System Restore Failed And Did Not Complete Successfully: 5 Fixes

System Restore is a very useful tool introduced by Microsoft to allow users to recover from system problems that they can’t handle. Users can choose a restore point created automatically or manually in advance to revert the system to a previous state where the problem didn’t occur. Yet, some Windows users said their System Restore failed and they want to find effective solutions to fixing it.

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What to Do When System Restore Failed

However, some people said their System Restore not working: System Restore not working Windows 10, System Restore not working Windows 7, etc. They’ll receive this error messages when running into the System Restore failure: “System Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer’s system files and settings were not changed.” But the details information is not the same.

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System Restore Windows 10 not working Details message:

• System Restore failed to extract the file * from the restore point.
• System Restore failed to extract the original copy of the directory from the restore point.
• System Restore failed to replace the file * with its original copy from the restore point.
• System Restore failed while restoring the directory from the restore point.
• System Restore failed while scanning the file system on the drive *.
• System Restore failed while copying the registry from the restore point.
• System Restore could not access a file.
• An unspecified error occurred during System Restore.

Can you fix the issue yourself when the Windows 10 won’t restore or the System Restore failed? Please turn to the following methods.

#1. Use a Different Restore Point

1. Type Create a restore point in Windows search.
2. Select it from the search result.
3. Click on the System Restore button.
4. Click Next.
5. Choose another restore point from the list.
6. Click Next.
7. Confirm your selection and click Finish.

#2. Perform System Restore from Safe Mode

1. Press Windows + I -> select Update & Security -> shift to Recovery -> look for Advanced startup -> click Restart now.
2. You’ll boot into the Choose an option window. Please select Troubleshoot -> Advanced options -> Startup Settings.
3. Press F4 or 4 to Enter Safe Mode.
4. Type recovery into the search bar.
5. Select Recovery -> System Restore.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue.

You can also restart your computer and press F8 before the Windows logo appears and then select Safe Mode directly.

#3. Configure the Disk Space Usage

1. Type Create a restore point in Windows search.
2. Select it from the search result.
3. Click Configure.
4. Look for the Disk Space Usage.
5. Drag the slider next to the Max Usage to leave at least 300MB.
6. Click OK.

#4. Check Service Status

1. Press Windows + S.
2. Type Services and press Enter.
3. Look for Volume Shadow Copy, Task Scheduler, Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Service, and System Restore Service.
4. Check the status to make sure it’s Running and set the Startup type to Automatic.

#5. Run SFC Scan

1. Press Windows + S.
2. Type cmd.
3. Right click on Command Prompt.
4. Choose Run as administrator.
5. Type sfc /scannow and hit Enter.
6. Wait.

Also, you can try to run a DISM scan.

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Other ways you can try to troubleshoot System Restore failed issue:

• Perform a clean boot of Windows.
• Disable the antivirus software.
• Check the hard drive for errors. (What if CHKDSK deletes your data?)
• Reset or refresh the Windows system.
• Clear the old system restore points.