Error code 0xc0000225

My 2012 iMac developed error code 0xc0000225. Just shows Blue Windows screen indicating Windows boot Disk not available Have made a OSX bootable disk (Mojave) but it doesn't see it. Tried all usual tricks, but it appears that the computer can't get to the OSX software. Any assistance appreciated

iMac 27″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jun 22, 2021 2:27 AM

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Pat2e Author

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Jun 22, 2021 4:12 PM in response to BDAqua

Neither. Its an older iMac which I got from my son and I was using as a firewire monitor. I had it booting off an external HDD prior to this happening. As far as I know it never had Parallels or used bootcamp. The onboard OS was High Sierra, but it was otherwise empty.

BDAqua

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Jun 22, 2021 3:28 AM in response to Pat2e

Are you running BoitCamp or Windows?

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