Run Windows Startup Repair to fix Unable to boot System

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Sometimes when y'all boot your Arrangement you might get this error 0x490 and you won't go along from at that place. This happens if the Boot Director is damaged or corrupted. In such a case, what we take to practice, is we could run a Startup Repair.

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Run Startup Repair in Windows 10 using the Installation Media or via Advanced Startup Options.
Run Automatic Repair in Windows eight

Startup Repair in Windows Os

While the example shows Windows 7 installation media, the process is the same for Windows 10 too.

To do so:

Insert the Windows installation disc or USB flash drive, or a system repair disc, and and so close down your computer.
Then restart your Computer
When prompted, press any cardinal, and then follow the instructions that appear
On the Install Windows page, or on the Organisation Recovery Options folio, choose your language and other preferences, and and then click Next.

Click Repair your reckoner.
Select the Windows installation y'all want to repair, and and so click Adjacent.

On the System Recovery Options menu

Click on Start Repair
Startup Repair would run the Repair process

After the process is over and fixes are applied, the computer would be re-started.

On some occasions, we might need to run the Repair, 3, or four times to create the boot files to a new location.

Each fourth dimension nosotros have to restart the PC.

Some common FAQs about Windows Startup Repair

How do I use Startup Repair?

If a startup problem is detected, Startup Repair volition starting time automatically and try to set the problem.

If the problem is severe enough that Startup Repair doesn't start on its own and you can't access the System Recovery Options menu on your computer's hard deejay, you can become to the menu and first Startup Repair past using the Windows installation disc or a system repair disc that you created earlier.

Are at that place problems that Startup Repair cannot gear up?

Startup Repair can only fix certain problems, such every bit missing or damaged system files. It can't set hardware failures, such equally a failing hard disk or incompatible memory, nor does it protect against virus attacks.

Startup Repair isn't designed to set Windows installation bug, nor is information technology a backup tool, and so it tin't help you recover personal files, such as photos or documents. To help protect your computer, support your system and files regularly. For more than information, search for "backup" in Windows Help and Support.

What if Startup Repair can't fix my trouble?

If repairs aren't successful, yous'll see a summary of the problem and links to contact information for support. Your computer manufacturer might include additional assistance information.

Shyam aka "Captain Jack" is a Microsoft MVP alumnus and a Windows Enthusiast with an interest in Advanced Windows troubleshooting. Suggestions made and opinions expressed by him here are his personal one'south and not of his current employers. He blogs at captaindbg.com.