Cant start Win 7 after BIOS update - winload.efi error


  1. Posts : 3
    Win 7 Pro 64bit
       #1

    Cant start Win 7 after BIOS update - winload.efi error


    Hi Guys,
    I have multiple OS installed and after a standard BIOS update all my OS except Win 7 Pro 64 will boot. I get the error similar to Solved system32\winload.efi Status 0xC0000428 error

    i.e
    \windows.~bt\windows\system32\winload.efi
    Status 0xC0000428
    The digital signature for this file could not be verified

    Here is my BCDEdit /enum

    Code:
    D:\WINDOWS\system32>BCDEdit /enum
    
    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier              {bootmgr}
    device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume6
    path                    \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
    description             Windows Boot Manager
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
    default                 {default}
    resumeobject            {f70bf587-5970-11e5-a45c-ff4a625ade9b}
    displayorder            {current}
                            {5e8aa277-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
                            {5e8aa273-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
                            {5e8aa26f-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
                            {default}
    toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
    timeout                 10
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {current}
    device                  partition=D:
    path                    \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi
    description             Windows 10
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence        {f70bf589-5970-11e5-a45c-ff4a625ade9b}
    recoveryenabled         Yes
    isolatedcontext         Yes
    allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
    osdevice                partition=D:
    systemroot              \WINDOWS
    resumeobject            {f70bf587-5970-11e5-a45c-ff4a625ade9b}
    nx                      OptIn
    bootmenupolicy          Standard
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {5e8aa277-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    device                  partition=M:
    path                    \Windows\system32\winload.efi
    description             Windows Server 2012 R2
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence        {5e8aa278-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    recoveryenabled         Yes
    isolatedcontext         Yes
    allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
    osdevice                partition=M:
    systemroot              \Windows
    resumeobject            {5e8aa276-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    nx                      OptOut
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {5e8aa273-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    device                  partition=L:
    path                    \Windows\system32\winload.efi
    description             Windows Server 2008 R2
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence        {5e8aa274-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    recoveryenabled         Yes
    osdevice                partition=L:
    systemroot              \Windows
    resumeobject            {5e8aa272-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    nx                      OptOut
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {5e8aa26f-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    device                  partition=K:
    path                    \Windows\system32\winload.efi
    description             Windows 8.1
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence        {5e8aa270-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    recoveryenabled         Yes
    isolatedcontext         Yes
    allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
    osdevice                partition=K:
    systemroot              \Windows
    resumeobject            {5e8aa26e-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    nx                      OptIn
    bootmenupolicy          Standard
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {default}
    device                  partition=C:
    path                    \Windows\system32\winload.efi
    description             Windows 7
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence        {5e8aa26c-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    recoveryenabled         Yes
    osdevice                partition=C:
    systemroot              \Windows
    resumeobject            {5e8aa26a-7437-11e4-be50-c944a73f9204}
    nx                      OptIn
    ...but I dont see a set up section like the other user so I cant delete same. When I try and use my Win 7 discs I get an incompatibility pop up?

    Any idea of a fix? I also tried
    bootrec /fixmbr
    bootrec /fixboot
    bootrec /rebuildBCD
    ...last command didnt execute. I have Win 7,10,server 2008, server 2012 on the PC and all worked pre BIOS update.
    Thanks

    Error screenshot

    https://imgur.com/a/UpAoT
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 3
    Win 7 Pro 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    see also these screenshots:
    Imgur: The magic of the Internet
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  3. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #3

    On a UEFI-GPT disk, on a 100M Fat32 partition (EFI) you have Windows Boot Manager and other OS boot manager (ex is Grub for Linux).
    Windows Boot Manager has the options to the Windows boot loader (That is on the windows partition).
    To manage UEFI Windows Boot Manager use Manage EFI/UEFI boot options & Manage EFI System Partitions & Fix EFI/UEFI boot issues the easy way!
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  4. Posts : 3
    Win 7 Pro 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    So the fix was to change setting from UEFI to "Other OS " as per screenshot:

    Cant start Win 7 after BIOS update - winload.efi error-z1jqbso.jpg
    Last edited by howster; 09 Jan 2018 at 14:43. Reason: Typo
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  5. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #5

    Well done.
    Windows UEFI is the same as Secure Boot. Only win 10, Win 8.1 and Linux are compatible with Secure boot.
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