz Yeah, I had to download Windows onto a flash drive using my other laptop. I plugged it in, turned on the laptop, pressed the hot-keys to get to BIOS, I chose the flash drive option and it just re-installed Windows from my flash drive

[@jonanddy]

@@kyitzz I was pressing the wrong hot keys at first, Microsoft has several different hot keys for different devices for some reason

[@kyitzz]

@@jonanddy thank you! I’ll try it out later (:

[@jonanddy]

@@kyitzz just be careful bc I did a fresh installation, if you want your files you should try the repair option. I was fine resetting the laptop, but there should also be a repair option in BIOS once you press the *correct* hot-keys to get you thete

[@mahuubao]

When you have access to your hdd-drive ... if not ???

[@saren6538]

Hi I can’t even get this far… I turn on the laptop and Alienware logo comes up then after a few seconds blue screen : stop code inaccessible boot device and restarts and same again .. I tried the power on off cycle and it doesn’t work

[@kemmy_lamar1863]

I also tried that too but mine is not working😪😪. If you've found a solution yet, please let me know.

[@trebor9586]

c:\boot cannot be found on my windows 11 computer

[@hoober6344]

Ok but what if it dosent even show that, my error I believe is a really rare one because there is nothing to support it or help me fix it. It's called B1InitalizeLibrary failed 0xc0000001

[@BriceKoua-11-11]

I was blocked on the bcd -h -r -s part.. T-T

[@xbudspencer]

I tried the first and the second, then i jumped directly on the 4th, system restore who is more possible to fix the problem

[@xbudspencer]

Sad story it doesn't work

[@aphinuntphe3170]

I can’t get the startup repair

[@pawelo5769]

I recomend enableing intel rapid storage system helped me

[@ashishparmar3468]

Is there any data loss from any drive?

[@itsmylife4048]

Before trying anything like this, as usual, backup all data to an external ssd or hard drive…

[@gokul_gk_4]

2:46 path not found - c:\boot tried d both didnt work. Anything else

[@SpazzAFNF]

Did you find a solution

[@Lemur_225]

Same here

[@latadedoyin2619]

Thanks a lot, you are a life saver

[@purple8701]

the requested system device cannot be found

[@jitterrypokery1526]

Automatic repair is not working, it just stays stuck

[@MrTe450-Hayabusa-No-Limits]

Mine to

[@JesusIsMuslimJustFollowHim]

Access is denied when typing bootrec /fixboot I have GPT SSD btw

[@b.k.6736]

It actually says what to do when you have this access denied mesaage

[@efekanuzunoglu3949]

The store expert operation has faild

[@cyro4358]

my keyboard cant do a backslash😭

[@abhineetshandilya3323]

Attrib c:\boot\bcd -h-r-s showing path not found

[@SpazzAFNF]

Did you find a solution

[@One-kf9er]

Fix boot denied again after trying nt60 sys

[@ganjamangaaiaaai9396]

Only system restore works but not for long. On the next reboot. Still the same problem

[@statzstylz6492]

C:\boot path not found dude please reply!!!!

[@visibleworld-ql1df]

Thank you so much you save my life 🙏😭

[@houssem25000]

C:\boot There is no result?!

[@adonayberouk443]

I get path not found -c:\boot when i type attrib .............

[@abishekravichandran9878]

bro I get same problem. is your pc fixed

[@nafis.2jzgmailcom]

I stucked in ren c:\ command

[@SANT1I.11]

Same

[@csarorva]

Thank you

[@claw-]

Thank you soooooooooooooooo much

[@kindestlove]

Thank you so much 😭😭😭

[@lunaelriku]

Thank youuuuu😢...

[@sudoaptinstallmy-life989]

Thanks

[@roshanmadushanka6161]

Not working...layer fk..😠😠

[@drsudhakarant]

Thanks bro it worked

[@Manucelus]

No se puede.

[@haku4637]

It says path not found - C:\boot what should i do

[@Keimerek]

me too

[@paris6817]

You mostly likely have this file in a different volume letter. Try D instead of C, that should be the solution.

[@DarKcehy]

Yok kral olmadı c yi bulmuyor

[@ronaldsinarta2166]

Works thanks

[@TrucThanh-vy5ji]

Hhu thank you very much

[@truongthanhgiau9855]

many thanks!

[@theviyoung]

Path not found - c:\boot

[@chuongpham8759]

tui cũng bị như vậy nè

[@theviyoung]

@@chuongpham8759 Hồi chiều để máy cài Visual Studio 2022 preview, vào là bị vậy luôn. Khắc phục không được nên reset lại luôn. Reset lại thì không có mạng mặc dù báo là đã kết nối. Làm đủ kiểu: gỡ bỏ driver mạng cài driver theo main, gõ lệnh, dùng troubleshoot, đặt ip tĩnh,... vẫn không được nên cài lại win 10 luôn sài cho chắc ăn

[@theviyoung]

@@chuongpham8759 Mà bác xử lý được chưa?

[@chuongpham8759]

@@theviyoung Tui cài lại Windows 10 luôn rồi

[@theviyoung]

@@chuongpham8759 vậy đi cho chắc. Chờ tới khi nào chính thức rồi lên luôn

[@ashishparmar3468]

Is there data loss from any drive?

[@theohm40]

Many thanks, so much helpful for mine.