Windows 11 x64 doesn't boot after restore

[annbyrne]

Hello,
I have a Dell running Windows 64-bit. I backed up the factory installation with IFL CUI 2.75 (all partitions including boot, Windows system and Dell restore), validated the image (byte-for-byte) and even checked it in TBIView. I'm able to extract files and work the image just fine.

I tried restoring it to a different hard drive, installed the drive in the laptop and, lo and behold, it won't boot. All I get is a blinking underscore cursor after POST and it just stops there. I tried using the Windows repair disc that I made and it just tells me, "nope no problems here".

How can I fix this issue?

[TeraByte Support]

Maybe try restoring with one of the latest versions. 2.x is too old to even consider.

A blinking cursor on black screen usually suggests the system is trying to boot the wrong partition, drive or for legacy issue in mbr / bpb.

[Gaddster]

I've always recommended people to install the hard drive into a laptop first then restore the whole image to the hard drive.......Laptops can be fussy, which they're not as bad as they used to be but I've seen restores fail to boot when restored to a drive via an usb enclosure.