Windows boot loop

Windows Boot Crashes

If you find that OpenZFS is crashing every time you boot Windows, you can remove the kernel extension part.

Enter the recovery CMD shell - you can use boot media as well

• When booting, once you get to the spinning dots part - turn off your PC - either by holding power button for 10s, or cutting power.
• Doing that 2 times in a row, Windows will ask if you have boot issues.
• Enter Troubleshoot, Advanced Options, then Command Prompt.

Remove the driver

• Navigate to your hard disk, which might not be C: during boot command console. Change drive letter, and issue "dir" until you recognise your disk.
• cd into Windows\System32\Drivers
• delete or rename openzfs.sys
• exit command prompt
• use menus to boot normally.

If you get access denied when you want to rename the drivers (fileowner is trustedinstaller)

• take ownership (current user) of openzfs drivers: takeown /F \windows\system32\drivers\open*.sys
• extend permissions (ex user administrator): icacls \windows\system32\drivers\open*.sys /grant administrator:f