Fix the error of losing the Win reset feature to a new state (Win 8/10)

In the previous article, I have detailed instructions for you how to use the Reset Windows feature to return the computer to the state it was in when it was installed.

This is really necessary for computers that have been used for a long time that are not optimized, causing slowdowns, stuttering and lag when using.

And importantly it is very useful for those who have little experience in installing Windows as well as Ghost operating system.

In that article, I received a lot of comments in response to the content that cannot be used on Windows Reset.

And the reason for most of those cases is that they use the shared Ghost versions on the network, but if you install Win, this error will rarely occur.

I. Fix the error of losing the reset Windows feature

This is an image of the Advanced Options interface on a computer that is using the Reset Windows feature ( Reset this PC ) well.

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This is the interface Advanced Optionsof the computer that is missing the Reset this PC feature .

That is, this computer cannot use system recovery features such as System Restore, System Image Reovery, Startup Repair, Command Prompt, .

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The full interface of  Advanced Optionsmust be as shown below to correct.

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#first. The cause of the error?

1. Because you use the GHOST copies shared on the network.
2. Since Windows RE is disabled or deleted, the Windows operating system cannot find it at startup.

Okey, to solve this problem, in today's article I will share with you tips to fix this error. Hope you will apply it successfully to your computer!

#2. Fix the loss of Reset this PC feature in Advanced Options

Tips: If you do not know how to enter Advanced Options, please see the detailed instructions in the link I linked to!

+ Step 1: First, check if you WindowsREare disabled (Disable) or deleted, then restart your computer first, then open the dialog box Run ( Windows + R) => enter the command cmdand press Enterto open the window Command Prompt.

Use the following command: (After entering the command, press Enterto execute it)

Reagentc / info

Case 1: If it is only disabled, it will display the line:

Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

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Now you just need to reactivate WindowsREand use the following command:

Reagentc / enable

Case 2: If the error is due toWindows REbeing deleted, it will display as shown below:

Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 240b2a4c-f67d-11e6-ac46-b5683986b629

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+ Step 2: To solve the error caused by WindowsRE being deleted ( Case 2), we will have to perform a little more steps. You do the following steps in turn:

Solution: We will add WindowsRE to 1 of the following system partitions:

1. The 450 Mb Recovery partition.
2. The Recovery folder on the C drive (the drive containing the operating system).
3. The Recovery folder on the System Reserved partition.

In this tutorial I will guide you how to add Windows RE to the folder Recoveryon the drive Cfor convenience.

+ Step 3: To activate Windows RE, we need to find the file Winre.wim, by default this file will be located in the directory Recoveryat the path:

C: WindowsSystem32Recovery

Note: This is a file system so it will always be protected and hidden by default, so you must enable the show hidden files on Windows to see it.

Perform:

Click View=> select Options=> switch to tab View=> uncheck the line Hide Protected operating system files (Recommended)=> Click OKto agree.

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A warning window appears, click YES to agree.

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+ Step 4: Now there will be 2 cases that happen: One is when the hidden file appears, Winre.win file will appear and the other is after showing the hidden file but still no . We will solve each case one by one.

Case 1: The file is availableWinre.wim when we make hidden files. You do the following:

Create a new directory Windows REin the directory Recoveryon the drive C(operating system drive) that we have agreed Step 2 there. You use the following command in windows cmd.

md C: RecoveryWindowsRE

Now copy the file Winre.wimin the path (C: WindowsSystem32Recovery). The folder that we made earlier opens that hidden file.

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And paste (Paste) it into the directory you just created using the command (C: RecoveryWindowsRE)

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Okey, after copying is complete, use the following command to locate the position WindowsRE(after each command remember to press Enterto execute)

Reagentc / Setreimage / Path C: RecoveryWindowsRE / Target C: Windows

Then, to activate the WindowRE, we use the following command:

Reagentc / enable

Well, now you can use the following command to double check the information:

Reagentc / info

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As you can see in the picture above, Windows RE is now located at the line:

Windows RE location: ? GLOBALROOTharddisk0partition2RecoveryWindowsRE

OK, now you can reboot into Advance Options mode to check if the system repair and recovery functions are available.

Case 2:  When you show hidden files without Winre.wim file, what should I do?

Solution: 

You create 2 folders with any name in a hard drive partition beforehand. For example, I will create 2 items named WIMand WREin drive E. That is, the path to these 2 directories will be:

E: WIM
E: WPE

You download the original Windows installer from Microsoft (download the same Windows version that you are using) => then Mount the ISO file to the virtual drive => you will be as shown below:

As you can see, the internal virtual This PCdrive is marked as a drive J.

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Now we will execute the following command to copy the file install.wim in Sourcesthe virtual drive's directory into the directory E:WIMwe created earlier. You use the following command => then press Enter.

copy J: sourcesinstall.wim E: WIM

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=> Using the command will help you copy files extremely fast,> 2GB copy capacity within 1 second. You can do this manually, but it will take longer.

After copying the file install.wiminto the directory WIM, now we continue to extract the install.wim file to the directory WPE(E: WPE path) that we created earlier. Use the following command:

Dism / Mount-Image /ImageFile:E:WIMsinstall.wim / Index: 1 / MountDir: E: WRE

=> Okey, now open the path E: WIMWindowsSystem32Recovery => then copy the file Winre.wimto the WindowsREfollowing directory : C: RecoveryWindowsRE. You do as Case 1 in Step 4 that.

Tips: If you run the above command with an error, then run cmd with administrative rights to try to see why or install Windows ADK to use this command. See how to install Windows ADK!

Now use the following command to  Unmount:

Dism / Unmount-Image / MountDir: E: WRE / Commit

=> OK, after doing Unmount, you can delete 2 folders WIMand folders WREalready. To just use up hard drive space only.

And after having files Winre.wim then you do turn the steps as in Case 1 severance

Micah Soto

Update 31 December 2020