bcdedit: The boot configuration data store could not be opened

I used Macrium Reflect to clone a disk onto another disk and now all BCD data has disappeared. When I run bcdedit, I get this:

The boot configuration data store could not be opened.
The system cannot find the file specified.

EasyBCD doesn't find a file either.

Should I run bootrec /rebuildbcd?

Or do I have to do the sequence of:

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixbcd
bootrec /scanos
bootrec /rebuildbcd

Any other ideas before I run the above?

Also x:\boot\bcd is missing on all 3 disks that are bootable with Windows 10 (they are all clones).

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And these are the bootable disks, C:, G: and F:



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There is also this procedure:

How to Rebuild the BCD in Windows


and this:

Windows 10 doesn't boot anymore after flagging partion as active

and this:

Which tool to recover the EFI partition? Booted into Rescue Disk

Please boot your computer with Windows Setup Media and from Windows Recovery Environment start the Command Prompt.

Please type below commands into Command Prompt and press Enter key.

Following commands will repair Master Boot Record (MBR), Boot Sector and BCD Store.

Code:

Bootrec /FixMbr

Bootrec  /FixBoot

Bootrec /scanos

Bootrec  /RebuildBcd

I am already booted into Win 10, possible to find bootrec anywhere in the filesystem? It's not in the path nor in C:\Windows\system32\ directory.
Possible to download it?

dictum said:

I am already booted into Win 10, possible to find bootrec anywhere in the filesystem? It's not in the path nor in C:\Windows\system32\ directory.
Possible to download it?

The BCD store is not corrupted if you can boot into Windows 10.
The Bootrec command-line tool can only be used from Windows Recovery Environment.

I booted into 10, ran the Macrium Reflect disk clone/image. It corrupted the BCD store. None of the commands work. If I reboot now, it won't come back.

Is there any other way to rebuild it? I fear I won't be able to fix it if I reboot. but now I have the full access to the operating system.

I've had a similar problem before and tried the Windows 10 "fix the boot problem" while booting off the Win10 recovery flash and it didn't work.

I really don't understand how or why Macrium wiped out my BCD configuration. It worked before it and doesn't work now.

Open the Command Prompt as a administrator and execute bcdedit command post a screenshot of this command output.

You could create a Macrium Reflect USB recovery drive, boot from that and run the option to fix boot problems. I prefer to use imaging rather than cloning to move an OS between drives.

How to Rebuild BCD File in Windows 10 | Windows OS Hub

FreeBooter said:

Open the Command Prompt as a administrator and execute bcdedit command post a screenshot of this command output.

It was done in the post #1 above.

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Steve C said:

You could create a Macrium Reflect USB recovery drive, boot from that and run the option to fix boot problems. I prefer to use imaging rather than cloning to move an OS between drives.

do you think that's going to rebuild the BCD store issue?

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