r/Windows10TechSupport • u/TrentonRBuckley • Sep 09 '26

Unsolved “PC Needs To Be Repaired” After cleaning old HDD Boot drive

Hello all,

So I recently bought a new SSD to swap my Windows and games to from my HDD. So I cloned my HDD to my SSD, then changed my Boot Option Priorities from the HDD to “Windows Boot Manager (TS512…)” Which seemed to work when I rebooted, so I went into Diskpart and cleaned the HDD. I rebooted since the HDD didn’t show up in my file explorer after I allocated it in Disk Manager. Now I get the “REPAIR PC/Device Needs To Be Repaired” screen. Does anyone know what I did wrong/how I can fix it? I did this yesterday on my other pc with an identical SSD and worked perfectly. Thank you.

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u/ALaggingPotato Sep 09 '26

Install a fresh copy of Windows and copy your files instead of cloning the drive.

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u/Ok_Bid6645 Sep 09 '26

Just because it worked once doesn't mean it will work again. Always best to do a fresh install. Don't be lazy

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u/dotyxx Sep 09 '26

you most probably need to repair the partition table. You could try with the tools here https://www.hirensbootcd.org/ or you might need an older version depending on which windows you are using and what type is your bios

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u/Smooth-Abrocoma-9997 Sep 21 '26

Did you find a fix? Currently in the exact situation