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6/17/2026 7:32:40 PM EDT
Cross posting from GD for more intelligent answers.

Awhile ago my windows 11 laptop fucked up and delivered  the following message:

Recovery

Your PC/Device needs to be repaired

A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.

Error code: 0xc0000185

You'll need to use recovery tools. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your PC administrator or PC/Device manufacturer.

Press Enter to try again

Press F1 to enter Recovery Environment

Press F8 for Startup Settings

Press Esc for UEFI Firmware Settings
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It seems this has something to do with windows 11 deciding that the hard drive is incompatible.

Anyway, I found this potential fix:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3748276/error-code-0xc0000185

My question is, if I follow the above steps, will I be able to access the information that's on my computer but currently inaccessible afterwards? Or is it going to wipe the memory and I'll just have a factory reset computer?
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6/17/2026 10:58:01 PM EDT
[Last Edit: jwliv180][Edited] [#1]
Yeah ... Reading the instructions I *think* it shouldn't wipe the drive, but you're playing around with the partitioning, so ... I'd pull and duplicate the drive before doing anything else.

And then install Linux Mint.
6/17/2026 11:00:10 PM EDT
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Scroll down in this thread and try the AI answer.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5740881/how-to-fix-0xc0000185

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