Windows 10: Unable to access Windows Recovery Environment normally

Hello everybody,

I have a problem I've spent hours banging my head against and am hoping somebody here can help me. I am unable to access the Recovery Environment through the settings "Advanced Startup Options" option or the shift+restart method.

The recovery image is working correctly. If I use reagentc /boottore the recovery environment opens on the next startup just like it's supposed to.

Reagentc /info shows the recovery environment is active and all the ids and paths show up in BCDEdit correctly.

Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction!

:)

 

Unable to access Windows Recovery Environment normally

Some entries in the bcd for the recovery environment is either corrupted or missing. To fix the problem, you;d need to rebuild the entries for the recovery environment.
Here's the steps:

1. Turn on folder options to show hidden files/folders. Open admin command then type: reagentc /disable
   - This will move 2 files from the recovery partition reagent.xml and winre.wim to C:\windows\system32\recovery
2. If you have the Windows 10 ISO, double click on it to mount to a virtual cd/dvd else If you have the Windows 10 USB then navigate to Sources folder and look for install.esd or install.wim.
3. Use 7-ZIP to open install.esd or install.wim, select and index. eg. 6 then navigate to Windows\system32\recovery. You'd see 2 files: Winre.wim and reagent.xml.
4. Remove everything from C:\windows\system32\recovery (ie. your current winre.win and reagent.xml)
5. Copy the new winre.wim and reagent.xml from the install.esd/install.wim to C:\windows\system32\Recovery
6. From admin command, type: ReAgentc /enable

Reboot to recovery. This will also fix the problem with shutdown /r /o

 

Unable to access Windows Recovery Environment normally

Hello everybody,

I have a problem I've spent hours banging my head against and am hoping somebody here can help me. I am unable to access the Recovery Environment through the settings "Advanced Startup Options" option or the shift+restart method. shutdown /r /o also doesn't work.

The recovery image is working correctly. If I use reagentc /boottore the recovery environment opens on the next startup just like it's supposed to.

Reagentc /info shows the recovery environment is active and all the ids and paths show up in BCDEdit correctly.

Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction!

 

Missing Recovery Environment

Hi Alan,

Here is a link containing several useful suggestions to help you recover Windows 10. Since the error message that you got tells you to insert your Windows installation or recovery media. We suggest the perform the steps listed under
Use a recovery drive to restore or reset your PC or you can also follow the steps under
Use installation media to restore or reset your PC. Please see the link below for more details:

Recovery options in Windows 10.

Regards.