Fix- Boot error 0x0000098 on Windows 10

Is Windows not starting up on your computer? Is it throwing up an error code ‘Status: 0xc0000098‘ along with a long error message starting with “Windows failed to start.” statement? The problem is associated with the boot configuration data on your computer. To solve this error all you have to do is follow these easy fixes on your computer.

To try all these fixes on your device, you need a bootable installation media (or the Windows 10 DVD from which you had installed Windows 10). If you don’t have one, you have to create a bootable installation media. After you have created the bootable installation media for your device, you may proceed to the main solutions.

 

Fix-1 Re-build Boot Config Data-

Re-build Boot Configuration Data (BCD) on your computer.

1. Insert the installation media you have created (or the Windows 10 installation DVD).

2. Press any key from your keyboard to boot from the DVD.

3. and set your language preferences and click on “Next“.

 

 

4. Now, click on “Repair your computer” on the bottom left corner of the Recovery Environment.

 

 

5. In the Troubleshooting window, click on “Advanced options“.

 

 

6. In the Advanced options window, click on the “Command Prompt“.

 

 

7.  Copy-paste this command in Command Prompt window and then hit Enter to rebuild the boot configuration data.

bootrec /rebuildBcd

 

 

Press “A” from your keyboard when you will be prompted ‘Add installation to boot list‘.

8. In Command Prompt window, copy-paste these commands one by one and hit Enter after each of them execute these.

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot 

 

Close Command Prompt window.

9. Coming back to click on “Turn off your PC” to shut down the computer.

 

 

10. Wait for a while.

11. Unplug the Windows 10 installation drive from your computer.

12. Start your computer and it will boot up Windows 10 normally.

 

Fix-2 Repair MBR-

Repairing the Master Boot Record on your computer may solve this issue.

1. Insert the Windows 10 installation disk and then click on “Next“.

 

 

2. Now, click on “Repair your computer” on the bottom left corner of the Recovery Environment.

 

 

3. In the Troubleshooting window, click on “Advanced options“.

 

 

4. In the Advanced options window, click on the “Command Prompt“.

 

 

5. To repair MBR, copy-paste this command in Command Prompt window and then hit Enter.

bootsect /nt60 C:

 

 

6. When you see the message “Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes“.

Close Command Prompt window.

7. Coming back to click on “Turn off your PC” to shut down the computer.

 

 

8. Wait for a while. Eject the Windows 10 installation drive from your computer.

9. Start your computer and it will boot up Windows 10 normally.

Check if the problem is still there or not.

 

Fix-3 Run DISM checkup tool-

Running a DISM checkup has solved the problem for many users.

1. Same way, plug in the installation disk to your computer.

 

 

2. Now, click on “Repair your computer” on the bottom left corner of the Recovery Environment.

 

 

3. In Troubleshooting window, click on “Advanced options“.

 

 

4. In the Advanced options window, click on the “Command Prompt“.

 

 

5. To run a DISM scan, copy-paste this command in Command Prompt window and then hit Enter.

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

 

 

NOTE–

If the above-mentioned command throws up any error, try these two commands-

Dism /Image:C:\offline /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:c:\test\mount\windows

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:c:\test\mount\windows /LimitAccess

 

 

Once “The operation completed successfully” appears in Command Prompt window, close Command Prompt window.

7. Now, click on “Turn off your PC“.

 

 

Now, eject out the device before rebooting it.

Windows 10 will be loaded without any further problems.