An employee is complaining that their workstation is not booting into Windows when they reboot their machine. You noticed that during the reboot, the system is loading into a PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment)-based OS. What should you do next?

A. Boot to BIOS and select the HDD from the boot order
B. Press F12 to boot into boot mode and select the correct device
C. Boot into recovery mode to fix the boot order
D. Reboot PC to determine if it will boot from the HDD

The problem might be due to an incorrect BIOS boot order or a hardware issue. It’s advisable to check the BIOS settings first and if necessary, use Windows recovery options to troubleshoot further.

Explanation:

If an employee's workstation is not booting into Windows and instead is loading into a PXE-based OS, there's a chance that the boot order in the BIOS is not set correctly, or the hard disk drive (HDD) is not being detected. The first step is to boot to BIOS and check the boot order to ensure the HDD is listed as the primary boot device. If it isn't, you'll need to change the boot order so that the HDD is selected first. This can usually be done by pressing a key such as F2, Del, or F10 during the startup process, depending on the motherboard manufacturer.

If the HDD is listed and properly set as the first boot device but the issue persists, it is possible that there might be a hardware problem with the HDD, or the Windows boot loader could be damaged. In such cases, booting into recovery mode by using the Windows installation media and performing startup repairs could be necessary.