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Difficulty: EasyTroubleshooting Windows OS Startup and Boot Errors

A technician is troubleshooting a Windows 10 workstation that displays a Boot Configuration Data (BCD) missing error during startup. The technician needs to rebuild the BCD store using the command line in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). Place the steps of this repair process in the correct sequential order from first to last.

  1. 1Open the Command Prompt utility from the WinRE Advanced Options menu.
  2. 2Execute the bootrec /rebuildbcd command to locate missing Windows installations.
  3. 3Type Y to confirm adding the identified Windows installation to the BCD store.
  4. 4Exit the Command Prompt and restart the computer to verify normal Windows boot.

Answer

The correct sequential order begins with opening the WinRE Command Prompt, executing bootrec /rebuildbcd to scan for OS installations, pressing Y to add the detected OS to the BCD store, and finally exiting to restart the workstation.
The proper troubleshooting procedure requires first opening the WinRE Command Prompt, issuing bootrec /rebuildbcd to scan the storage drive for installed Windows operating systems, confirming the prompt with Y to write the entry to the BCD store, and restarting the computer to complete the verification.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Launch the Command Prompt from WinRE Advanced Options.
Gains elevated offline administrative CLI access.
Boot repair tools like bootrec require an offline command environment.
2
Run bootrec /rebuildbcd.
Scans disks and prompts to add discovered Windows installations to the BCD.
The /rebuildbcd switch explicitly fixes missing or damaged BCD store records.
3
Confirm the boot addition prompt by entering Y.
Writes the operating system bootloader path into the BCD configuration.
Without user confirmation, the bootrec tool will not add the identified installation to the boot loader.
4
Close the command interface and restart the PC.
Initiates normal boot process using the repaired BCD store.
A system restart is required to verify that the boot sequence completes into Windows.

Key Concept

Rebuilding the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store using the bootrec tool in WinRE
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