Share this article

Improve this guide

System Restore is Not Working in Windows 10: How to Fix it

Not able to get the System Restore Point to work? Check out these fixes

9 min. read

Updated onApril 15, 2024

updated onApril 15, 2024

Share this article

Improve this guide

Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help Windows Report sustain the editorial teamRead more

Key notes

If you run into a significant problem on Windows 10, you should useSystem Restoreto fix the problem by restoring your computer to a specific restore point.

This not only gets your system back to the point where everything was working perfectly fine, but it also saves you time performing a clean install, if you may.

System Restore is quite a helpful feature, but users complained that the restore point is not working on Windows 10, and today we’re going to fix that.

Why is the restore point not working?

While a system restore point helps you get back to the best version of your system, it often fails to perform its job.

Here are some common reasons why the restore point is not working for you.

You might encounter this error if theSystem Restore isn’t workingon your PC. This most likely occurs if the restore point is somehow damaged or corrupted.

If that’s the case, you might getSystem Restore did not complete successfullymessage. Also, in some rare cases, yourantivirus may be blocking System Restore, so you might have to disable it.

These are just a couple of issues that can occur, but hopefully, this guide will be able to help you fix them.

Here are some more examples of this problem:

The solutions below will help you if your system restore is not working in Windows 7 and 10 as well, even though they are primarily written for Windows 11.

How do I get to restore points in Windows 11?

1. Check if System Restore is enabled

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

2. Try creating a restore point manually

3. Disable your antivirus software

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

4. Run System Restore fromSafe Mode

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

5. Check your hard drive for errors

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

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

6. PerformSFCscan

If your Windows 10 is corrupted, System Restore might not work correctly, and to fix that, you’ll have to run an SFC scan.

7. Perform theSFCscan 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 activate Windows 10 typically.

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

For System Restore to work correctly, each partition that has System Restore enabled requires at least 300MB to work.

9. Check if services are running properly

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

10. Run DISM

11. Modify the registry

12. Use a dedicated tool

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

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

The last major downside of traditional restore points is thatthey are used for restoring registry hives instead of actual files.

Given the downsides, using areliable third-party toolbecomes the better option.

What do I do if Restore Point is not working on Windows 11?

Here are a few additional tips apart from the ones mentioned above that will help you resolve if the restore point isn’t working on Windows 11.

Can Restore Point recover deleted files?

When you create a Restore Point on your PC, you take a snapshot of system files, system settings, installed programs, and Windows registry.

This does not include any of your files, such as documents, photos, videos, etc. So, the restore point only restores system-related changes and cannot be used to recover deleted files.

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

System Restore is Not Working in Windows 10: How to Fix it#

Why is the restore point not working?#

How do I get to restore points in Windows 11?#

1. Check if System Restore is enabled#

2. Try creating a restore point manually#

3. Disable your antivirus software#

4. Run System Restore fromSafe Mode#

5. Check your hard drive for errors#

6. PerformSFCscan#

7. Perform theSFCscan before Windows starts#

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

9. Check if services are running properly#

10. Run DISM#

11. Modify the registry#

12. Use a dedicated tool#

What do I do if Restore Point is not working on Windows 11?#

Can Restore Point recover deleted files?#