Windows 10: System restore broke everything

Discus and support System restore broke everything in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; After doing some things and installing things I no longer needed I decided to restore to a point I created manually before doing the things. The system... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/DarkAlpha_Sete, Apr 4, 2020.

  1. System restore broke everything


    After doing some things and installing things I no longer needed I decided to restore to a point I created manually before doing the things. The system was working fine but I decided to give this system restore a try.

    After waiting for hours it finally finished... Everything is fucking broken. First thing I noticed was that Windows Defender had been deactivated and giving some error about administration. After searching it appears a simple registry change would be enough.

    Try to run CMD as admin to do it with a command, CMD doesn't open as admin. Oh, NOTHING can be run as an admin, it shows the desktop as if the dialog with Yes or No would be shown, but shows nothing and errors out. Regedit? File doesn't exist.

    I go to safe mode, sfc says it couldn't fix some errors. dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth says the source image couldn't be found.

    I mean, I'm going to have to reinstall this and it's not the end of the world for me, but why the fuck does a restore utility fuck everything up? It gave no errors during the procedure and just leaves me with a broken OS.

    Guess this ended up as a rant lol.

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    /u/DarkAlpha_Sete, Apr 4, 2020
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  2. System Restore Error 0x81000203

    Good day,

    We can see here that you are having issues performing system restore on your computer. Having said that, we need to determine the cause of this problem. Before we proceed, may we know the following:

    • Any changes made on the computer prior to this concern?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
    • Are you getting any error messages when trying to perform system restore? If so, can you send us a screenshot?
      Note: Please do not include any personal information.
    • Have you performed all the suggested troubleshooting steps found on this thread?
     
    Desiree Yau, Apr 4, 2020
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  3. Mark Ole Win User
    Missing icons / buttons after System Restore

    Hi Terrie,

    To address your concern, we suggest that you try to undo the restore or pick another restore point.

    Please follow these steps to access system restore:

    • Right-click (or press and hold) the Start button, and then select Control Panel.
    • Search Control Panel for Recovery.
    • Select Recovery > Open System Restore > Next.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Mark Ole, Apr 4, 2020
    #3
  4. jellyroll Win User

    System restore broke everything

    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 (CSystem restore broke everything :) Properties
    Disable System Protection (OFF and ON) in System Protection for OS (CSystem restore broke everything :)
    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, Apr 4, 2020
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