Hi guys, this is dude from ascetics. In this tutorial, I'll be showing you two possible ways to fix this Windows startup error. It says "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause." And then it gives you three steps suggestion that you could follow to repair your computer. Now, just as the error message suggests, this could be caused by either hardware or software change on your computer. On the hardware side, it could be that a disk with your Windows files or your operating system for some reason is inaccessible to the boot manager. So maybe the disk got loose from the disk connector, or in the worst case scenario, the disk is failing. Then you could get this error message. On the software side, it could be that certain applications or malware has managed to change the path to your Windows boot media, and as such, the boot manager is unable to locate the boot files during startup. Hence, it gives off this error message. The first solution in this tutorial is for situations where this error is due to hardware changes. While the second solution would address the possibility of a software change leading to this error message. If you aren't sure what could be causing this error in your case, then I recommend that you start off with the first solution, and if they are all continuous, then you can proceed to the second one. And now, without further ado, let's get right to it. The first solution is on the hardware side. So the first thing you want to do is to check that your C Drive or the disc drive where you have your main operating system is properly attached to the connector on your computer. For that, you...