{"id":59586,"date":"2023-07-21T16:52:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T11:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=59586"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:45:39","slug":"bcd-0xc0000098-error-boot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/bcd-0xc0000098-error-boot\/","title":{"rendered":"[Fix] BCD Error 0xc0000098 During Boot"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you start your computer, BCD error 0xc0000098 may appear, and pressing F1 may boot the system into Windows. Here’s the entire error message:<\/p>\n

Recovery\n\nYour PC\/Device needs to be repaired<\/strong>\n\nThe Boot Configuration Data file doesn't contain valid information for an operating System\n\nFile: \\Boot\\BCD\n\nError code: 0xc0000098\n\nYou'll need to use recovery tools. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your PC administrator or PC\/Device manufacturer.<\/pre>\n
\"bcd<\/p>\n
Symptom 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you attempt to reinstall Windows, the setup fails and records the following events into the setupact.log.<\/p>\n
Warning [SetupHost.exe] winreGetWinReGuid open store failed: 0xc0000098\nInfo [SetupHost.exe] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X3EE\n\nInfo MOUPG MoSetupPlatform: Opening BCD store...\nError MOUPG CDlpActionDiskSpaceReq::CalculateRequiredDiskSpaceInstallReq(2227): Result = 0x800703EE[gle=0x000000cb]<\/pre>\n
Symptom 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
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data store could not be opened.\n\nThe volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid.<\/pre>\n
\"bcdedit<\/p>\n
Symptom 4<\/strong><\/p>\n
When you boot into Windows RE<\/a> and run the bootrec \/rebuild<\/strong><\/code> command to rebuild the BCD, the following error may appear:<\/p>\n
Element not found.<\/pre>\n
\"rebuildbcd<\/p>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The above issues occur 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
Error code hex 0xc0000098 \/ decimal -1073741672 means the following:<\/p>\n
STATUS_FILE_INVALID ntstatus.h<\/em>
\nThe volume for a file has been externally altered such that the opened file is no longer valid.<\/em><\/p>\n
Formatting the EFI boot partition and running the bcdboot<\/code> command-line regenerates the BCD (and copies the boot files) and resolves the errors.<\/p>\n
Important: The fix below applies to UEFI-based systems. It doesn’t work on MBR disks. See How to Find if a Disk Uses MBR or GPT<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Resolution<\/h2>\n
To fix the BCD error 0xc0000098 and other errors noted above, format the EFI boot partition and rebuild the BCD and boot files via Windows RE<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The article How to Rebuild the EFI Boot Partition, BCD, and Boot Files.<\/a> contains detailed, step-by-step instructions on this subject.<\/p>\n
After rebuilding the EFI boot partition, run the bcdedit<\/strong> command to check your settings.<\/p>\n
\"bcdedit<\/p>\n
The error code 0xc0000098 and the other errors should no longer occur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When you start your computer, BCD error 0xc0000098 may appear, and pressing F1 may boot the system into Windows. Here’s the entire error message: Recovery Your PC\/Device needs to be repaired The Boot Configuration Data file doesn’t contain valid information for an operating System File: \\Boot\\BCD Error code: 0xc0000098 You’ll need to use recovery tools. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[106,191,680],"class_list":["post-59586","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":64726,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/setup-0x800703ee-bcdedit-store-error\/","url_meta":{"origin":59586,"position":0},"title":"Setup Error 0x800703ee and BCD store could not be opened","author":"Ramesh","date":"November 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Symptoms When you install a Feature update, the error 0x800703ee may occur. 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