Windows 11 Home Not Working After Windows Tweaking

beckylousiana · Jul 25, 2025

Yes, I have enabled it. Rebooted and back to BitLocker screen for recovery key, same loop, I am at cmd, should I try everything again?

beckylousiana · Jul 25, 2025

I cannot see my reply to 150 - Yes, I have enabled Secure Boot.

beckylousiana · Jul 25, 2025

Oh My! said: ↑

Include a space between /image:C:\ and the following /. so it should read /image:C:\ (space) /
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just seeing this. sometimes i have to sign out and sign back in to see new posts. ? I will try that right now!! SORRY

beckylousiana · Jul 25, 2025

I tried, See attached

Oh My! · Jul 25, 2025

Using Notepad attempt to navigate and save the X:\windows\logs\dism\dism.log to the USB. Attach it to your reply.

beckylousiana · Jul 25, 2025

I cannot find that file. :/
see attachments

Oh My! · Jul 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Your computer is not cooperating so we are going to pivot a bit. Let's see if we can access the hard drive a different way, though I am not confident this will work. This method is more complicated so stop if you have any questions or concerns.

If you do not have a spare USB drive for the below instructions make a copy of the install.wim file on the working computer Desktop in case we need it later.

Please do this.

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Copying Files Using Ubuntu USB

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Warning: You will need a USB device with at least 4 GB of space - Caution this process will remove all your information from your USB drive. Please note we are using an older/smaller version of Ubuntu. Please be sure to use Version 16.04.

Download Ubuntu Desktop and save it to your Desktop (very large file)

Download Pen Drive Linux's USB Installer (scroll down to Download Universal USB Installer - click on Download UUI) and save it to your desktop

Right click Universal-USB-Installer and select Run as administrator

Click I Agree

On the drop down list under Step 1 select your USB drive

Place a check mark in the Prepare this Device? box

Review the warning screen then click Yes

Confirm the Windows Explorer screen that pops up shows This folder is empty then close the window

Click OK on the Success! pop up window

Under Step 2: Select a Distribution to put on... select Ubuntu

Under Step 3 PENDING: Browse to your ubuntu*desktop*iso click Browse

Navigate to the Desktop then locate and double click on ubuntu-16.04.7-desktop-amd64

Click Create

On the Process Complete window click Next

On the Would you like to add more ISO/Distros Now on... click No

Click Finish

Insert the USB drive into the target computer

Boot to the Recovery Environment either from you computer (boot interrupt) or your Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (select Repair your computer)

Click on Use a device

Select USB HDD:

Hit Enter on the Dir [Linux-ISOs] screen

Using the down arrow on the keyboard scroll down to ubuntu-16.04.7-desktop-amd64.iso then hit Enter

Select Boot in normal mode then hit Enter

Select Try Ubuntu without installing then hit Enter

Click on the File cabinet (Files) icon on the left hand side

Left click on the hard drive icon and verify the existence of a Windows folder

On the left hand side of this window verify you see your USB listed which should include Ubuntu in the drive name

On the right side of the open window double click on Users

Double click on your User Name folder

From this screen you can examine the folders and contents to look for files you want to back up

For any file or folder you want to back up right click on the entry then select Copy To...

Select your external drive or USB device

Click Select and your information will be backed up

Repeat the process as necessary to copy your files

Review the contents of the external drive or USB device to ensure the items are present

When completed click on the X in the upper left corner of each window to close them

Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the Desktop, click Shut Down..., then Shut Down again

Following shut down remove the Ubuntu USB drive

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Things I would like to see in your next reply. Please be sure to copy and paste any requested log information unless you are asked to attach it.

Results?

beckylousiana · Jul 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM

We are in the parking lot of a service shop in Salt Lake City with engine issues. Will be here for a few days. Hopefully I can get caught up with getting my husband's computer fixed.
I did just locate another USB named "New Media Creation Tool" (I remember doing 2) and I was able to locate the 2 files install.wsm & install2.wsm pertaining to your previous instructions

I am going to attempt to do #115 again.

Rec'd Error after E:\>dism /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /restorehealth /source:E:\install.wim:1 /limitaccess

see pic attached

beckylousiana · Jul 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM

My phone would not allow me to add a pic, so here it is

beckylousiana · Jul 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM

We are in the parking lot of a service shop in Salt Lake City with engine issues. Will be here for a few days. Hopefully I can get caught up with getting my husband's computer fixed.
I did just locate another USB named "New Media Creation Tool" and I located the 2 files install.wsm & install2.wsm pertaining to your previous instructions

Oh My! said: ↑

The USB would need to be formatted in exFAT and not FAT32.

Regarding the steps in Post #115, were you able to complete this part?

I just completed this below (#121)

If necessary, create a Windows 11 Installation USB following the Create Windows 11 Installation Media instructions

Right click on Desktop of a clean computer, select New, then Folder, then name the folder WIMImage

Insert the Windows 11 Installation USB into the computer

Open the sources folder then copy and paste the install.swm and install2.swm files into the WIMImage folder on the Desktop (this will take some time)

Click Start, type cmd then select Run as administrator

Type cd C:\users\***insert your user name***\Desktop\WIMImage then hit Enter

At the C:\users\***insert your user name***\Desktop\WIMImage prompt copy and paste dism /export-image /sourceimagefile:install.swm /swmfile:install*.swm /sourceindex:1 /destinationimagefile:install.wim after the command prompt then hit Enter

When completed open the WIMImage folder on the Desktop and confirm you now see an install.wim file

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beckylousiana · Jul 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM

I can't see where this was posted, so I will sent it again. :/

Oh My! · Jul 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM

Sorry to hear about your traveling troubles.

I am not very optimistic about our chances but as long as you are willing let's keep trying for bit. I want to consider trying to run FRST64 again.

Download FRST64 onto the E: USB containing the install.wim file.

Boot to the computer Recovery Environment (boot interrupt method to the X:\Windows\System32 prompt)

Attach the E: drive USB and verify it is recognized as the E: drive

Try to run the dism /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /restorehealth /source:E:\install.wim:1 /limitaccess command

If it doesn't complete type dism.exe /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions then hit Enter

If that does not work type in Notepad and press Enter

Select File then Open

In the lower right hand corner change Text Documents (*.txt) to All Files (*.*)

On the left side locate and double click on the USB device containing FRST64

Right click on the FRST64 icon and select Run as administrator

Click Yes on the Disclaimer

Click Scan

If it completes post the report

If none of this works, using the Notepad method see if there is a C:\Window\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt file with a relatively current date

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Are you able to successfully copy the install.wim file into the Windows 11 Installation USB sources folder?

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You can still try the Ubuntu instructions to see if you can access the documents that way.

beckylousiana · Jul 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM

Ok, will work on all of this today! Not that this will change anything, but just to make sure you remember that I am not able to boot with repeated on/off forced shutdown method.
As soon as I power up it goes straight to "Bitlocker Recovery......" and I have to enter the BitLocker Recovery Key, diagnosing pc, enter code again and again to finally access cmd from advanced options where the prompt is X:\Windows\System32>

THANX FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS!!

Oh My! · Jul 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM

Thanks for the reminder. I will just say boot to the USB or to the X:\Windows\System32> prompt.

Hope you are doing OK on the road.

beckylousiana · Jul 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM

I just did all instructions with booting without the usb.
See below Error messages for both dism commands in cmd.
I copied and pasted into text message and put it on thumbdrive to bring to my pd to make it easier for you to read. I have also attached the FRST report completed.
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CMD-07-27-25 12pm:
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.1]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
X:\Windows\System32>notepad
X:\Windows\System32>dism /image:c:\ /cleanup-image /restorehealth /source:E:\install.wim:1 /limitaccess
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.1
Image Version: 10.0.26100.4202
The scratch directory size might be insufficient to perform this operation. This can cause unexpected behavior.
Use the /ScratchDir option to point to a folder with sufficient scratch space. The recommended size is at least 1024 MB.
Error: 0x800f0801
DISM failed. No operation was performed.
For more information, review the log file.
The DISM log file can be found at X:\windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
X:\Windows\System32>notepad
X:\Windows\System32>dism.exe /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.1
Image Version: 10.0.26100.4202
The scratch directory size might be insufficient to perform this operation. This can cause unexpected behavior.
Use the /ScratchDir option to point to a folder with sufficient scratch space. The recommended size is at least 1024 MB.
Reverting pending actions from the image...
Error: 0xd000014c
An error occurred reverting the pending actions from the image.
For more information, review the log file.
The DISM log file can be found at X:\windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
X:\Windows\System32>notepad
X:\Windows\System32>
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Oh My! · Jul 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM

Glad you were able to run a FRST scan. That gives us something more to work with.

Allow me some time to evaluate and determine our next step.

Oh My! · Jul 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM

You posted the topic on July 9th. Did this event happen that day? If not, which day, if you can recall.

Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config\COMPONENTS file and copy it onto the USB. Zip and upload the file to GoFile or the file hosting site of your choice and post the download link in your reply.

beckylousiana · Jul 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM

Oh My! said: ↑

You posted the topic on July 9th. Did this event happen that day? If not, which day, if you can recall.

Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config\COMPONENTS file and copy it onto the USB. Zip and upload the file to GoFile or the file hosting site of your choice and post the download link in your reply.
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I started working on the computer because it finally refused to boot up around July 9th.
I will finish your instruction and post.

beckylousiana · Jul 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM

I am assumed you meant from my working computer... but I probably assumed wrong. So I will attach the other one next-- :/ https://gofile.io/d/bu2gpx

beckylousiana · Jul 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM

Here is the file from the broken computer-- https://gofile.io/d/sGxuJq

beckylousiana · Jul 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM

IM SORRY! I ran Tweaking.com around end of May, started working on the computer for not booting correctly around June 9, but finally have up on trying on my own and contacted Major Geeks July 9.

Oh My! · Jul 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM

Thanks for the update.

On the broken computer navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config\System file and copy it onto the USB. Zip and upload the file to GoFile or the file hosting site of your choice and post the download link in your reply.

beckylousiana · Jul 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM

I will dooo!!

beckylousiana · Jul 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM

Oh My! said: ↑

You posted the topic on July 9th. Did this event happen that day? If not, which day, if you can recall.

Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config\COMPONENTS file and copy it onto the USB. Zip and upload the file to GoFile or the file hosting site of your choice and post the download link in your reply.
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link to the system file from broken computer --
https://gofile.io/d/cxGOae

beckylousiana · Jul 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM

We are in a hotel room now waiting for our motorhome to be fixed… This trip has been a nightmare.. So I have finally had a moment to catch up with the computer. See my actions below with the Ubuntu instructions from #157--

NOTE: Security Boot is enabled

Per #162 I Attempt Ubuntu again:

Booting without USB-

Entered BitLocker recovery key

“Automatic Repair, Your PC did not start correctly 1.) Restart 2.) Advanced Options

Chose >Advanced Options > Use Device > Options-

1.) UEFI: General UDisk 5.00, Partition 2

2.) UEFI: CD/DVD

3. UEFI: Removable Device

4.) UEFI:Network Device

Booting without USB-

Entered BitLocker recovery key

“Automatic Repair, Your PC did not start correctly 1.) Restart 2.) Advanced Options

>Advanced Options > Use Device > Options-

This time only 1 option avaiable

1.) UEFI: General UDisk 5.00, Partition 2

Chose it and rec’d error message

ERROR

Verification failed: (0x1A) Security Violation “OK”

Flashed a message "SHIM UEFi …. Press any key for …. Management">

“Peform MOK Management - 1. Continue to boot 2. Enroll Key from Disk 3. Enroll hash from disk

Pressed Esc to return to previous screen - “ERROR

Verification failed: (0x1A) Security Violation > OK Flashed a message and brought me back to BitLocker recovery key entry

beckylousiana · Jul 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM

SORRY - REVISED 175 as I had booted with the USB on the first try

See my actions below with the Ubuntu instructions from #157--
NOTE: Security Boot is enabled

Per #162 I Attempt Ubuntu again:

Booting with USB recovery drive-
Entered BitLocker recovery key
“Automatic Repair, Your PC did not start correctly 1.) Restart 2.) Advanced Options
Chose >Advanced Options > Use Device > Options-
1.) UEFI: General UDisk 5.00, Partition 2
2.) UEFI: CD/DVD
3. UEFI: Removable Device
4.) UEFI:Network Device
Booting without USB-
Entered BitLocker recovery key
“Automatic Repair, Your PC did not start correctly 1.) Restart 2.) Advanced Options
>Advanced Options > Use Device > Options-
This time only 1 option avaiable
1.) UEFI: General UDisk 5.00, Partition 2
Chose it and rec’d error message
ERROR
Verification failed: (0x1A) Security Violation “OK”
Flashed a message "SHIM UEFi …. Press any key for …. Management">
“Peform MOK Management - 1. Continue to boot 2. Enroll Key from Disk 3. Enroll hash from disk
Pressed Esc to return to previous screen - “ERROR
Verification failed: (0x1A) Security Violation > OK Flashed a message and brought me back to BitLocker recovery key entry

Oh My! · Jul 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM

Thank you.

Please do this.

Download System.zip to your Desktop

Unzip the folder onto the Desktop

Copy and paste the System file onto your USB

Repeat the previous process you used to navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config\System

Right click on System, select Rename, and rename it to Systemold

Copy and paste the System file located on the USB into the C:\Windows\System32\Config folder

Shut down your computer

Start your computer and attempt to boot into Windows

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Things I would like to see in your next reply. Please be sure to copy and paste any requested log information unless you are asked to attach it.

Results?

beckylousiana · Jul 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Oh My! said: ↑

Thank you.

Please do this.

Download System.zip to your Desktop

Unzip the folder onto the Desktop

Copy and paste the System file onto your USB

Repeat the previous process you used to navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config\System

Right click on System, select Rename, and rename it to Systemold

Copy and paste the System file located on the USB into the C:\Windows\System32\Config folder

Shut down your computer

Start your computer and attempt to boot into Windows

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Things I would like to see in your next reply. Please be sure to copy and paste any requested log information unless you are asked to attach it.

Results?

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The link brings me to a file named System and was not zipped. Shall I just use that file?

See attached screen pic when I tried to rename the system file. :/

Oh My! · Jul 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM

Yes you can use that file.

If you have more than one System file rename them to different names so that you do not have any file named system. Once the config folder does not contain any file specifically named system (without the addition of any other letters) copy and paste the system file into the folder.

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