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‎01-13-2026 10:10 PM

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Hello I have a hp laptop here that won't open it keeps saying boot device not found

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‎01-13-2026 10:29 PM

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Hey Mel 2004,

Boot device not found usually means the system can’t see Windows or the drive it’s installed on.

Restart the laptop and tap F10 to enter BIOS, then check if the hard drive or SSD is detected. If it is, restart and tap F11 to try HP System Recovery and repair or restore Windows.

If the drive does not appear in BIOS, it’s likely a failed or loose hard drive/SSD and will need to be checked or replaced.

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‎01-13-2026 11:33 PM

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Did you recently dropped your laptop or throw something on it? How this happens? Did some updates before this?

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