Press Windows Key + X and select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.

You might have to restart your computer in order to complete the disk checking process. This process can take a while so be patient. 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. Remember to replace X with the correct letter that represents a hard drive partition on your PC.

When Command Prompt opens enter the following and press Enter:.

Press Windows Key + X and choose Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.

After you enter Safe Mode try to perform System Restore.Ĭertain software can sometimes create errors while using System Restore, therefore, it’s advised that you run System Restore from Safe Mode.

When your computer restarts again, press F5 to select Safe Mode with Networking.

When your computer restarts choose Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings and click Restart.

Hold Shift on your keyboard and click on Restart.

Open Start Menu and click on Power button.

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. If they aren’t set to Not configured, double click each setting and set it to Not Configured.īefore we start, make sure that System Restore is enabled on your PC.

Check the state of Turn off Configuration and Turn off System Restore settings.

In the left pane navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> System Restore.

Press Windows Key + R and type gpedit.msc.

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

Perform the SFC scan before Windows starts.

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