System Restore points are disabled after you upgrade to Windows 10

This article discusses an issue where you can’t restore the system to an earlier restore point after an upgrade to Windows 10.

Original product version: В Windows 10 — all editions
Original KB number: В 3209726

Symptoms

Assume that you have a Windows 7-based system with system restore points set, and the computer is upgraded to Windows 10. When you try to restore the system to an earlier restore point after the upgrade, you discover that you can’t do that. The option is disabled.

Windows 7 Disk Size:

Restore points on Windows 7:

Restore points after you upgrade to Windows 10:

Querying the System Restore via PowerShell:

Cause

This issue occurs because system restore points don’t persist after a Windows upgrade. This behavior is by design.

More information

By default, System Restore should be disabled after an upgrade regardless of its earlier setting, and all the older Restore Points will be deleted from System Restore. However, on an MSI or Windows Update installation, if the size of the operating system disk is greater than 128 gigabytes (GB), a restore point is automatically created without the user enabling System Restore (as if System Restore were already enabled). Similarly, if the disk size is less than 128 GB, no restore point is created until System Restore is manually enabled.

You can verify this yourself by checking for a restore point after a .msi or Windows Update installation on a computer that has a disk size of greater than 128 GB.

Устранение ошибки «Startup Repair Offline» при загрузке Windows 7

Исправляем ошибку «Startup Repair Offline»

Буквально данная неисправность означает – «восстановление запуска не в сети». После перезапуска компьютера, система предприняла попытку по восстановлению работы (не подключаясь к сети), но попытка оказалась неудачной.

Неисправность «Startup Repair Offline» зачастую появляется из-за проблем с жестким диском, а именно из-за повреждения сектора, на котором находятся системные данные, отвечающие за правильный запуск Windows 7. Также возможны проблемы с поврежденными разделами реестра системы. Перейдем к способам исправления этой неполадки.

Способ 1: Сброс настроек BIOS

Переходим в БИОС (при помощи клавиш F2 или Del при загрузке компьютера). Производим загрузку настроек по умолчанию (пункт «Load optimized defaults»). Сохраняем сделанные изменения (нажав клавишу F10) и перезапускаем Виндовс.

Способ 2: Подключение шлейфов

Необходимо произвести проверку целостности разъемов и плотность подключения шлейфов жесткого диска и материнской платы. Убедитесь, что все контакты подключены качественно и плотно. После проверки перезапускаем систему и проверяем на наличие неисправности.

Способ 3: Восстановление запуска

Так как обычный запуск операционной системы невозможен, рекомендуем воспользоваться загрузочным диском или флешкой с системой, которая является идентичной установленной.

Выполняем запуск с загрузочной флешки или диска. В БИОСе устанавливаем опцию запуска с диска или флеш-накопителя (устанавливаем в пункте «First Boot Device USB-HDD» параметр «USB-HDD«). Как это сделать на различных версиях BIOS, подробно описано в уроке, который представлен ниже.

Системой будет произведён поиск неполадок в автоматическом режиме. Жмём на кнопочку «Далее» в открывшемся окне, выбрав необходимую ОС.

В окошке «Параметры восстановления системы» щелкаем по пункту «Восстановление запуска» и дожидаемся завершения проверочных действий и корректного запуска компьютера. После окончания проверки перезагружаем ПК.

Способ 4: «Командная строка»

Если приведенные выше способы не помогли устранить неполадку, тогда вновь запускаем систему с флешки или установочного диска.

Нажимаем клавиши Shift+F10 в самом начале установочного процесса. Попадаем в меню «Командной строки», где необходимо набрать поочередно определенные команды (после ввода каждой из них нажимаем Enter).

bcdedit /export c:\bckp_bcd

attrib c:\boot\bcd -h -r –s

ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old

После того, как ввели все команды, перезапускаем ПК. Если Виндовс 7 не запустилась в работоспособном режиме, тогда в данных о неисправности может быть имя проблемного файла (например, библиотеки расширения .dll). Если было указано название файла, то необходимо попробовать совершить поиска данного файла в интернете и поместить его на ваш винчестер в необходимую директорию (в большинстве случаев, это папка windowds\system 32 ).

Заключение

Итак, что же делать с неполадкой «Startup Repair Offline»? Самый простой и эффективный способ – это использование восстановления запуска ОС, применяя загрузочный диск или флеш-накопитель. Если способ с восстановлением системы не исправил проблему, то воспользуйтесь командной строкой. Также проверьте целостность всех соединений компьютера и настройки BIOS. Применение этих методов позволит устранить ошибку запуска Windows 7.

FIX: Restore Point not working in Windows 10

• Sometimes using System restore is our only option left when dealing with PC problems.
• However, when System Restore is not working in Windows 10, troubleshooting is needed.
• This mostly happens when the drive is not in the selected restore point, but there are other causes as well.
• Continue reading below if you cannot restore Windows 10 properly.

If you run into a major problem on Windows 10, it’s advised you use System Restore to fix the problem by restoring your computer to a certain restore point.

System Restore is quite useful feature, but users complained that restore point isn’t working on Windows 10, and today we’re going to fix that.

Here are some more examples of this problem:

• System restore did not complete successfully Windows 10
  • If you can’t complete the process of creating a restore point in Windows 10, try some of the solutions listed below.
• Windows 10 System restore stuck
  • There’s also a chance for System Restore to get stuck, and therefore prevent you from creating a restore point.
• System restore not working Windows 8
  • Even though we’re talking about Windows 10 here, you can easily perform most of these solutions in Windows 8, as well.
• System restore failed Windows 7
  • The same thing applies to Windows 7.

How to fix Restore point problems in Windows 10?

1. Check if System Restore is enabled

1. Press Windows Key + R and type gpedit.msc.
   
2. In the left pane navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> System Restore.
   
3. Check the state of Turn off Configuration and Turn off System Restore settings. If they aren’t set to Not configured, double click each setting and set it to Not Configured.
   
4. Click Apply and OK to save changes.

Before we start, make sure that System Restore is enabled on your PC.

2. Use a dedicated restore tool

One downside to using Windows own Restore point is that while it does create an exact image of your PC’s files from any given moment, you may end up making a copy of data that may already be faulty or damaged.

Additionally, creating a restore point is something that needs to be scheduled beforehand, or done manually.

The last major downside or using traiditonal restore points is that they are used for restoring registry hives as opposed to actual files.

Given the downsides, using a dedicated third-party tool suddenly becomes the better option, and few software tools are as good as Restoro.

First of all, Restoro is fully automated, so no scheduling or manual input is required.

Secondly, Restoro fixes registry keys and files using its own repositories before creating creating its own restore points, so you always know that whatever restore point you choose during a rollback will always be a fully functional one.

Restoro

3. Try creating restore point manually

1. Press Windows Key + S and enter Create a restore point. Choose Create a restore point from the list of results.
   
2. System Properties window will open. Click Create button and enter the name for your new restore point.
3. Check if the restore point is created, and if so, use manually created restore points in the future.

If the restore point isn’t working, you might want to try setting the restore point manually.

4. Disable your antivirus software

Your antivirus software can sometimes interfere with System Restore, so it’s advised that you disable your antivirus software before trying to create or restore to a certain restore point.

5. Run System Restore from Safe Mode

1. Open Start Menu and click on Power button.
2. Hold Shift on your keyboard and click on Restart.
   
3. When your computer restarts choose Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings and click Restart.
4. When your computer restarts again, press F5 to select Safe Mode with Networking.
5. After you enter Safe Mode try to perform System Restore.

Certain software can sometimes create errors while using System Restore, therefore, it’s advised that you run System Restore from Safe Mode.

6. Check your hard drive for errors

1. Press Windows Key + X and choose Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
   
2. When Command Prompt opens enter the following and press Enter:
   • chkdsk /f /r X:
     

Remember to replace X with the correct letter that represents a hard drive partition on your PC.

Sometimes restore point might not work due to corrupted files and folders on your drive, and in order to fix the corrupted files, you might need check your hard drive.

This process can take a while so be patient. You might have to restart your computer in order to complete the disk checking process.

7. Perform sfc scan

1. Press Windows Key + X and select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. When Command Prompt opens, enter the following and press Enter to run it:
   • sfc /scannow
     
3. Follow the instructions and wait for the process to complete.

If your Windows 10 is corrupted, System Restore might not work properly, and in order to fix that you’ll have to run sfc scan.

8. Perform the SFC scan before Windows starts

The scanning process will now start. Wait while your system files are scanned. After the scan is completed, close Command Prompt and start Windows 10 normally.

9. Make sure at least 300MB is used for System Restore by each partition

1. Press Windows Key + S and type Create a restore point.
2. Choose Create a restore point from the list of results.
3. When System Properties window opens, select a hard drive partition and click Configure.
4. Move the slider in order to adjust the amount of space that System Restore will use.

In order for System Restore to work properly, each partition that has System Restore enabled requires at least 300MB in order to work.

10. Check if services are running properly

1. Press Windows Key + S and type services.msc. Press Enter or click OK.
   
2. When Services window starts, locate the following services:
   • Volume Shadow Copy
   • Task Scheduler
   • Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Service
   • System Restore Service.
3. Double click each of these services and make sure that Startup type is set to Automatic and that Service status is set to Running.
   
4. Click Apply and OK to save changes, close Services window and restart your computer.

System Restore relies on specific services, and if certain restore point isn’t working, it might be because certain services aren’t running.

11. Run DISM

Once again, if running the SFC scan in any way didn’t get the job done, try with DISM, which is a more advanced troubleshooting solution:

1. Type cmd in Search, right-click on the Command Prompt and run it as an administrator.
2. In the command line, copy-paste these lines one by one and press Enter after each:
   • DISM /online /Cleanup-Image / ScanHealth
   • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
3. Wait until the procedure ends (it might take up to 10 minutes).
4. Restart your PC.

12. Modify the registry

And finally, if none of the solutions from above resolved the problem, let’s try one registry tweak:

1. Go to Search, type regedit, and open Registry Editor
2. Navigate to this registry path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache .
3. First, back up the TaskCache registry key. Right-click TaskCache and select Export on its context menu.
4. Enter a title for the backup file, select a folder for it and press the Save button.
5. Next, navigate to this key in the Registry Editor HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Microsoft\Windows
6. Right-click the Windows key and click Delete on its context menu.
7. Press the Yes button to confirm, and then you can close the Registry Editor.
8. Restart your computer.

That’s about it. As you can see, System Restore might have certain issues on Windows 10, but we hope you solved these problems by following our solutions. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, make sure to let us know in the comments below.