• Many Windows 10 users encounter the “ The boot configuration data store could not be opened” error when running the bcdedit repair command.
  • Switching the boot mode might be helpful when receiving the "Boot Configuration Data Store Could Not Be Opened" issue since it can realign the system's...
  • At the beginning I'd installed windows 10 with the legacy BIOS-MBR boot mode,but since I needed a Windows 10 installation that was able to boot using the EFI...
  • ...system, but now when I go into the command prompt and type in BCDedit it returns "The boot configuration data store could not be opened.
  • This is even more likely if the sub-message associated with ‘Boot configuration data store could not be opened’ error is ‘Access is denied’.
  • When you run Bcdedit /enum you get the following error: “The boot configuration data store could not be opened.
  • Otherwise, it could be because you're using a 3rd party boot manager (like me), and are hiding the partition containing the BCD from the OS you are running...
  • There are the possible solutions for the error “Boot Configuration Data Store Could not be opened”.
  • You could create a Macrium Reflect USB recovery drive, boot from that and run the option to fix boot problems.