Windows 10: How do I obtain a replacement windows recovery image Winre.wim for Win 10?

I am encountering the 0x80070643 error from my recovery partition not being large enough.I have already followed the instructions HERE for expanding the size of the recovery partition.During the last steps of the above instructions, when I use the "reagentc /enable" command to restart WinRE, it fails. It tells me that the Windows Recovery Image was not found. So I referenced the instructions found HERE and checked the System32/Recovery folder for the "Winre.wim" file and it's not there.This is a huge headache and completely the fault of Microsoft. To be honest Microsoft should have to connect

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Recover from WIM files.

Hello,Dusty_229

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Restoring from a WIM file when the usual recovery options don't seem to work can indeed be a bit tricky, but I'm here to help guide you through an alternative method that might just do the trick. Since you've mentioned the WIM files can't be selected for restore in the usual way and the idea of using Command Prompt feels daunting, I'll break down the steps in a simple, easy-to-follow manner.

The goal here is to use the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool, which is a command-line tool that comes with Windows, to apply the image contained in the WIM file to your system. Here you can refer to this documentation | Append, apply, and export volume images with a Windows Image (.wim) file | Microsoft Learn

Before starting, make sure you have access to the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). and make a backup or copy of your WIM files, please see here to Boot into Windows Recovery Environment -<Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) | Microsoft Learn>

1. Once you're in the Windows Setup screen, click "Next."
   
2. Select "Repair your computer" at the bottom.
   
3. Go to "Troubleshoot" > "Advanced options" > "Command Prompt."
   

Now, you're going to use the DISM command to apply the WIM file to your system. You'll need to replace X: with the drive letter of your Windows installation (usually C:, but it might appear under a different letter in WinRE) and Y: with the drive letter of your USB drive where the WIM file is stored.

1. First, identify the correct drive letters for your system and USB drive by typing diskpart and then list volume in the Command Prompt. Look for the volume labeled "Windows" for your system drive and another for your USB drive. Exit DiskPart by typing exit.
   
2. Use the following DISM command to apply the image. Make sure to replace Y: with the actual drive letter of your USB drive and X: with the drive letter of your Windows installation:
   
   
   If your backup is split into multiple WIM files (like Reconstruct.WIM and Reconstruct.WIM2), you might need to apply the first part only, as DISM should automatically proceed with the next parts if they're named in sequence and located in the same folder.
   

->Final Steps

After the DISM command has successfully applied the WIM file:



You might need to repair the boot configuration data (BCD). You can do this with the following commands:

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Exit the Command Prompt and choose to "Continue" to boot to Windows normally, or restart your computer. you can run these commands in WinRE mode.

This process might seem a bit technical, but it's a powerful way to manually restore your system from a WIM file when other methods fail. If you feel uncertain at any step, don't hesitate to ask for further clarification.

Chandy |Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Recovery Environment (WinRe) question

I wiped out the factory restore option ages ago when I clean installed from a Media Creation Tool created USB flash drive so it will be standard WinRe. I think Ghot has probably nailed it when he suggested it could be a deliberate timing setting but Thanks for your help pal

 

Replacing Recovery Files

Hello.

Somewhere during reloading Windows 7, upgrading to Windows 10, and eventually cloning my disk to a solid state drive, my recovery partition disappeared. I currently have Win10 Pro 1909 64-bit MBR. There are two partitions on my SSD: a system partition,
about 600MB, and C:, about 500GB. There is no Recovery directory in the system partition, and no WinRE.wim file anywhere on my system. According to reagentc, recovery is disabled.

I am told that I can simply create a Recovery\WinRE folder on the system partition, load WinRE.wim there, and use reagentc to set the image and enable recovery. I'm OK with all that; what I need is a WinRE.wim. It's been suggested that I can obtain one
from the Windows 10 installation files that I used to upgrade, in the \Sources\install.esd folder. However, in the install.esd folder I find seven folders, numbered 1 to 7, that each contain what looks like an identical WinRE.wim file. There's no information
to differentiate these folders in the ISO file.

So my three questions: First, will the procedure that I outlined above work? Second, which wim file is appropriate for my system, or are they in fact identical? And lastly, is there a better source for a wim file?

Any information helpful. Thanks.