Fast Startup Fails at Random

[Steve C]

One of my Windows 8.1 PCs using a HDD system disc sometimes fails the fast startup giving the error Event 29 "Windows failed fast startup with error status 0xC00000D4". When the system reboots, I also get the Critical Error Event 41"The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."

The PC has been correctly shut down using the hybrid shutdown command C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -S -hybrid -F -T 01. The system is powered off at the mains switch once all the PC LEDs are off and the HDD has spun down.

SFC /SCANNOW runs with no errors and all drivers are up to date. I've tried turning fast startup off and on again but this makes no difference.

Are there other fixes I can try? I would like to get fast startup working since the PC boots to the login screen in 20 secs under fast startup but it takes about 50 secs with fast startup disabled.

 

[Brink]

Hello Steve,

The -F part of the command you use is to force all apps to close before shutting down. Since Fast Startup works with the command and not without, it seems that you may have a running app when you try causing this.

If you like, you could try troubleshooting with a clean boot to see if it may reveal a culprit.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/23382-troubleshoot-problem-clean-boot-windows-8-a.html

 

[Steve C]

Just to be clear the fast startup sometimes fail to work correctly even when I use the -F switch on the shutdown command. Is there a MS Troubleshooter or something similar for the fast startup problem?

 

[Brink]

As a test, see if Fast Startup still fails when doing it normally (no command) while doing a clean boot. This will at least help rule out some items as a possible cause.

 

[Steve C]

I still have problems with a clean boot. Also, sometimes the windows login screen appears at a lower resolution than 1920 x 1080 but is cured by a restart.

I noted various duplicate entries using bcdedit (see attachment) and wonder whether some of these may be the cause of the problem and need removing?

 

[Brink]

Steve,

Please go ahead and post a screenshot showing the full layout in Disk Management. We'll use that to compare with your BCDEDIT to get a better idea.

 

[Steve C]

I've enclosed files showing the disk configurations from Windows Disk Management, Paragon Backup & the DISKPART listing of Disk 0. I hope this helps.

 

[Brink]

I must admit that I'm at a loss as how your BCDEDIT got that way.

 

[Steve C]

Thanks!!

What can I do to optimise the PC without risking a non-booting PC?

Windows 8 was originally installed for UEFI boot using the instructions on this forum. Since then the only change ha been the automatic upgrade by MS to Windows 8.1 last autumn.

 

[Brink]

Personally, I would clean install 8.1 to start fresh.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html

You can get an 8.1 ISO file in OPTION ONE below.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/18309-windows-8-windows-8-1-iso-download-create.html

 

[Steve C]

A clean install would be a huge effort to reinstall all the programs. Is there no other way of sorting out the bcdedit issues? Are these issues a likely source of my problems anyway?

 

[Brink]

I'm not sure what else would straighten it out when there's that many entries to try and make heads or tails over.

 

[brendanC]

Hi worth trying this, ie disabling loads of power saving features

[video=youtube;EywHwEcEHGw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EywHwEcEHGw[/video]

It is to early to say if my intermittent problem if fixed but another red error I got has gone so it helped there.

ie

Event ID: 10016
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: SYSTEM
Computer: brens
Description:
The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
{8D8F4F83-3594-4F07-8369-FC3C3CAE4919}
and APPID
{F72671A9-012C-4725-9D2F-2A4D32D65169}
to the user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM SID (S-1-5-18) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.
Event Xml:

Forget it, the error is back!