WIN 11 Update - now no bootable device found

[doopydug]

My son updated his windows 11 today and the computer wouldn't reboot afterwards - says "No bootable device found" in the Bios, even though it recognises the SSD is there

Any ideas fellas?

 

[HoneyBadger]

Boot from a Win11 USB, and repair the boot record with fixboot command.

 

[doopydug]

Thank you

 

[doopydug]

Fixboot doesnt seem to be working - i went into DISKPART and list volume - I can see the C: on there and its showing as healthy however its in Raw format and not FAT32 - is that right?

 

[Dalandius]

Has the boots order been changed and it is not looking to boot from the SDD?

 

[HoneyBadger]

FAT32 is quite old so thst doesn’t surprise me.

If fixboot is t working, try bcdboot. (Which is a windows command)

 

[doopydug]

Has the boots order been changed and it is not looking to boot from the SDD?

The SSD isnt available as a boot device - its not showing in the boot menu at all - only my usb drive

 

[doopydug]

Looks like the SSD is buggered - trying to load new install of windows and it doesn't find the drive to load it on

 

[Mujja]

In diskpart when you run list disk is the SSD listed?

Can you select and clean it?

Diskpart
Select disk 0
Clean
Convert gpt

Once cleaned does it show in Windows setup as unallocated space?

 

[doopydug]

In diskpart when you run list disk is the SSD listed?

Can you select and clean it?

Disk part
Select disk 0
Clean
Convert gpt

Once cleaned does it show in Windows setup as unallocated space?

I will try this tomorrow - thank you

 

[Armageus]

If there was a bios update included via Windows update, it's possible a setting has defaulted back.
Worth checking any storage related options e.g.
Might be a choice between AHCI or raid for NVME drives, as well as CSM Vs UEFI boot.

Changing one of those can stop windows from booting

 

[Armageus]

Looks like the SSD is buggered - trying to load new install of windows and it doesn't find the drive to load it on

That could be the AHCI Vs RAID setting. I had this when reinstalling a laptop for my son - it defaults to RAID but the intel drivers aren't included on a Windows 11 iso - setting it back to AHCI sorted it.