Windows 10: Is there anyway to check a system image restore will work?

Discus and support Is there anyway to check a system image restore will work? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Going to be putting in a new main drive soon, so it will have nothing but the license on my laptop mobo to go off, install clean with a recovery disk... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/GGarrett2, Sep 26, 2020.

  1. Is there anyway to check a system image restore will work?


    Going to be putting in a new main drive soon, so it will have nothing but the license on my laptop mobo to go off, install clean with a recovery disk or something I guess then restore.

    I tried a cloning tool and it failed to boot, tried to make an image with another tool and it failed to read, I think it's because I mostly have been using thumb drives, although the failed boot was external hdd, those apps are overpriced anyway, don't really want to buy one.

    So I want to do the win 7 system image, and put on an hdd, but is there any way to know it will work? I have a lot of apps I paid for, old apps I can't find anymore, would be hard to start fresh.

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    /u/GGarrett2, Sep 26, 2020
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  2. jellyroll Win User

    How to delete inactive System Image Restore Points in System Restore

    Windows 10 64-bit.
    When I click "show more restore points" in System Restore I see a bunch of old "system image restore points" that were deleted in past and do not correspond to any currently active restore points. Clicking any of these old restore points, I simply get an error message saying they could not be found, and to select another restore point instead.I would like to delete these restore points listings but have been unable to do so.
    So far, I have tried steps mentioned below without any luck :

    Disk Cleanup through (CIs there anyway to check a system image restore will work? :) Properties
    Disable System Protection (OFF and ON) in System Protection for OS (CIs there anyway to check a system image restore will work? :)
    Disk Space Usage to minimum (slider button all the way to the left then 'Delete all restore points for this drive'),
    Delete all shown Restore points in CCleaner (the problem ones do not show here),
    Reset Windows Backup to Default in Windows 10 with 'Reset_Windows_Backup.bat' utility.

    Any suggestions highly welcome.
     
    jellyroll, Sep 26, 2020
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  3. Nikhar_K Win User
    restore system image from command prompt, drive d: not seen by system restore

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    To be able to help you with the appropriate troubleshooting steps, please reply with the following details:



    • Are you trying to restore the system image or create a system image?
    • Are you able to see the external drive in File Explorer?
    • Could you please briefly explain the procedure that you are following to initiate a system image restore?


    In the meantime, I suggest you to refer the articles on
    How to: Create a system image in Windows 10
    and

    How to restore a Windows 10 system image to an existing or larger storage device
    created by Andre Da Costa.



    Please reply with the detailed information, to help you in a better way.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, Sep 26, 2020
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  4. Is there anyway to check a system image restore will work?

    Unable to use System restore from a windows 10 image on Windows 7 with error: "windows cannot find a system image-the usb drive is not visible"

    Please help me restore windows 10
     
    raymond.bell, Sep 26, 2020
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