Windows 10: System Restore headache

My situation is this....after loads of searching and trying various things, I can now do manual restore points but don't get automatic restore points nor can I configure ....I always get the "Access denied error 0x80070005". I am the Administrator.
Microsoft Software Shadow and Volume Shadow Copy have now been set to automatic, a s/f/scannow revealed some errors but only some could be rectified and chkdsk stated no errors. I know I am not alone in having trouble with SR in W10 but have still to find the ultimate solution.
Help appreciated.

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How to perform and choose different system restore points

Lotsa bugs so I want to try System Restore.

First problem: Turn off anti-virus. That turned out to be a monumental headache and I'm trying to avoid it if I can.

Second: At Restore failure suggestion was to "try a different restore point". OK...how?

Thanks, Jake

System Restore- Original Title

 

Explorer hangs after creating a new folder on a network computer [WIN 10]

A system restore is NOT going to find the cause of the problem. You are just setting the user for more headaches down the road.

Why not just diagnose, isolate, and FIX the ACTUAL issue? That is how you keep things running smoothly.

Patch babies

 

You probably should try doing a repair upgrade by downloading latest iso, double clicking on it and running setup.exe.

 

Hi, please see ideas here:
System Restore error. 0x80070005. Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

The easiest is to delete restore points, disable system restore, re-enable it.

 

Not sure what you mean.....is it the Anniversary update?
Tried to do that and the damn thing froze after 91 per cent. Seems another common fault.

 

Tried that but still not able configure.....just get the "access denied 0x80070005".

 

Thanks. Might have to resort to doing that.

 

And I'd repeat the idea of doing an in-place repair install. #2.

Precede it with this in case sthg has happened to your file system:

From an admin command prompt
[Windows key + X, click command prompt (admin)]
chkdsk C: /F
Your PC will need to restart.
Make sure the result is clear or fixed.
Post back the result, which you can get after a restart as follows:
How do I see the results of a CHKDSK that ran on boot? - Ask Leo!

An In-place upgrade repair install will fix many things, but not those where the settings are not changed by the procedure.

For this you need an installation medium with the same base build as you have installed.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Windows 10 Forums
- this includes a link from which you can obtain Windows 10 iso file (" download a Windows 10 ISO"), or create a bootable medium.

I would recommend creating the bootable medium, as this can be used
- for any future in-place upgrade repair install
- to boot from and use its recovery options should Windows become unbootable.
- to clean install Windows

This will refresh Windows, after the manner of a Windows installation.
- all/most associations will be unchanged
- all your programs will be left installed
- you will lose any custom fonts
- you will lose any customised system icons
- you may need to re-establish your Wi-Fi connection
- you will need to redo Windows updates subsequent to the build you have used for the repair install
- Windows.old will be created
- system restore will be turned off- you should turn it on again and I recommend you manually schedule a daily restore point.
- you will need to redo any language downloads including the display language if you changed that)
- inactive title bar colouring (if used) will be reset to default
- if Qttabbar is installed, you need to re-enable it in explorer (Options, check Qttabbar)
This is one of the better features of Win10: as each major build comes out, that's your updated reference build, and as updates are mostly cumulative, there will be few to do.

Recommendation:
Before you perform this major repair procedure, do create a disk image.

Please consider using disk imaging regularly. It's a brilliant way to
- preserve your system (and your sanity)
- back up your data
- restore your system to a previously working state in a relatively short time

Recommended: Macrium Reflect (free/commercial) + boot disk/device + large enough external storage medium.