What to Do When System Restore is Not Working in Windows 10?

Windows 10 System Restore is the ideal solution for the users to roll back system to previous versions when there are some issues with Windows 10. However, if you find System Restore is turned on, but it’s still not working in Windows 10, then try the following troubleshooting methods.

3 things to check when System Restore not working in Windows 10

Method 1: Run System Restore from Safe Mode

To bypass the System Restore did not complete successfully on Windows 10, you can try to run the system in Safe Mode. Here is the detailed guide:

1. Restart your Windows 10 computer and press F8.

Note: If you have dual boot configuration, choose Windows and hit F8 before the Windows logo appears.

2. Choose Safe Mode and click Enter key.

3. After Windows is completed loading, run System Restore and follow the wizard instructions to continue.

Method 2: Run clean boot

Executing a clean boot of your Windows computer might fix the error- System Restore not working on Windows 10. Follow the below mentioned steps:

1. Press Windows Key + R, then type msconfig and click OK to open System Configuration.

2. Under General settings, uncheck the Load startup items from the Selective startup button.

3. Select Services icon, check Hide all Microsoft services option and click Disable all tab.

4. Click on OK and restart your PC.

Method 3: Remo File Recovery Program to recover files lost after system restore not working

If you have tried lot of things and Windows 10 System Restore failed just doesn’t work at all, you can use Remo Recover file recovery tool as an alternative. The software comes with powerful algorithms and intuitive user interface to help you effortlessly recover files after system restore on Windows 10/8/7. Moreover, you have an option to evaluate the performance of the software and its features by using the demo version which is free of cost. Just download the free demo edition, and follow few simple on-screen instructions given below to recover files lost after failed system restore.

Instructions to Recover Files Lost after Failed Windows 10 System Restore:

Step 1: Download, install, and run Remo Recover software and select “Recover Partitions” option from the main screen. Then, it shows the logical and physical disk drives available in the system. Choose the appropriate disk from where you want to recover files and click "Scan" option. If you choose the entire physical disk, the softwarestarts scanning the disk to find all it's partitions that are present now, and were present before systsm restore.

Step 2: Now, the software scans the disk to find all its partitions that are present now, and present before peforming system restore. Once scanning gets completed, it shows all its partitions with their file systems. Now choose the required partition and click "Scan" button to begin the recovery process

Step 3: Then, it scans the selected partition to extract all its data. Upon the completion of scanning and recovery process, it shows the list of recovered files in "Data View", and "File Type View"

Step 4: After the completion of recovery process, you can preview the recoverable file by right clicking on the file and selecting Preview from the displayed options.

Step 5: Finally if you are satisfied with the tool, you can purchase the licensed edition and save the recovered files at the location of your choice