How to Resolve 0xc0000185 Error in Simple Steps?

The 0xc0000185 error usually occurs after a system restart, in the form of a blue screen of death. In addition, once this error appears, it indicates that you will not be able to enter the system normally.

According to research, the cause of 0xc0000185 error may be the attack of malicious virus or software; or the system file corruption or failure related to Windows startup. Regardless of the reason, the solution to this fault is not difficult to operate, but before the error is repaired, if you have saved important files on the hard disk of your computer, but at this time you cannot transfer the files because Windows cannot start, you can try Use Renee PassNow to transfer or restore important files on your computer without entering Windows. The following are the detailed operation steps.

1. What is Renee PassNow?

Renee PassNow is a professional system rescue software. It can not only help Windows users to solve the problem of clearing Windows account passwords, creating new administrator accounts; restoring disk/memory card data, recovering data after hard disk formatting; transferring disk files; erasing Or scan disk files and other needs. In addition, it also supports repairing various Windows system problems, such as: repairing MBR boot record, DBR error parameters, 0xc00000e, Windows system startup failure, and some problems that cause black screen or blue screen, etc. In terms of supported systems, it is also compatible with multiple systems including Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista, so it can be called a system with diverse functions and strong compatibility rescue tools.

2. How to use Renee PassNow to transfer or recover data?

When your computer cannot start normally due to a blue screen failure, you can create a startup disk through Renee PassNow, then start the computer through the startup disk, and then use the functions provided by the software to transfer or restore data. Specific steps are as follows:

Step 1: Download and install Renee PassNow on other computers that can log in and run normally, then connect the U disk to the PC, run Renee PassNow, and then check in “Step 1: Choose the creation method” (Create a rescue USB disk) option. (Note: Before performing this operation, please make sure that the important files in the U disk have been saved in other locations, because the operation process will delete all the data in the U disk.)

Step 2: Next, select (x64) or (x86) according to the system type, click the (Download Now) button to download the ISO file, click the (Create Rescue USB) button after the file is downloaded, and click the (Eject USB) button.

Step 3: Connect the created boot device to the computer that needs to transfer data, turn on the computer, and then the shortcut key to enter the BIOS will be displayed on the computer screen (the display time of this interface is very short, maybe only one or two seconds), click continuously BIOS shortcut key to enter the BIOS setting interface, and then set the boot U disk as the first in the boot sequence in Boot Priority, then save the settings and restart the computer.

Step 4: Wait for a while, after Renee PassNow is loaded, select (Data Transfer). If you need to transfer the data of the entire hard disk, you can select the (data backup) option.

Step 5: You can click on each disk drive letter (C/D/E/F, etc.) to check whether important files are lost. If not, it is recommended that you transfer them to an external disk. The operation of transferring data is very simple. For example, if you want to transfer the data in the C drive to the G drive, you can first select the C drive on the upper left, select the G drive on the upper right, and then select the files in the C drive, and click the Copy function button in the middle. Disk data can be easily transferred. If there is a file you want to delete, you can also click the (Delete) button in the middle after selecting the file, but the deletion operation cannot be undone, please operate with caution.

Step 6: If you find that there is data loss, please select the (Undeleter) option on the main interface of the function, and click the (Run) button.

Step 7: Select (Partition Recovery) to scan the target hard disk.

Step 8: After the scan is complete, select the file to be recovered, click the (Recover) button to execute the data recovery command, please save the file in another external disk, eject the U disk after the recovery is complete, and then perform other operations on the computer, such as maintenance , replace the hard disk or reinstall the system, etc.

After the data recovery is complete, you can continue to use the following methods to fix the 0xc0000185 error.

1. With the help of the computer's startup repair function

The built-in startup repair function in the Windows system recovery environment can solve the problem that the computer cannot enter the system normally. Let’s learn the detailed operation method below:

Step 1: Insert the Windows installation disk (DVD or U disk) into the computer. When starting up, press F2 or F10 or DEL or ESC shortcut keys continuously (varies with the computer brand) to enter the BIOS setting interface, set the first boot sequence to the Windows installation disk, save the settings and turn on the computer, the computer will start from the installation disk, in Select the (Repair Your Computer) option on the Windows Installer “Install Now” screen to enter the recovery environment.

Step 2: After entering the recovery environment, select (Troubleshooting)>(Advanced Options)>(Startup Repair). After waiting for Windows Startup Repair to complete, restart the computer to see if the problem is resolved.

2. Use the Bootrec command to repair BCD

BCD (Boot Configuration Data) contains all the basic information that Windows needs to boot your computer. If this file is damaged or missing, it may prevent Windows from loading properly. The Bootrec command can repair a damaged master boot record or boot configuration data file. This method needs to enter the recovery environment to operate. Proceed as follows:

Step 1: Insert the Windows installation disk (DVD or U disk) into the computer. Continuously click F2 or F10 or DEL or ESC shortcut keys (varies with the computer brand) to enter the BIOS setting interface when starting up, set the first boot sequence to the Windows installation disk, and then save the settings to make the computer start from the installation disk and install Windows. Select the (Repair Your Computer) option on the program’s “Install Now” interface to enter the recovery environment.

Step 2: After entering the recovery environment, select (Troubleshooting)>(Advanced Options)>(Command Prompt).

Step 3: In Command Prompt, enter the following command. Each time you enter a command, you need to press the (Enter) key. After the repair is complete, restart the computer to see if the problem is resolved.

bootrec.exe /fixmbr

bootrec.exe /fixboot

bootrec.exe /scanos

bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd

3. Use Chkdsk to check system hard disk errors

Chkdsk is a practical tool for Windows to check the disk status. It can display the disk status, memory status and the discontinuous number of specified files in the specified path, and can also repair disk errors. The blue screen error may also be due to a problem with the hard disk, so you can use the Chkdsk tool to check and fix the error. The specific steps are as follows:

Step 1: Connect the Windows installation disk to the computer. Start the computer, click a specific key (varies by computer brand, such as F2 or F10 or DEL or ESC shortcut key) to enter the BIOS, change the boot sequence preference to Windows installation disk in the BIOS settings, then save the settings and restart computer.

Step 2: After the computer is successfully booted from the Windows installation disk, select the (Repair Computer) option in the lower left corner of the installation interface to enter the recovery environment.

Step 3: After entering the Windows Recovery Environment, select (Troubleshooting>Advanced Options>Command Prompt).

Step 4: Enter the command (chkdsk C: /f /r /x) in the opened command prompt window (C refers to the disk number of the system hard disk, /f will try to repair the errors found on the disk, /x refers to start scanning Force unmount the drive before; /r means scan for and try to fix bad sectors), and press (Enter) to fix the error. After the hard disk failure is repaired, restart the computer to check whether the problem is resolved.

4. Perform System Restore

When Windows cannot start, you can use the Windows System Restore function to restore the system to the state when the restore point was previously created, so that Windows can start normally. Note: If you have not created a restore point, this method cannot be used, and you can try other methods such as reinstalling the system. The specific operation steps are as follows:

Step 1: Turn on the computer, and when the brand logo appears, press and hold the power button to force shutdown, repeat the process 3 times, then allow the computer to start completely, and select (Advanced Options) on the “Auto Repair” interface to enter the recovery environment.

Step 2: When the screen displays to select an option, please click (Troubleshooting) – (Advanced Options) – (System Restore) in sequence.

Step 3: Then, select a recent restore point before the error occurred to restore, click (Next) and wait for the repair process to complete.