How to Fix Error 0xc000021a in Windows 8 and 10

Hi,
I have the same problem. Tried the steps above but when I pushed F7 it brought be back to the BSOD. I even tried restarting in safe mode but that didn’t work. Any other ideas?

Hi, I can’t even get step 1 to work, i’m on win 10 and did a system restore when my machine tried to restart I got this error code and now it just keeps trying to restart as if it’s on a loop, any help gratefully accepted

Came across this problem after upgrading to win 10 from 8. And after a few more installations (office, printer, etc).
It first asked for Bit locker key and after entering the key it went into 0xc000021a loops.
Am trying different things mentioned online (sfc scan, command prompt> DISM move, reset, image recovery, manual booting).However no luck so far 🙁

Neither of the two proposed solutions work. I’ve tried everything I can think of and remain in the BSOD loop.

This worked for me. It occurred after I have had Win10 running fine since it was released five months ago. Then, AVG did an update, and that’s what screwed it up. By following the F7 technique above, I got mine working find again. Also, WIn10 was attempting to update at the same time as AVG, so that may have caused it. It is fine now. System Restore did nothing.

Hello, neither of the proposed solutions worked, I have even looked up on all other possible solutions but none of them seemed to work, even with command prompt, any better ideas anyone?

this helped me and was much more thorough https://www.winhelp.us/repa…

Hello, I have tried the first method. Unfortunately, it does not seem to work at all. Once I pressed f7 my pc restarted but the problem still remains.

Hello Kevin.. Running Windows 10. I have this error problem. I am thinking of loading Windows 7 from disc and then, try and load 10 again… Is this doable? Will the “problem Windows 10” allow this? Thanks for your help

#1 did not work 4 me. #2 resulted in “Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.”
Previously, I reset the PC. Then, I found where restoration is off by default(!), so turned it on. The next restart, it happened again, and the fourth (the oldest) restore worked. But, here we are again! As I’ve just moved, finding install discs is a PITA. Thanks a bunch, Microsoft…NOT!!!
Even worse: now there are no System Restore points, either. Not just about this “not ready for prime time” case, but Microsoft should spin off it’s OS division into a separate company, maybe their overall reliability as well as simplicity would both improve.

Windows is just a crap now.. It just turn bad alone..

How are we supposed to follow a link to run a scan on a PC that won’t boot

Hello, I am getting this same error code, the only thing that the computer will do is restart over and over, it will not allow me to get into anything else, restore mode will not come on either, it shows on the screen for a brief second, then the blue screen shows up again, and restarts. it will not even let me do anything with boot cd, its like its not even there.
please help

I am having this problem as well, and I own a Cyber Cafe. The problem is with my master computer and the only way of fixing it was to refresh/reboot. I have done this 4 times over the past month (very frustrating). On the last time, I used Method #1, which worked. My question is this….if my computer shuts off unexpectedly or I do a restart, this is when I get the error code. If I shut down, the computer is fine when I turn it back on. If I did Method #1, has the problem been permanently fixed? or will this error come up again upon a restart? (I’m afraid to try) Thank you.

I had this error come up about a month ago after accidentally hitting keys on my computer, but I was able to fix it with a system restore. All of a sudden, it happened again after what appears to have been a Windows update last night while in sleep mode. System restore won’t work, and neither will hitting F7 in the advanced options. I’m not sure what I need to do since I don’t have Windows 10 on backup. If I download it and re-install 10, will all of my files get deleted or will everything be okay?

So on trying this I just get the blue screen again saying it needs to restart after gathering error data. I’m being told now I will probably have to uninstall and reinstall losing files. Any other successes, I’ll be watching.

o have stucked 5 days with this problem of winload.efi error or error 0xc000021a and tried rapidly this solution without sucess, but today i did it step by step
1) re-start pressing shit button. (and Os selection show up)
2) using tab in second screen to select other options of boot
3) disabling driver signature.
4) my windows 10 start again.
5 ) im doing now an sfc/ scannow to check erros in admin mode.thanks . i have a Sony vaio without recovery working

I have the error 0xc00021a…. I can’t reset my pc, I can’t go back to a previous build, I cant do a system restore, I cant boot with disabled secure boot, I tried everything….I cant boot in safe mode …please help 🙁

At my last automatic updates with Win 10 I got a blue screen of death along with error. The killer was error 0xc000021A. After consulting a Pc nerd I was adviced to begin browsing and to search for a solution. At last I came on this page. In a minimum of time I got the device back on te rails again. The bug was fixed fast and well. Btw. at this same moment my mouse gave up, dead. I was mislead and confused by it , so I thought after the correction I had done wrong something but ….a new mouse showed me everything was OK. Tx Kevin for your support with this bothersome problem.

Even i got the same problem .I did all the steps as u said .Its restarting but again got the problem wat should i do ?

Even i got the same problem .I did all the steps as u said .Its restarting but again got the problem wat should i do ?

I tried both solutions but don’t work for me .. I’ve to install fresh copy of windows every day! What may be the problem?

I need help. Got the blue screen. (then before i checked here) i tried a system reset. Now it tried to back up files- it stopped and a screen came up that said files could not be read it left a screen that asked me to terminate???? I am a computer dummy, please help.

Hi. Is it normal that after preasing F7 the screen turned black and until now it’s black. Please help. My laptop is not turning on now after pressing F7.

i had tried both the method but it is still not working

What if my pc won’t turn on how do I fix this then?

How exactly do i do a complete reinstall – I’ve tried the above options and others and can’t get anything going – i downloaded the windows 10 to a disc I think but the computer wouldn’t boot from the disc – but then again – i’m clueless to some of the in depth details – any set of instructions on exactly how to do a complete clean reinstall? thanks

I have a Lenovo Laptop, Windows 10. I TRIED this fix but it still takes me back to the error screen. I also tried to do this but doing Safe mode with the Command Prompt so I can do the scan but it stills goes right back to error screen. PLEASE HELP.

Hiya. First off, thank you for providing detailed, concise info on how to deal with this problem.I’m trying to install my OS on a new laptop. For testing, the company put a temporary version of Win 10 on there and i’m trying to format the drive and install my own version on it.I’ve got an official, verified version of Win 10. When i tell the laptop to boot from the CD drive i get about 10 seconds of the buffering sign, followed by the BSOD and the message “Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart.” It then gets caught in a restart loop until i just let it go to the test version of Win.I tried restarting it with the driver signature enforcement disabled but i get the option to boot from the disk before it gives me a chance to disable that particular thing so i’m not sure how to disable that before attempting the install.I’ve also ran an SFC scan, although when i try to look at the .txt log for the scan it’s just an empty notepad file. And when i attempt to repair the corrupt system files i get the following:
“Error: 87
The online/cleanup-image/restorehealth option is unknown.
For more information, refer to the help by running DISM.exe/?.
The DISM log file can be found at C:WINDOWSLOGSDISMdism.log”However the second time i ran the SFC scan i got the message: “Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations”I then restarted and tried to install from the disc but got the bsod with the same error.Can you offer any advice on how to do clean install please? Kind of at my wits end with this.Thanks in advance

my keyboard doesnt seem to function and i am unable to select f7 from startup settings. pl require urgent help

neither enter key works which will take me back to os as listed. unable to do anything with the pc. data inside which is urgently reqd

when i go for sfc scan gives me a message system repair pending to go back restart and run sfc again. the keyboard works now and accepts text in command prompt. need to recover the system urgent. I tried to reinstall windows from installation CD but it doesnt go to the mode as keyboard now aagain doesnt respond. it responded only in command prompt. pl help

This information saved me!! Clear and easy to understand with the pictures of the steps! Thank you!

Still doesn’t help me:The problem goes like this:A
1.) Windows update runs automatically and without any ability to pick and choose what to update;
2.) Windows boots, dies on blue screen, saying error “0xc000021a”
3.) Computer restarts, then the troubleshooting options is taken, this is followed, and restart with driver signature disabled.
4.) Windows crashes again at boot. Blue screen, saying error “0xc000021a”B
1.) I now use system restore instead from trouble shooting.
2.) System restore works, and it was back before the auto updates are installed
3.) but since it’s windows forces auto updates and installs all updates without you having the ability to pick and choose – it installs the same thing that crashed the laptop in the first place.
4.) After enjoying the short life of your OS, you restart, to find windows is auto updating again.
5.) Windows boots, dies on blue screen, saying error “0xc000021a”
6.) Repeat B.1 and loop this process.

Will the first solution delete all files or kep them?

ok…. i read various methods and solution to start my pc from solutions provided by you
and i tried all of them
1) restarting pc is not helping, then
2) troubleshooting via restore point is not working (system restore is completed to 100% and when it restart the PC, it leads to same error)
3) i have system recovery but it’s not working
4) system reset is also not successful
5) i got your suggestion to change startup setting and i tried one after another, all the option’s from F1 to F10 but all in vain
6) last option was cmd, but sfc/scannow leads to (when i go for sfc scan gives me a message system repair pending to go back restart and run sfc again) errornow i left with the option of fresh installation of windows but the problem is that, i had a bootable disk of genuine windows 7 which i upgraded to windows 10 and now i don’t have any bootable disk of win 10 and windows 7 cd is not working over win 10
plz suggest some solution.thanks in advace

If I boot my pc will be deleted all my fies.

After doing all the steps it is still loading the blue screen. Please help

Just thank you!

I used to reset my PC and it’s okay. However, it still appear the blue screen of death again and again & i didnt see any advance option. Please help me.

I selected the recovery and It says an error of0xc000021a and when I press enter it shows that a file is missing winload.efi and it shows that to go back to startup setting press f8 and tried many times by pressing f8 and f8 + fn but the screen won’t go to startup setting and it is stuck in recovery

I followed the steps for method 1and my pc starts and all works great.But when i close it and restart it stil happens. Should i follow method 2 or do i miss something after step 5 in method 1?

Hi I’m also receiving this error tried pushing the f7 option it’s not working.

It does not give me the option for disabling Driver Signature enforcement it does not even show me the option to enable safe mode. I am on a hp 15 notebook Pc windows 10. I can nor even reach the login screen

I tried fixing this error by booting by disabling driver signature enforcement and it didnt work. Booting in safe mode does not work and spits out the same error code. I tried working in console with sfc.exe /scannow but I keep getting the same output: “Windows … could not perform the operation …”I am running Windows 10 and during a system update, everything went wrong. My pc is custom- built with the ASRock BIOS.

I tried 2. But it didn’t work. I can’t reach my desktop to try 1 and 3. What to do?

Hi, I am totally not a computer genius so I have to ask this question, how do I get by the blue screen of death to do these fixes?

I can’t get past the blue screen of death step 3 isn’t working and I can’t get past the blue screen to try 1 or 3?? Please help

I tried solution 2 which did not work for me. Please my machine won’t even boot how am I to download and use reimage? I have been without my machine for too long now

I have had this oxc000021a several time on windows 8 and had to send to shop 3 time for recovery the same issue i tried all options now got upgrade windows 10 and again stop code memory managment then blue death screen same error code oxc000021a. I am so tired i have a 30 months old asus ultrabook S550C pleasehelp can it be hardware issues? My com had mother board change and hard drive crash and chane 3 months ago i am desperate

Hi there! This is the first time this issue has happened and I am still unsure how to proceed. The first thing that shows is the black screen with the hp logo and right after it shows the blue screen then returns to the black, then blue and so on. What should I do? Thank you!

Can you try the steps i have given to christophe cousin

Click Advanced Options, then choose Troubleshoot and then choose Command Prompt.
Also tell me if there was an update that was installed before the issue started?

press the esc key, and there should be an option to reboot.

click the X to cross it out.

Can you take a picture of the screen and attach it here?

There is a red x on the top left of the command prompt, click it and then click “Continue” / exit and continue to Windows 10

Go to Advanced Options -> Troubleshoot -> Startup Settings -> Restart
After it restarts, press 7 (disable driver signature)

Troubleshoot -> Advanced Options -> System Restore -> Select your User Account -> type the password -> choose a restore point to the time when it was working fine.

Do you see an option in Troubleshoot to Go Back to the Previous Build?

Please try and let me know.

Go to command prompt, and do the following:
Step 1: Type
cd WindowsSystem32ConfigStep 2: Copycopy BCD-Template Temp and Press Entercopy COMPONENTS Temp and Press Entercopy DEFAULT Temp and Press Entercopy SAM Temp and Press Entercopy SECURITY Temp and Press Entercopy SOFTWARE Temp and Press Entercopy SYSTEM Temp and Press EnterSTEP 3ren BCD-Template BCD-Template.bak and Press Enterren COMPONENTS COMPONENTS.bak and Press Enterren DEFAULT DEFAULT.bak and Press Enterren SAM SAM.bak and Press Enterren SOFTWARE SOFTWARE.bak and Press Enterren SECURTY SECURITY.bak and Press Enterren SYSTEM SYSTEM.bak and Press EnterSTEP 4
copy C:WindowsSystem32ConfigRegbackBCD-Template C:WindowsSystem32ConfigBCD-Template and Press Entercopy C:WindowsSystem32ConfigRegbackCOMPONENTS C:WindowsSystem32ConfigCOMPONENTS and Press Entercopy C:WindowsSystem32ConfigRegbackDEFAULT C:WindowsSystem32ConfigDEFAULT and Press Entercopy C:WindowsSystem32ConfigRegbackSAM C:WindowsSystem32ConfigSAM and Press Entercopy C:WindowsSystem32ConfigRegbackSECURITY C:WindowsSystem32ConfigSECURITY and Press Entercopy C:WindowsSystem32ConfigRegbackSOFTWARE C:WindowsSystem32ConfigSOFTWARE and Press Entercopy C:WindowsSystem32ConfigRegbackSYSTEM C:WindowsSystem32ConfigSYSTEM and Press Enter

You mean, you cannot get to advanced mode?

You will need to create a bootable Windows 10 media, and boot the system using the media. Then repair the system, using the installation disc. See steps here: http://appuals.com/create-w…I will be logging off for today. Let me know how it goes.

I was presented with the error code 0xc000021a on my laptop – The blue screen of death comes on to the screen everytime the computer boots up and woldnt allow me back in to windows – i tried using the second step above and it hasnt worked – i have also tried the turn ur computer on and off several times as it boots up . at times the computer will “diagnose” itself and then say “automatic repair” but even after that just takes me straight ack on to the blue screen – i dont know what to do im at the end of my rope HELPPPPP

I was presented with the error code 0xc000021a on my laptop – The blue screen of death comes on to the screen everytime the computer boots up and woldnt allow me back in to windows – i tried using the second step above and it hasnt worked – i have also tried the turn ur computer on and off several times as it boots up . at times the computer will “diagnose” itself and then say “automatic repair” but even after that just takes me straight ack on to the blue screen – i dont know what to do im at the end of my rope HELPPPPP MEEEEEE PLEASEEEEE

Hi Kevin Arrows,Really thank you about this article, it resolved my problem!!! I was using months ago a notebook Asus K52F with w10 Windows 10 when it stopped with this 0xc000021a. I began to use Linux Mint Live CD since it (recommended). But today I needed to resolve it when I saw your page. It worked when I did “…you have to boot it using force drivers to have signature disabled option available inside Advanced Boot Options”. It worked like a charm! Automatic I turned off internet wireless after it, see below why.I saw to the link https://www.asus.com/us/sup…
What I could understand Asus can stop from hibernation/sleep because sometimes after update windows 10 changes Intel Management Engine Interface driver, resulting a a compatibility error. Then it recommended to download and change the driver.I will do it. I hope that it can help othersBye!

Hello Kevin,
I tried method 2. Not working. Comes back to the blue screen.
How do I use method 1 or method 3? The PC does not start & hence I cannot Download and run Reimage Plus or run a full SFC scanWould be grateful for your advice.

I carefully followed your instructions. It didn’t work. Can I try it over and over until it gets fixed?

I did method do. I did all the instructions written but it still didn’t work. I think the 2nd method is the easiest one to do.

I attempted all of these, but none of them worked. The same error happened if I booted with disabled driver signature enforcement, and the SFC scan stopped at 100% verification, and said “Windows resource protection could not perform the requested operation.” Does anybody know a fix? Thanks!

Hello Kevin,
I tried method 2. Not working. Comes back to the blue screen.
How do I use method 1 or method 3? The PC does not start & hence I cannot Download and run Reimage Plus or run a full SFC scan

Nothing is working. I can’t get to my log in screen. I have tried a system restore. I have tried to wipe my hard drive clear and reinstall windows. I have even just tried cleaning up my hard drive and it keeps telling me it didn’t work and no changes were made. All of this BTW from the blue screen.

@appuals:disqus Hi, I got the Blue Screen, 0xc000021a. Can not get back to my login screen anymore. (The original crash happened when logging into my profile…lagged and i rebooted and got blue screen)
Goes to basic text and says “Reboot and Select proper Boot device”
Tried option 2 to fix, didn’t work.
New blue screen with Stop Code : CRITICAL PROCESS DIED
Got back to Advanced options,
Tried going back to previous build, thank process failed.
Goes to basic text and says “Reboot and Select proper Boot device”
Go into my BIOS and now my SSD is now showing up in as a boot option, only my other hdd in Sata 2 port. Windows 10 is installed on the ssd.I have read through most of the comments and can’t find anyone with my issues. Any advice based on my issues? Thanks.

It didn’t work!

My laptop only loads hp wif a black screen what can I do

Kevin, thanks for a great article. I’m trying to fix the 0xc000021A on a customer’s PC. I have tried all of the steps except the last one because my customer does not have a backup of their stuff…
Method #1 won’t work since I can’t connect to the drive using another PC. I have scanned the drive with a “Kangaroo” and it tested good, I have tried to connect the drive to another PC but it only gives me an error saying the drive needs to be formatted due to an unrecognizable file system (!) It’s as if the MBR records are majorly screwed up
Method #2 just comes back with the same error.
Method #3 SFC runs to 100% and gives an error like John Bateman stated below.
Method #4 did not work, same thing.
Method #5 I don’t have a backup of the registry (or anything else…) So, unless I can copy the system32config files from another pc and just cross my fingers, that won’t work either.
My customer is VERY afraid of losing their data and I’m not going to wipe the drive and re-install if there is a chance it can be saved.What in the world am I suppose to do now? Any ideas at all..?

When i try the last step 9, copy the files from the RegBack to config. It says the file cannot be copied onto itself. Help? (btw cp was not a recognized command) had to use “copy”

Just tried fix 5. everything works great until the cp command . after which I get the message cp is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. is there an alternate command for windows 8 ?

Hello. I need serious help. I’m not a tech at all. I know basic know how but nothing about fixing this. I’m not getting an option to select anything under Method 2. I have the options but no way of selecting anything under startup option. I have an Asus laptop.

Thanks Kevin sir,
My laptop went under Method # 2 and it started. First it was showing a death window but after following the methods discussed above, it started a automatic repair and my lappy started.Is there anything more I should do next? I think the thing caused due to third party application when I was changing the visuals of Windows to that me of Mac.Please leave a suggestion.

windows 7 is the best

How can you tell if it’s the hard drive?

method#2 isnt working for my laptop. please help

seems method 2 worked! was about to buy new pc; can’t thank you enough!

Can you get to Advanced Mode and do a reboot? Repeatedly interrupt the reboot 2 or 3 times, and it will auto boot into Advanced Mode. From there, do a system restore to the point when everything worked perfectly.

I have the error with HP workstation and nothing worked, aalos not to bbot from an USB. how shouldI than run the tool you recommend, if the laptop doesn’t access the USB. I’m not a PC freak and have no further idea. Please help

I got this error after a fresh format of the HDD & a fresh install of windows 10. So every site I have found online so far, have useless info because none fit the issue I am having. And everything that I could try is not working at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks

thank you so very much! my computer came back using method #2. now if I could only get my chrome to work, (which is what caused the problem in the first place), I’d be all set.

Hi kevin i cant see the one i need i cant get on to my laptop at all i only have BSOD it wont start in safe mode just get the blue screen can you help please

If getting error on image build, F8, run diskpart, select disk 0, clean, exit, exit, reboot cleanly.

Hi, was able to restart the PC with method 2. Now what to do to ensure the same error does not pop up next time I restart.

If your computer keeps restarting then going to the advanced options screen then nothing works, how is the suggested software supposed to run to fix the problem in the first place?

This happens every time I buy a new PC then use it for several years until the installed Windows becomes unsupported by Microsoft and until Windows does a bunch of updates and I suspect allegedly MS is sending some files with those “updates” which damage the now outdated Windows and even damage the Hard Disk of the PC. This has happened already 5 times, very similar situation and always Windows updates make my PC unusable where I can not even reinstall a fresh Windows on it again. This is allagedly part of corporate PLANNED OBOLESCENCE agenda forcing us to buy a new PC and install new Windows (which I dislike) and I don’t have the money to buy a new PC but without a new PC I can not have an income…

gracia!! funciona la opcion 2!
gracias!!

”the file cannot be copied onto itsfelf”

Thank you so much i thoight i would have to take it to an pc repair shop i cant thank you enough

Method #2 helped me. 10x!

Thank you very much! Like everyone else, number 2 worked for me too. I was scared because I thought i had to clean my entire hdd.

Mine won’t even open windows, it just goes to that and doesn’t work 🙁

Method #2 is worked for me! thx

hi i hope someone can help me i used method 2 to get into my computer but when i shut it off and try to restart it i still get the blue screen with the error code 21a i cant restore i cant reinstall and i have no system image please help i dont know what it is i need to do once i get in to my computer using method 2 to restart it right

How do I run reimage if I’m stuck on blue screen of death. I’m obviously typing this from a different computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

KEven worse now. Not only can I not boot into safe mode, but I don’t get the advanced options screen, either. I’m in a quandary.

Do you have another computer to create installation media?

Yes. I just borrowed one. However, I have never created installation media. I just moved, too, so my Windows 7 disc is buried somewhere as well.

You can download Windows 7 ISO. You can also download Windows 10 to repair/run. BUT the error mentioned in this guide is for Windows 8 and 10. Can you open a new with your exact issue on eQuestions.net/ask – i will be able to assist you one to one.

I went to https://www.microsoft.com/e…
but, ironically, so far nothing happens when I click “Download tool now.”

The idea of W 7 was to go back to that. Unfortunately, W10 ISO gave me the same error.

Please submit this as a new question on equestions.net so i can assist you directly; and if needed connect remotely to check.

ok, now that I’ve done that…how can I find the actual update that was causing the error? (btw, I had to reinstall Windows yet again) I know that disabling updates will be a problem in the future, as some things need to be updated, so what do I do about that?

You will need to trace it with trial and error which can be a lengthy process. You can wait a couple of months and re-run updates, hopefully MS will issue a patch or another update to fix it. Until then, just use a good antivirus and a malware software to stay protected. If this error comes back without updates, then that would indicate that it’s not the update but a program changing settings. We’ll check that out when it happens.

Kevin…Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have been a LOT of help in this matter. I am not computer savvy, that’s my brother…when I asked him about this, his response was “I never upgraded to Windows 10, so you are on your own!” Needless to say, I have been upset over this whole ordeal since it started. I am hoping that it is caused by one of the updates and it can be fixed in the future. Lets cross our fingers that I won’t be talking to you too soon that it happened again. Thank you again for your assistance!

Welcome 🙂

Should i retry the process? Should fn button be pressed together with F7? Can’t press F7 alone.

Hi sorry i have been away with work – Ok so after resetting the PC it made things worse – Now the PC comes on does a blue screen again as normal.. restarts and then gives a new error code 0xc0000001

After 0xc0000001 error comes on the screen the system just shuts off completely

Okay, i would suggest that you should do a clean install.

Hi Kevin.I sent you a message on this forum 6 days ago.
Would be great to get a reply.

Thanks for replying! The trouble is, I’m totally rubbish at working with PC software. Do you know how to reinstall Windows without booting to desktop, and since I bought 7, 8 & 10 online, and don’t have an install disk?

I tried to install windows and format my drive but I get same blue screen and error after while on my Asus laptop. I guess my hard disk is damaged and I need to replace it 🙁

You will need to use another PC to download ISO and burn it onto a USB or a disc, and then change boot order from bios to boot from the media (usb or cd) and then do a reinstall. You can use the license keys you have to activate once it is installed.

Thank you for replying! What do you mean with disk enclosure..? If I “clone” the drive to another 1 TB drive, I might just have the same trouble getting the data off that drive after the reset, or? What do you suggest?

The problem is that the drive didn’t show up on another computer. It comes up saying it had to be formatted first which I’m not going to do unless I have a way to restore the data… The drive tested good in a DiskJockey.

Apologies for the delayed response. What i meant to say is that if you get a Disk Enclosure and copy the data (not clone) to another drive or computer by putting the drive from the computer in question into the enclosure and then once the data is copied, you can then do a clean install.

Totally fine, yes that’s what I initially tried but on the other pc it wouldn’t show up, I only got a msg saying the drive needs to be formatted. Anyways, I was finally able to recover the data from the disk using File Scavenger, then I wiped it and re-installed Win10 and everything else. I also turned off the Windows Update Service and set them up with a backup solution 🙂
Thank you!

Same issue

Thanks for the suggestion

I tried this method, still I get same error. any suggestion ?

It is easiest to boot some Live Linux distro and connect external usb/hdd drive. It will mount both drives so you can copy files on external. I did that few days ago.

thanks for the suggestion

Mine is saying file cannot be copied onto itself as well. Is it supposed to say that?

you have to add the destination
copy /Y SOFTWARE C:windowssystem32config
…

Tried and failed. Its not the boot which goes on endlessly it goes over to the repair and advanced troubleshooting instantly. No prob though im getting a new pc so ill just reset my pc and install a new installation of windows.

tapping the F8 key prior to the BSOD 21a, should get you into Win10 startup menuBoot Windows Manually
1.Reboot press and hold the Shift Key, click Restart {or on a restart, tap the F8 key before windows begins loading
You could also boot from an OSD Boot stick
2.Once your on the Options screen, select the “Troubleshoot” item
3.On the Next Screen, choose the “Advanced Options” item
4.Click on the “Startup Settings” item
5.Select #7 – Disable Driver signature enforcement
6.restart