Fix- System Restore failed while restoring the directory from the restore point

System Restore is a life saving feature of Windows as it literally can retrieve your computer back from a fatal flaw to a state before the problem had occurred. Though there is a chance of losing some data and files, but still System Restore is still significant today because of it’s uniquity. Some time while running system restore from a restore point, you may face this error message stating “System Restore failed while restoring the directory from the restore point“. Don’t worry. Simply, follow theses steps on your computer and the problem will be solved pretty quickly.

 

Fix-System Restore failed while restoring the directory from the restore point problem in Windows 10 

Follow these steps minutely to solve the issue first-

If your computer has incurred a fatal flaw in your system, you should see the Automatic Repair window automatically.

But, in case if the Automatic Repair doesn’t open up automatically, you have to open the window manually-

1. Completely switch off your device.

2. Now, power up your computer, and check for the manufacturer’s logo (like- Dell, HP, etc).  As soon as it is visible, simply press and hold the power key for a few seconds to shut down your computer forcefully.



3. Start your computer. What you need to do is to repeat this process of start-force shutdown-start 3 times and at 4th time let your computer start normally.

4. When the Automatic Repair screen comes up, you need to click on the “Advanced options“.

 

Auromatic Repair Advanced Option

 

5. Then, you have to click on the “Troubleshoot“.

 

Troubleshoot

 

6. Next to that, click on the “Advanced options“.

 

Troubleshoot Reset This Pc Advanced Options Startup Repair 1

 

7. After that, you have to click on “Command Prompt” to access the terminal.

 

Command Prompt Advanced Options

 

9. To get ownership of the ‘WindowsApps‘ folder, in Command Prompt window, copy-paste these commands one-by-one and then hit Enter after pasting each of the commands.

D:
cd Program Files
takeown /f WindowsApps

 

D Cmd

 

10. Same way,  in Command Prompt window, copy-paste these commands one-by-one and then hit Enter after pasting each of the commands.

icacls WindowsApps /grant Administrators:F
attrib WindowsApps -h
rename WindowsApps WindowsApps.old

 

Iacls

 

Close Command Prompt window.

 

Restore your computer from a Restore Point-

Now, follow these steps to restore your computer from restore point-

1. Coming back to ‘Choose an option‘ window, click on “Troubleshoot“.

 

Troubleshoot

 

2. Again on the Troubleshooting window, access the “Advanced options“.

 

Troubleshoot Reset This Pc Advanced Options Startup Repair 1

 

3. In the Advanced options window, click on “System Restore“.

 

System Restore 1

 

4. When the System Restore window appears, what you need to do is to click on “Next“.

 

Finish The Restore

 



5. The next is simple. You need to select the restore point which is the latest from the list of the restore points.

6. Then, click on “Next“.

 

Restore From Here

 

6. Once you have done this, click on “Finish” to finish the process.

This will initialize the restoration process of your system to the system restore point you have selected.

 

Finish

 

Your system will be restored back to the restore point you have selected.

Your problem won’t occur again.