One of the most useful utilities for advanced users in Windows is the Windows command line or Command Prompt. It is efficient in fixing system files, checking the disk for errors as well as other intensive tasks that are made convenient using this.
One of the tasks you can carry out using Command Prompt is repairing the Windows bootup process if it encounters any issues. However, if you tried running the “bootrec/fixboot” command and you receive an error message saying, “Element not found”, read on as this post will guide you in fixing this error. This kind of error in the command line could be due to a damaged BCD or MBE, inactive system partition, or it could also be that there is no drive letter being assigned to the EFI partition. Whichever the case is, here are some possible fixes that should help you resolve the problem.
As mentioned the error could be caused by a damaged BCD and so to fix the problem, you need to repair BCD by following these steps:
bootrec /fixboot
ren BCD BCD.bak
bcdboot c:Windows /l en-us /s b: /f ALL
diskpart
list volume
select volume number
assign letter=<LETTER>
Note: Make sure to replace “<LETTER>” with the letter you want to allocate to that partition. Afterward, it will assign a letter to the selected volume.
Like the first given option, you also have to make sure that you have a bootable Windows 10 USB drive before you proceed to set the System Partition to Active. Once you have it covered, refer to these steps:
diskpart
list disk
select disk number
list partition
select partition number
active
Are you trying to update your Windows 11 OS and are receiving a 0x800f0905 error? Do not sweat and do not worry we have a couple of solutions that you can try in order to fix this issue. How this error is tied to various things like misconfigured settings, corrupt system files, and more there is no way to present one simple solution that will solve everything in one click.
Therefore we are presenting a couple of solutions that will fix your issue, it is advisable to follow them as presented since they will go from the most common to the more complex one.
The most common fix and one that will actually repair things most of the time is simply running the Windows Update troubleshooter.
If the previous solution did not work we will need to do things manually. Follow the steps as presented in order to reset Windows update components.
Well, that was a lot of typing or copy and pasting line by line followed by ENTER after each one but hopefully, your issue is solved. These provided solutions fixed most users' issues with this error but if for some reason this is not the case for you, move to the next step.
If you are still having 0x800f0905 error after previous attempts do the following:
If for any reason previous solutions have not provided you with the solution we will try to fix the issue by performing system restore.
If for any reason Windows still cannot install the update, try installing it manually.
If nothing worked, reset your Windows 11 to its factory settings to fully repair and reset the whole operating system.