How to Perform Boot Repair for Windows 8/8.1 | Easy Fix

User case: How can I repair my Windows 8?

The bootloader is a program that loads the operating system (such as Windows 8, 10, or 11) during startup. And an EFI file is a type of file used by the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). These files are part of the boot process and tell the computer how to start up. If the UEFI bootloader is damaged or missing, the system won’t be able to boot. In such cases, you need to repair the UEFI bootloader.

How to perform boot repair for Windows 8?

If you want to easily repair Windows 8 boot, we recommend you use a professional bootloader repair tool - AOMEI Partition Assistant. It will offer you several solutions when you boot failed on Windows 8. You can download this software and follow out instructions.

AOMEI Partition Assistant

The Best Windows Disk Partition Manager and PC Optimizer

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Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7

Solution 1. Check errors to repair Windows 8 bootloader

If your disk has errors, this will lead to Windows 8 boot failure. AOMEI Partition Assistant allows you to make a bootable USB drive and run Windows Bootloader repair without CD. The bootable USB allows you to enter into Window PE to check disk error.

Step 1. Download the software first, and open it.

Step 2. At the main interface, click Tools > Make Bootable Media. Confirm the operation you are going to do and then click Next to continue.

Step 3. At next page, click USB Boot Device and then click Proceed.

Step 4. It will remind you the USB drive needs to be formatted and all the data on it will lose. If there are important files on it, make sure to create a backup in advance.

Step 5. When the operation is complete, click “Finish”.

Step 6. Now, boot the computer which has UEFI Bootloader issue. It will bring you to the main interface of AOMEI Partition Assistant in Windows PE.

Step 7. Then you could use AOMEI Partition Assistant to check disk errors in the system hard drive with Disk Surface Test feature.

Solution 2. Rebuild corrupted MBR

If you have successfully created a bootable media, you can also use it to rebuild corrupted MBR that may cause Windows 8 boot issues. AOMEI Partition Assistant offers this feature as well.

Step 1. Insert the bootable media to your PC and boot from the media. You need to change boot order to the bootable media in BIOS. Then you’ll get into AOMEI Partition Assistant main interface after login.

Step 2. Right-click the disk you want to repair and select “Rebuild MBR”.

Step 3. Select the type of MBR for your Windows now.

Step 4. Click “Apply” and then “Proceed” to execute the pending operations.

And then, plug out the bootable media on completion and boot up your PC normally.

Solution 3. Repair BCD files

The Boot Repair function of AOMEI Partition Assistant helps with boot problems from various situations. This is a fast way to fix Windows computer boot issues or unable to boot into Windows.

AOMEI Partition Assistant

The Best Windows Disk Partition Manager and PC Optimizer

Free Download
Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7

Step 1. Click "Recover" >"Boot Repair" and then click the "create a bootable disk" option to create a WinPE "Boot Repair" disk if you didn't have one.

Step 2. Boot the PC that cannot boot into WinPE. It will automatically load the Boot Repair tool and start the boot entries scan process. All boot entries will be displayed.

Step 3. Select the repairable boot entries you want to repair and click the "Repair" button to start the repair.

Step 4. Once the repair is repaired successfully, you can remove the bootable disk and boot the PC from the original system drive.

Conclusion

As you can see, AOMEI Partition Assistant is a reliable tool that helps you easily perform boot repair for Windows 8. This powerful software also supports cloning hard drive in Windows 8, free up your Windows 8 drive space, or fix issues like hard disk partition not showing, and so on. If you are using Windows Server, you can choose its Server edition.