{"id":57102,"date":"2023-06-30T11:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T06:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=57102"},"modified":"2023-08-05T20:05:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T14:35:15","slug":"boot-configuration-data-store-could-not-be-opened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/boot-configuration-data-store-could-not-be-opened\/","title":{"rendered":"[Fix] The boot configuration data store could not be opened"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you run bcdedit<\/strong><\/code> to view the settings in the boot configuration database (BCD), the following error may occur:<\/p>\n

The boot configuration data store could not be opened.\r\n\r\nThe volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid.<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
\"bcdedit<\/p>\n
When you boot into Windows RE<\/a> and run the bootrec \/rebuild<\/strong><\/code> command to rebuild the BCD, the following error appears:<\/p>\n
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.<\/pre>\n
\"bcdedit<\/p>\n
Also, when Windows Setup is run, it fails to complete the installation if the BCD is inaccessible. You may see the following error or similar errors in the setupact.log.<\/p>\n
Error IBSLIB BCD: File is not system store. File: \\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\EFI\\Microsoft\\Boot\\BCD Status: 0[gle=0x000000cb]\r\nWarning SP SPGetCurrentOSGuid: BCD Open failed. Error: 0x000003EE\r\n\r\nInfo                  MOUPG  MoSetupPlatform: Opening BCD store...\r\nError                 MOUPG  CDlpActionDiskSpaceReq::CalculateRequiredDiskSpaceInstallReq(2227): Result = 0x800703EE[gle=0x000000cb]<\/pre>\n
\"0x800703EE<\/p>\n
\r\nSomething went wrong\r\n\r\nSelect Try again, and if that doesn't work, contact Microsoft support for help.\r\nError code 0x800703EE\r\n<\/pre>\n
Note: 0x800703EE or ERROR_FILE_INVALID means “The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid.”<\/em><\/p>\n
Any operation that requires modifying the BCD file may throw an error message. For instance, when enable or disable Windows RE using ReAgentC.exe<\/a> command, the following error may appear:<\/p>\n
REAGENTC.EXE: Unable to update Boot Configuration Data.<\/pre>\n
\"reagentc.exe:<\/p>\n
All of the above errors indicate that the BCD file is locked somehow.<\/p>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The above issue occurs if the EFI boot partition file system is corrupted. Running the WinRE command “bootrec \/rebuildbcd<\/code>” may be unable to overwrite the “BCD” file (Y:\\EFI\\Microsoft\\Boot\\BCD<\/code>) in such cases.<\/p>\n
Formatting the EFI boot partition and running the bcdboot<\/code> command-line regenerates the BCD (and copies the boot files) should fix the errors.<\/p>\n
Resolution<\/h2>\n
To fix the BCD store error, format the EFI boot partition and rebuild the BCD and boot files via Windows RE<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\"handA detailed, step-by-step guide on this subject is posted in the article How to Rebuild the EFI Boot Partition, BCD and Boot Files.<\/a><\/p>\n
That’s it. After rebuilding the EFI boot partition, the bcdedit<\/strong> command should work correctly from admin Command Prompt in Windows as well as WinRE.<\/p>\n
\"bcdedit<\/p>\n
I hope that helps!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When you run bcdedit to view the settings in the boot configuration database (BCD), the following error may occur: The boot configuration data store could not be opened. The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[106,191,680],"class_list":["post-57102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-command-prompt","tag-error-messages","tag-windows-recovery-environment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59586,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/bcd-0xc0000098-error-boot\/","url_meta":{"origin":57102,"position":0},"title":"[Fix] BCD Error 0xc0000098 During Boot","author":"Ramesh","date":"July 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"When you start your computer, BCD error 0xc0000098 may appear, and pressing F1 may boot the system into Windows. 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