Loading System Repair disk results in Error Code 0xc000a004 - kernel is missing or contains errors (file: \windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe)

[Mickey_M3]

Pc froze and forced shutdown and upon turning it on again I was met with a black screen that said "Reboot and select a proper boot device" I tried rebooting, checking for loose cables, checking the nvme and ssd, clearing cmos, and finally put in a recovery key and was met with this screen. I attempted to use an installation media in the form of a usb to repair windows but it was not able to repair and chkdsk /r would not work and the reason was the drives were write protected. I could not find anywhere to fix this issue online, said pc is also unbootable without either recovery usb or installa

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