Windows 11 System Restore Taking Too Long, What to Do?
Solved
fabul Posted messages 42080 Registration date Status Modérateur Last intervention -
Hello, good evening,
I started a system restore on my PC which has been lagging a bit since the switch to W11.
After a major bug on Photoshop (unable to open the program), I ended up initiating a restore,
The restore point is from November 4th, and it has now been over 5 hours that it's been running, and I see this on the screen: "Restoring Windows files and settings. Please wait. System restore is restoring the registry..."
I’m willing to let it run all night, but if it's still the same tomorrow, what can I do?
Thank you for your responses
J
9 réponses
Good evening,
Generally, the System Restore on Windows 11 takes about 1 short hour. There are operations to be carried out before starting it:
>> Close all applications and running programs before launching the restore.
>> Defragment your hard drive before starting the restore to improve file read speeds.
>> Temporarily disable your antivirus to avoid any interference with the restoration process.
Thank you for these tips
I did everything... except disable the antivirus.
It's still running. How can I stop that without putting my machine at risk?
Hi
By the way:
When Photoshop won't start anymore, the first thing to do is to reset its preferences
Hold down the Ctrl+Alt+Shift keys and launch Photoshop
Here's what you get:
Yes, that's exactly what I'm afraid of.
Trying a reboot in safe mode maybe.... I've read that somewhere, but it seems fanciful to me.
Thank you anyway.
The restart in recovery console, if the operation has damaged the boot sector, which is usually the case, can only restore a backup where you apparently failed or proceed to the Windows restore and/or, depending on the PC, the factory restore to its installation date, which is not desirable if it can be avoided: we will lose the programs, plus the data in the absence of an external backup, and we will typically reinstall a version of Windows distant from the current one, forcing us to redo all the updates.
Thank you
The restoration failed after about 36 hours of pedaling. The computer restarts up to the login screen, then it's a black screen.
I can't do anything. I will pay a technician.
It's been glitching since the switch to W11. The last update was the final straw.
Good evening
Force the device to shut down three times in a row by holding the power button, then:
Go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Restore
Choose a different restore point...
The furthest back possible, as long as it doesn't affect too many programs you've installed since then.
Restoring from WinRE is less likely to result in errors than when done in Windows.
Thank you,
but I don't really know what to do after the 3 forced restarts.
Troubleshooting is F6? F2? F8?
And what's WinRE?
I'm lost here...
Good night
You should enter Recovery Mode and have the Troubleshoot option.
Otherwise, you can reinstall from scratch.
From another PC, use the link to download the Windows ISO to create a USB stick (minimum 8GB) to update, repair, or install Windows.
https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/software-download/windows11
When you have the Windows ISO file, you can create a Bootable USB stick with Rufus.
https://rufus.ie/fr/
In GPT mode for EFI.
Boot from it using the Boot Menu key of the PC.
You can search on Google for "[Brand Model] Boot Menu Key".
Click (if offered): Previous version of the configuration.
Choose "Custom Installation" (not upgrade).
No need to format if there is space; if there is data, it will be found in a Windows.old folder (which will be deleted automatically after 10 days).
Install on the same partition, or alternatively, delete all system partitions and create a new one (this will delete the data).
Hello,
Error: "Defragment your disk"
Defragmentation is the number one enemy of Shadow Copies (Restore Points)
The rest is useless if we boot into WinRE for restoration
To restart into WinRE
Go to (Windows 10) Settings > Update & Security > Recovery > Advanced startup > Restart now
Go to (Windows 11) Settings > System > Recovery > Advanced startup > Restart now
To restart and go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Restore
Choose another restore point...
As far back as possible if it doesn't affect your installed programs too much.
Restoring from WinRE is less likely to encounter errors than in Windows.