Windows 10: System Restore issue

Win 10 Pro 20H2 I'll try to be brief. While trying to resolve an issue with Google Chrome I thought I may have caused and getting no where with my efforts to fix it I resorted to system restore, this solution has very rarely failed for me in all incarnations of Windows I've used. I can create a system restore point, I can't restore from it, my first attempt at restore I received an error message 0x 800 70005, then 2nd/3rd attempt, see image below. I read the tutorials here and the many attempts at fixing this issue, undertook and applied some myself to no avail. I did sfc /scannow, it found some violations and fixed them but didn't fix the restore issue. I thought sod it ! I will do an Image recovery taken just after I had updated OS to 20H2, about a month ago and at around the same time had created a new system restore point, deleting first any old ones. The image recovery was successful, ( thank you dalchina and others ). The good thing, the issue I was having with Chrome, disappeared, unfortunately the issue with SR did not. Before attempting restore again I disable my AV and Malware Bytes free but restore failed. Restore goes in to this constant " restore and initializing" loop and then a slight change, " restoring registry " and nothing, I have to do a cold boot to return to desktop, ( on/off button has had a real workout ). Every time I have attempted a fix I have disabled AV and MW. A couple of applied solutions was to set to auto in the registry some Dwords services, Windows Shadow copy?? and something else, I've forgotten, I also had to look for "System Restore Service" but can't find that,---maybe that's the issue? I understand through reading, prevailing reasoning suggests SR is not the way to go, is unreliable and not really necessary as there are other means/solutions to restore a system. I understand that but my reasoning is anything in your armament when the crap hits the fan/windows is a good thing and SR working within your Windows environment is a useful tool and convenient. I would very much like to get SR working again. Any advice would be appreciated.

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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?

 

Unrecognized Windows Sign In Account Issue & Windows 10 System Restore Error "0x800703f1" Issue

Hi,

For us to isolate the issue, we'd like to get the following information:

• What are the troubleshooting steps you have tried aside from System Restore?
• Did you notice any changes on your PC prior to this issue?
• Are you able to boot your computer and view the desktop? If yes, we suggest that you
  use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files.

We look forward to your response.

 

System restore got stuck

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down to the issue.

• What was the exact issue that you were facing that lead to perform restore?
• Did you receive any error message, when the system restore got stuck?
• Did you install any third party security application?

Since the computer is being stuck, I suggest you to restart the computer and try to perform the restore again and check if it helps.

I also suggest you to provide more information regarding the issue which led to perform system restore along with the make and model of the computer.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.