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Boot loop after Update to 20H2 - unable to start Windows
Hello.
I was running Windows 1909 on my Thinkpad x260.
Windows forced me to install the update to 20H2, saying my current Windows would be out-of-service, and not giving me an option to delay.
During the install process, it has now got stuck in a boot loop. That means, it tries to boot up, it shows the Windows logo for a second (the spinning dots don't show up yet) and then it reboots the computer. And this happens again and again with no way to get around it.
These are the steps I've taken so far:
1) Install Windows Media creation tool to a USB and boot with that.
Choose 'Startup Repair"Unable to repair.Check the log in: SrtTrail.txtThe log file says: "A recently serviced boot binary is corrupt."
2) Sfx /Scannow /OFFBOOTDIR=C:\ /OFFWINDIR=C:\Windows
"There is a system repair pending which requires reboot to complete. Restart Windows and run sfc again"
3) wmic qfe get hotfixid
HotFixID
KB4586864
KB4594440
4) dism /online / cleanup-image /checkhealth
DISM does not support servicing Windows PE with the /Online option
5) dism /Image:C:\ /Cleanup-Image /RevertPendingActions
Error: 0x800f082f
I'm now at a loss about what to do, and I would really appreciate any help. I've found a few messages online where people seem to have had the exact same issue, but I couldn't find any solutions.
One thing to note. There was not much space on my hard disk, so during the update it asked me to insert removable storage (i.e. a USB disk) to help with the installation. I don't know if that makes any difference.