Windows 10: I suspect my windows did a system restore without my permission

Hello everyone,

After installing the latest windows 10 update my workstation crashed and wouldn't start up. I entered the windows 10 recovery mode and did "Start up Repair" which automatically "fixed" my problem.

When I booted into windows all the software that I have downloaded and installed in the last few weeks wouldn't start. The shortcuts exist and the directory still exists in program files with only the uninstall executable s there. Also the icons on my desktop have gone blank.

Weird things have happened since the update, Chrome wouldn't start up at all. I went to the exe root directory and manually launched the 64-bit exe and it worked fine, only ad blocker is uninstalled.

Any steam games i've installed in the last 2 weeks have gone with only the remains of a corrupt icon on my desktop.

I have also recently installed and setup over 20-gb of virtual instruments and VST audio FX for my audio DAW software.... all gone with only the uninstall exe's left in the install paths.

No virus or infection, SFC scan returns nothing, hardware is all fine, hard drives are fine.

I suspect that Windows has rolled my PC back using system restore during the "Start Up Repair" as I've suffered data loss and all the recently installed programs are gone.

I also can't be sure of this because the uninstall .exe's remain persistent. Also system restore shows no indication of any activity.

Can anyone help, i'm seriously stumped by this problem, which seems to have stemmed from the recent update and has caused me a considerable amount of data loss.

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Restore Security Permissions

Hello Deepak,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that you have cancelled the security permissions while setting it to folders and you are trying to restore back. We will help you.

• Which folder are you trying to set the permissions?
• What are you referring to " files is affected "?

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• Open the file explorer and select the destination folder
  for which you wanted to revert back the permission changes.
• Right click on the folder. Select the Previous versions
  tab.
• Select the previous version in the below list and click
  apply.
• Check if the issue persists.

Keep us posted to help you better.

 

Windows XP PRO error after restore

System restore is handy when it works like it did for me 2 days ago saving the need to reinstall all of my software as well as windows, id suggest using norton Ghost 12 for an excellent system restore feature.

 

Windows 7 - Messed up permissions

Try this, it may help: Tweaking.com's all in one repair


EDIT:

A quote from the Website page... and, it is some good advice:

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