Windows fails to boot with 0xC00000E error on hot boot

THNU85DC3sd · 20 Dec 2019

I changed the internal ~~1st~~ SSD on my laptop, and wipe everything and installed windows 10 on the ~~2nd~~ HDD drive.

Now, it fails to boot almost every time unless, I boot into the UEFI setup menu to choose the Windows Boot Manager entry.

I think the 2 drives are switching at each boot, hence the problem for windows to boot correctly unless I go into UEFI menu.

In linux, I can clearly see that the 2 drives are swithcing at almost every boot. But linux can handle it.

How do I do so that Windows behave and and does not choke if the drive are flipped ??

FreeBooter · 20 Dec 2019

Have you cleared UEFI firmware settings to factory default?

THNU85DC3sd · 20 Dec 2019

No.
I didn't know this was even possible ? How do you do it ? Apart from reflashing a new UEFI firmware ?

Because if you are talking about the ESP (EFI System Partition), I started with a new clean partition on the new SSD. There is none on the 2nd drive.

Here is my setup

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FreeBooter · 20 Dec 2019

You can reset UEFI settings to its factory default from within UEFI menu.

THNU85DC3sd · 21 Dec 2019

I don't think this will change anyhting so I am reluctant to try that.
Need to reconfigure the UEFI firmware after that or I don't know what other thing

Ztruker · 21 Dec 2019

Look at the UEFI boot options in BIOS setup. Load defaults (often F9) then make sure the 2nd SSD is set as the 1st hard drive boot device.

Or ... swap the SATA cables on the two SSD drives themselves so the 2nd SSD is connected to the lowest SSD port.

THNU85DC3sd · 21 Dec 2019

@Ztrucker: this is a laptop.
I have the ssd in the main compartiment and moved the hdd to a hdd caddy tray in the preivous DVD tray.

Now the switch that is happening is caused by the detection made by the UEFI firmware when detecting the device, I think.

Ztruker · 21 Dec 2019

This was confusing then:

I changed the internal 1st SSD on my laptop

as it made it sound like you had two SSDs.

Remove the HDD caddy for now, load defaults in setup, disabale Secure Boot, then reboot a few times to verify all is working correctly.
Reinsert the HDD caddy and see how it acts.

THNU85DC3sd · 21 Dec 2019

I was thinking about it and I don't think it is an isue with Windows 10 after all.

Because when I boot with
Prees button / Type F12 / Into UEFI Menu, choose "Windows Boot Manager" to boot, it boots into Windows without problem

But if I use GRUB in between UEFI and Windows, that fails. I think, it's because grub must swap the drive before passing the relay to windows EFI.

So never mind, and forget about it, I'll try to fix GRUB if possible or otherwise use UEFI menu to boo into Windows.

THNU85DC3sd · 24 Dec 2019

Well, in fact it is not a problem with GRUB.

I have once again reinstalled Windows 10, on the HDD (2nd drive), and upon rebooting (without GRUB whatsoever), Windows still fails to boot.

I always have to go into the firmware boot menu and choose "Windows Boot Manager" otherwise Windos is unable to bot correctly.

And I reflashed a firmware (same config though)

So the problem ssems to be that Windows can't be installed on what appears to be the 2nd drive, right ?