windows 10 Macrium Reflect saved my ass (kind of)

[Steven P. Administrators]

So I cloned my 120gb system disk (ssd) to a newer, quicker 240gb ssd using Macrium Reflect Home Edition

 

Changed the boot order to boot to the new drive, all seemed good

 

Cleared the 120gb drive (I intend to use it for data backup) rebooted, Windows won't start, gives a blue screen about needing to repairi startup, boot to UEFI firmware etc, none work

 

Tried startup repair from a USB key with Windows 10 Creators Update installation media on it, doesn't work

 

Tried bcedit to repair the bootloader, says file can't be overwriiten

 

Discover that C;\ partition isn't even marked as ACTIVE and that I can't set it so because it's not a MBR disk

 

Sweat a bit

 

Remember that I can make Rescue Media with Macrium Reflect on my laptop, last ditch effort before a full clean install (I am on the Fall Creators Update Fast Ring preview, so ehhh).

 

Boot into Macrium Reflect, select Windows Startup repair, takes a few seconds, asks me to reboot

 

Windows is working again!

 

Phew!

[DreyerSmit]

Glad to hear it turned out all good. At least one has back-ups for almost everything these days

[vishal1082 Veteran]

Why can't Microsoft make good tools like these?