Windows 10 error code 0xc00000 bootcamp partition

Hi guys! I’m In serious need of help.

My MacBook Pro mid 2015 running elcapitan can’t boot into windows 10.

I needed more space on my boot camp partition so I resized the mac OS X partition and created “free space“ partition via terminal.

I couldnt Boot into windows 10 after that and got the error message “0xc000000’. Ive tried the windows repair tool and the command promt execute codes but nothing seems to help.

I went back and resized the OSX partition to the previous size via diskutility but now my whole OSX partition is wiped out.

My bootcamp partition is still there and I can access the files in OS X.

Sorry if all the information is unclear, I don’t remember every command I put in terminal.

What do I need to do?

Posted on Jun 9, 2018 7:29 AM

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Posted on Jun 9, 2018 5:31 PM

Use a USB2 flash drive of 8+GB (USB3 will not work), and a W10 ISO from Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File)

and Build your own Windows 10 Bootcamp USB Installer . Once booted, you will need to use diskpart to find the drives for Bootcamp (typically C:) and the System drive (S:, but this may not be assigned).


Use bcdboot to rebuild the BCD.

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Jun 10, 2018 6:57 AM in response to iciconnect

Then to extend the existing Bootcamp partition using the partition I created already. I had to use Windows and it required a 3rd party application to be used to add (merge) the new partition to Windows. I would add the link here but Apple seems to be funny about that. But you can Google in YouTube "How to extend your Bootcamp Partition". Since you already have on created just make sure that partition is Fat32. Then the rest of the steps found in the video will make some since once you're in Windows.

Jun 10, 2018 7:17 AM in response to iciconnect

iciconnect wrote:


Then to extend the existing Bootcamp partition using the partition I created already. I had to use Windows and it required a 3rd party application to be used to add (merge) the new partition to Windows. I would add the link here but Apple seems to be funny about that. But you can Google in YouTube "How to extend your Bootcamp Partition". Since you already have on created just make sure that partition is Fat32. Then the rest of the steps found in the video will make some since once you're in Windows.

Using GParted to Resize Your Windows 7 or Vista Partition is a very easy method, if you must extend the partition.


Methods which work on one Mac model, do not work on another. You can also buy a commercial product called Winclone, which handles it well.


Without understanding the nuances of each model, it inevitably leads to problems.

Jun 10, 2018 7:40 AM in response to iciconnect

iciconnect wrote:


The application I used in Windows was called MiniTool Partition Wizard.

That specific application is one of the worst. It has no understanding of what a Hybrid MBR is and how it works. It ruins the partitions, and can cause potential data loss. It only partially works on 2014 and older Macs, only if your installation is a legacy BIOS install and leaves the GPT and MBR mismatched.


Bootcamp Partition Lost Repairing Mac Partitions is the other dangerous piece of information floating around the Internet, which causes catastrophic failures. It even references Repairing Boot Camp after creating new partition (a 103-page discussion on ASC) without realizing what was specifically being addressed in that discussion. Google searches should be handled with a grain of salt. 😉

Jun 10, 2018 8:35 AM in response to Loner T

Again if you have advance knowledge of allocation you could make anything work if you had the time. What I found worked for my needs for machines I've used. I just choice to use a method that worked for me on my 2010 Mac Pro and then on my 2015 MacBook Retina. APFS was the format used on my Macbook when I installed High Sierra. So I had to create my Windows partition using Bootcamp. Then later after having Windows running, wanted a larger hard drive size for Windows. And that's when Disk Utility was used, then Windows to extend the partition created from Mac OS's Disk Utility. Yes the type of format used can make a huge difference in Windows as to what can and will work when it comes to formatting and allocating a hard drive. Bootcamp uses a method to create and partition to install Windows which then handles the EFI instructions systematically. Note: you Do Not need to manually change anything to the EFI unless you're using a machine not manufactured by Apple. So there's is no need to do anything more then to have the OS you plan to installed on the Bootcamp partition. Once you select the OS to be installed your Mac will then boot from the OS to allow you to prepare the Hard Drive (partition created) for the installation process. Choosing NTFS for your Windows partition is a must from the setup since there is no other option to be used to format with during the OS install process.

Jun 10, 2018 10:18 AM in response to Loner T

Loner T wrote:


See BCDEdit Command-Line Options , and specifically the /store and /sysstore qualifiers. If you cannot find the BCD, on my 2012 MBP with BIOS mode installation, it can be seen from the macOS side as

You can also use


dir/s/p to look for BCD on C:. X: is your external boot media. Rebuilding BCD on X: does not address any issues. You can skip the export step, if necessary.


Also, see windows - Recover Bootcamp EFI Folder/fix boot entries? - Ask Different .

My BCD is in C:/BOOT.

Tried both rebuilding BCD on X: and C; and still the same message "Element not found"

I followed the instructions on this link but no good either,

windows - Recover Bootcamp EFI Folder/fix bootentries? -

When running this command I got a output of a list of volumes that can be used/mounted and none of them was the EFI vol.

Enter the command below to assign drive letter

S
to the EFI partition.

mountvol S: /s

Of curiosity I went back in to Mac OS and mounted the EFI partition via terminal, There is a Microsoft folder containing Boot & Recovery folders.

In windows CMD diskpart I cant see any EFI volume, Just the BOOTCAMP C a drive E "no media" 0bytwes that i think is my external hdd that I use in windows (not plugged in) and third the flash drive of Windows 10 installer.


So the BDC exists in EFI partition and the format is MS-DOS (FAT32), how can I not see the volume in diskpart?


Please help me to fix this, I've spent the last 3 days to fix this but I'm still in the same spot.

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