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TUF F17 Windows 11 Boot/BCD Accidentally Overwritten Boot USB wont boot for recovery

torentuf
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I have a:

  • Asus Tuf F17 Gaming Laptop
  • i7-13620H
  • GeForce RTX 4070

I wanted to dual boot windows and linux, as well as copy my linux system from my old computer to the new laptop. I was able to dual boot linux on the machine, and then I followed instructions I found online to create a tar.gz copy of my root(/) folder on my old pc and move that to my new pc. Some of the instructions included reformatting and updating grub.

I now suspect that updating grub erased my Microsoft boot folder with the .efi file and my bcd files. My windows data partition is still on the device but I can't seem to find a way to fix the boot configuration. When I use a bootable windows usb it says that I am missing certain drivers and the bootable usb is unable to boot. 

I was able to get one bootable usb to boot, but when I entered the command line to try:

  1. bootrec /fixmbr
  2. bootrec /fixboot
  3. bootrec /scanos
  4. bootrec /rebuildbcd

It doesn't seem to pick up the windows installation. This same bootable usb seems to only read its own disk. When i enter diskpart and run list disk, it doesn't pick up the hard drive or any of the partitions on the main hard drive. It only list it's own memory location. 

I really need help to find out how I can reconfigure the bootloader. I don't want to reset the laptop to factory settings and lose all of the data I currently have.

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Falcon_ASUS
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@torentuf 
Unfortunately, we are unable to assist you in evaluating the issues encountered during the dual-system installation process. 
To confirm whether there is a hardware fault with the laptop, we recommend that you restore the system to the original one provided by us for verification. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.