Deleted WindowsApps folder and now I cant boot!

If possible use a camera or smartphone camera to take pictures and post images of the commands and results into the thread.
If there is a srttrail.txt then post it into the thread.

Sure, I'll do it.

Are you familiar with regback?

Not sure, you mean the folder? If that's what you mean, that's gonna be my next shot.

1) Start with the startup repair
If a srttrail.txt is created then post it into the thead
2) Then perform system restore with the oldest point and repeat as necessary to the most recent restore point.
If system restore fails or if there are no restore points then advance to command prompt
3) In windows RE the drive letters can be different than when using file explorer or disk management
4) type bcdedit /enum to find the boot partition
5) and run bcdedit | find "osdevice" to confirm
6) With command prompt run chkdsk /r U:
change the letter U to the partition drive from steps 4 and 5
This chkdsk command typically displays ETA when ran in windows RE
7) See if you can fix the operating system: sfc /scannow /offbootdir=U:\ /offwindir=U:\windows
Change the letters U to the partition seen in steps 4 and 5
This may take significant time.
8) See if you can fix the boot:
a) bootrec /fixmbr
b) bootrec /fixboot
c) bootrec /scanos
d) bootrec /rebuildbcd


This is the regback method:

Code:

For each step you must see sizeable file sizes for this to work.
If you see zeros the method will fail.
The command: dir 
will be used each step to make sure you are in the proper location and check the size of the files
10) type: C:
11) dir
12) type: D:
13) dir
Choose the C: or the D: drive to proceed. It should be the windows drive and not the USB drive.
14) type: bcdedit | find "osdevice"
This should display the location of the partition and in most cases is the location of the affected drive.
For this post I will use C: however you should pick the drive letter that you found that has the windows files on your computer.
The proper drive will display: perflogs, program files, program files (x86), users, windows, etc
15) type or copy and paste: cd \windows\system32\config
It should display: C:\windows\system32\config>
16) type: dir
It should display: bbi, bcd-template, components, default, drivers, elam, sam, security, software, system, vsmidk, journal, regback, systemprofile txr, etc.
All of the file sizes should be sizeable. If it displays zeros then abort.
Make a new directory and name it backup or something similar.
17) type: MD backup
Copy all of the files into this new directory.
18) type or copy and paste: copy *.* backup
It should now display: bbi, bcd-template, components, default, drivers, elam, sam, security, software, system, vsmidk indicating the files were copied.
Change the directory to regback
19) type: cd regback
It should now display: c:\windows\system32\config\regback>
20)type: dir
It should display: default, sam, security, software, system etc
All of these files must be sizeable. If it displays zeros then abort.
21) type or copy and paste: copy *.* ..
It should now display: 
DEFAULT
Overwrite ..\default? (yes/no/all):
22) type: a
It should now display: sam, security, software, system and that the files were copied.
23) type: exit
24) click turn off your PC
Remove the USB flash drive if you had changed your boot order. Otherwise you can leave it and power on your computer.

Before running all of the above commands it would be useful to know about the drive and the partitions.
Run these commands:

diskpart
list disk
list volume
select disk 0
detail disk
list partition
select partition 1
detail partition
select partition 2
detail partition
select partition 3
detail partition
select partition 4
detail partition
(if there are any more partitions on disk 0 then continue in the same fashion)
select disk 1
detail disk
list partition
select partition 1
detail partition
select partition 2
detail partition
select partition 3
detail partition
select partition 4
detail partition
exit

Thanks, I'll try all that (my OS drive is D: in Windows RE, and I already tried some of that, but will do again in that order).

Thanks again.

Your welcome.

Catch up with you later.

In case the above does not work there are other options.

zbook said:

1) Start with the startup repair
If a srttrail.txt is created then post it into the thead

Sorry for the quality. Apparently there's a EFI folder in D (my C) but I can't access it from CMD.

2) Then perform system restore with the oldest point and repeat as necessary to the most recent restore point.

Only two, both fails with 0x80070003. Also I have "Undo" restore point, which also fails.

6) With command prompt run chkdsk /r U:

Does not find anything wrong.

7) See if you can fix the operating system: sfc /scannow /offbootdir=U:\ /offwindir=U:\windows

Does not find anything wrong, and that's weird because I use a custom theme...

Unfortunately for me, regback has 0 size files. But I can access other PC with the same OS and updates, maybe I can grab something specific from there?

I have attached a log of LogonUI failure. Sorry for the spanish.

If only LogonUI would start.... I get a black screen but I managed to open manifying glass hehe.

Thanks in advance.

Is there a more detailed way to check the failure of system restore?

OK, managed to change magnify by cmd and run in on the black screen. Created a new user, and tried to run windows media tool but it gave error. Run control userpasswords2 to make the new user enter directly on boot. Now after the logo I get the spining circles. At least is something new...