Why is my Windows 10 os computer having disk boot failures so frequently?

[Windows Central Question]

So, recently, I've gotten the Windows Anniversary update, and as a result, have had more frequent error screens, that lead to the computer restarting into a boot sequence where the computer ultimately just says "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" and I bypass this by turning the computer off and back on. This has been a reoccuring problem, but only just recently, when I completed the update, I have been receiving this error up to three to four times a day, if my computer is left unattended for more than ten minutes. I looked at my update history, and spotted this line repeated at least four times a day.

? Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3176495) - Error 0x80242fff

I'm not sure what is going on. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[BluWarrior]

Your hard drive is probably failing. A lot of writing to the disk happens during a big update and that may have sent it over the edge. I don't believe it's a software issue as the OS still sometime loads; however you could backup your files (and should if your hard drive is almost dead) and try a fresh install of windows to see if it is software. The failed update would be because your computer isnt consistently booting and the update cant configure itself because of this.

 

[tgp]

I'd agree with BluWarrior. This sounds a lot like a failing hard drive. You could look online for a tool to test it. Western Digital, Seagate, and others have good ones. It would be helpful if you could let us know what type of device this is on.

 

[Chintan Gohel]

So, recently, I've gotten the Windows Anniversary update, and as a result, have had more frequent error screens, that lead to the computer restarting into a boot sequence where the computer ultimately just says "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" and I bypass this by turning the computer off and back on. This has been a reoccuring problem, but only just recently, when I completed the update, I have been receiving this error up to three to four times a day, if my computer is left unattended for more than ten minutes. I looked at my update history, and spotted this line repeated at least four times a day.

• Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3176495) - Error 0x80242fff

I'm not sure what is going on. Any help would be appreciated.

try this for starters: SFC Scan: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833


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