Hey, I accidentally shutdown my PC while node js and updates were installing and I got error

[Isma_Khan]

My windows 11 PC was updating and at the same time installing node.js from the cmd. On booting it started repairing and then it end up saying that Your PC has run into a serious problem it needs to be repaired and gave out error: 0Xc000014c. I have used all the available options for recovery and even creating a bootable USB and see if it can be repaired but not. Could you please assist me in this🙏

[haythamkha]

Hi,

Error 0xc000014c usually points to a damaged or missing Boot Configuration Data (BCD) file. I would not link this directly to Node.js itself. It is more likely that the Windows update/restart process interrupted or corrupted the boot configuration.

If Startup Repair and the normal recovery options did not work, I would try rebuilding the EFI boot files manually from the Windows USB.

Boot from the Windows 11 USB, then choose:

Repair your computer > Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Command Prompt

Then run:

diskpart

list vol

Look for:

• The EFI/System partition: usually FAT32, around 100–300 MB
• The Windows partition: usually NTFS and contains the Windows folder

Assign a letter to the EFI partition:

select vol X

assign letter=S

exit

Replace X with the correct EFI volume number.

Then rebuild the boot files:

bcdboot C:\Windows /s S: /f UEFI

If Windows is not on C: in recovery mode, try checking other letters, for example:

dir C:\Windows

dir D:\Windows

dir E:\Windows

Then use the correct letter in the bcdboot command.

After that, restart the PC and remove the USB.

Microsoft Startup Repair guide:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/startup-repair-85deb0b9-fa3d-44a3-a3d0-d0f1515c2c9b

Microsoft Bootrec/Windows Recovery troubleshooting:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/use-bootrec-exe-in-the-windows-re-to-troubleshoot-startup-...

HP Automatic Repair troubleshooting:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_12942794-12942872-16

HP Windows recovery options:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_5787612-5787757-16

If the bcdboot repair fails, I would next check the SSD health using HP Diagnostics from the F2 menu. If the drive passes, the final option may be to back up the data using another bootable environment and perform a clean Windows installation from the official Windows 11 USB.

Official Windows 11 download:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11