I tried booting up Linux off of a pre-set up thumb drive and now my PC is getting the INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error

Anonymous
2025-07-01T14:44:27+00:00

Whenever I boot up my PC I get a blue screen with the already mentioned error code on the screen. My PC then automatically restarts and brings me into recovery mode. I only have 6 options and the only option that actually does anything at all is the command prompt.

In case it's important, the other options in troubleshooting are: startup repair, UEFI firmware settings, system restore, uninstall updates, and system image recovery. When pressing startup repair it just tells me that it couldn't repair my PC. Selecting system restore, it tells me that I must specify which Windows installation to restore, the rest just dont do anything.

Messing around in the cmd prompt, I typed in chkdsk, and it says that the volume is in use by another process near the beginning of the assessment. Another command is tried was "bootrec/rebuildbcd" and it says that total identified windows installations is 0.

From here I've been lost on what exactly I should do after researching this problem online, the only things im able to do on my PC are using the cmd prompt and open the BIOS systems, which is from Omen, and is basically nothing like ive ever seen online in other BIOS systems.

Can someone help me boot up my PC normally again? Hoping to get this problem fixed before I choose to take it to get repaired by a professional, if anyone could spare some help, please, thank you, and have a nice day.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Ivan B 124.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-07-02T02:37:45+00:00

Hi ,

Okay, So delete all disk 1 only disk 1 will be left as disk unallocated you select and next.

Independent Advisor - Community

Thanks

Was this answer helpful?

1 person found this answer helpful.
0 comments

52 additional answers

Sort by: Newest
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Deleted

    This answer has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The answer was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.

    Comments have been turned off. Learn more

  2. Ivan B 124.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-07-01T16:44:46+00:00

    Hi ,

    In the list disk command, does disk 1 and 2 appear?

    Independent Advisor - Community

    Thanks

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-01T16:43:12+00:00

    All the commands worked fine up until "select disk 0" which it said "the disk you specified is not valid. There is no disk selected."

    Should I try and select a different one? Like enter in disk 1 or 2?

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  4. Ivan B 124.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-07-01T16:35:39+00:00

    Hi ,

    Windows boot partition may have been corrupted.

    Run the command Diskpart > List Disk > select Disk 0 > list partition

    If possible, take a screenshot and post it here.

    In this case, you will have to completely reinstall Windows 11 if the partition no longer exists, but you may lose files during the process.

    Independent Advisor - Community

    Thanks

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments