1.
Restart Your PC
Sometimes, the error happens temporarily. Do a full shutdown and restart first.
2. Check External Devices
• Disconnect all USB drives, external hard drives, or other peripherals.
• Restart your computer to see if it boots.
3. Run Automatic Repair (with Windows 10 installation media)
If it doesn’t boot:
1. Create a Windows 10 bootable USB/DVD (using another computer if
needed).
2. Boot from the USB/DVD.
3. Select Repair your computer → Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Startup
Repair.
4. Let it scan and fix issues.
4. Rebuild the Boot Configuration Data (BCD)
If Startup Repair doesn’t help:
1. Boot again from Windows installation media.
2. Go to Repair your computer → Troubleshoot → Command Prompt.
3. Type the following commands (press Enter after each):
5. Check Disk for Errors
From the Command Prompt (in Recovery mode), run: Replace C: with your Windows drive
if it’s different.)
This will scan and repair disk errors.
6. Run System File Checker
Still in Command Prompt, typ This repairs corrupted system files.
7. Reset or Reinstall Windows 10 (last resort)
If none of the above works, you may need to reinstall Windows 10. You can choose
Reset this PC (keeping files if possible) from the recovery menu.
👉 Question: Does your computer boot into Windows at all, or is it stuck on the
error screen right after powering on? That will help me guide you to the right
method. Got it 👍.
Error 0xc0000102 on Windows 10 Pro usually means “STATUS_FILE_CORRUPT_ERROR”, which
indicates that Windows can’t read some essential system files because they’re
corrupted or missing. This often happens due to disk errors, bad shutdowns, or
corrupted boot data.
Here’s how you can fix it:
🔧 Step 1: Basic Restart & Disconnect Peripherals
• Power off your PC completely.
• Disconnect USB drives, external HDDs, or any non-essential devices.
• Restart to check if it boots.
🔧 Step 2: Boot into Recovery Mode
If it doesn’t boot normally:
1. Use a Windows 10 bootable USB/DVD (created with Microsoft’s Media
Creation Tool).
2. Boot from it → select Repair your computer.
3. Go to Troubleshoot → Advanced options.
🔧 Step 3: Run Startup Repair
• Select Startup Repair.
• Let Windows scan and fix boot issues automatically.
🔧 Step 4: Repair Disk Errors
From Command Prompt in recovery mode, run: Replace C: with the drive where Windows
is installed.)
This scans and repairs disk corruption.
🔧 Step 5: Run System File Checker (SFC) & DISM
In the same Command Prompt: (Adjust drive letter if Windows is installed
elsewhere.)
If errors persist, use DISM to repair the image: 🔧 Step 6: Rebuild Boot
Configuration Data (BCD)
Still in Command Prompt, type: 🔧 Step 7: Reset or Reinstall Windows (Last Resort)
If corruption is too severe:
• From Recovery → Reset this PC (choose to keep files if possible).
• Or perform a clean reinstall of Windows 10.
👉 Quick question: when you see error 0xc0000102, does it appear immediately on boot
(black/blue screen) or does Windows start but then crash? This will determine
whether we focus more on boot repair or file system repair.