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The Explorer Guy
Hi,
My PC is Windows 10 Pro 64bit with the upgrade to version 1909 recently.
To cut a long story short - refer Disk Partition Order for Windows10 Pro - UEFI Boot
After a struggle - refer Windows RE in Windows10 Pro PC
I have a working WindowsRE set to C: \System32\Recovery and Enabled. Not sure how it works as I could not
find the winre.wim anywhere in my system even after looking inside hidden system files. I have all the Advanced recovery options listed under Troubleshoot, but have not tried to actually use the options except for Startup repair. So I can't really say if all the options work as designed, what with seemingly no winre.wim file present.
I had deleted the Recovery Partition earlier and due to other problems mentioned in the link above, I now created a 450 MB "Recovery Tools" partition but could not find the Winre.wim file in C: \System32\Recovery - for copying into the newly created recovery partition. So I read thru' many forums and found out how to copy it from the ISO file/Media creation tool and managed to extract it from install.esd => install.wim => winre.wim and copied the 402 MB file to the Recovery\WindowsRE folder created in the Recovery Tools partition. I set the reagentc path to this new partition and to the Winre.wim and it accepted the entry. But when I did reagentc /enable it gets enabled to the old C:\System32\Recovery\WindowsRE eventhough there was no winre.wim file in that location. Then the Winre.wim file disappears / Auto deletes or whatever, magically. I repeated the process painstakingly twice and both times the WindowsRE gets reset to C:\system32\Recovery upon enabling and the best part is the Winre.wim file vanishes.
Giving below the sequence of this dilema:
C:\Windows\system32>diskpart
Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: PRATEEK-PC
DISKPART> sel dis 0
Disk 0 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> lis par
Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Primary 124 GB 101 MB
Partition 2 System 100 MB 125 GB
Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB 125 GB
Partition 4 Recovery 450 MB 125 GB
DISKPART> sel par 4
Partition 4 is now the selected partition.
DISKPART> det par
Partition 4
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : No
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 134445268992
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 8 R Recovery to NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy Hidden
DISKPART> exit
Leaving DiskPart...
C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /disable
REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE is already disabled.
C:\Windows\system32>Reagentc /setreimage /path R:\Recovery\WindowsRE /target C:\Windows
Directory set to: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:
Windows RE status: Disabled
Windows RE location:
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:
Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition1\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 07a55316-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit /enum all
Firmware Boot Manager
---------------------
identifier {fwbootmgr}
displayorder {bootmgr}
{890f9898-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
timeout 2
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {890f9899-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 0
Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier {890f9898-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
description Windows Boot Manager
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {07a55316-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
device ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{07a55317-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
path \windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Recovery Environment
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
displaymessage Recovery
osdevice ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{07a55317-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
systemroot \windows
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
winpe Yes
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {07a55316-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
displaymessageoverride Recovery
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {890f9899-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
nx OptIn
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {890f989b-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
device ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\890f989b-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa\Winre.wim,{890f989c-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
path \windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Recovery Environment
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\890f989b-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa\Winre.wim,{890f989c-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
systemroot \windows
nx OptIn
winpe Yes
Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {890f9899-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winresume.efi
description Windows Resume Application
locale en-US
inherit {resumeloadersettings}
recoverysequence {07a55316-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
recoveryenabled Yes
filedevice partition=C:
filepath \hiberfil.sys
debugoptionenabled No
Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier {memdiag}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\memtest.efi
description Windows Memory Diagnostic
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess Yes
EMS Settings
------------
identifier {emssettings}
bootems Yes
Debugger Settings
-----------------
identifier {dbgsettings}
debugtype Serial
debugport 1
baudrate 115200
RAM Defects
-----------
identifier {badmemory}
Global Settings
---------------
identifier {globalsettings}
inherit {dbgsettings}
{emssettings}
{badmemory}
Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
identifier {bootloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}
{hypervisorsettings}
Hypervisor Settings
-------------------
identifier {hypervisorsettings}
hypervisordebugtype Serial
hypervisordebugport 1
hypervisorbaudrate 115200
Resume Loader Settings
----------------------
identifier {resumeloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}
Device options
--------------
identifier {07a55317-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
description Windows Recovery
ramdisksdidevice partition=C:
ramdisksdipath \Recovery\WindowsRE\boot.sdi
Device options
--------------
identifier {890f989c-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
description Ramdisk Options
ramdisksdidevice partition=C:
ramdisksdipath \Recovery\890f989b-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa\boot.sdi
C:\Windows\system32>
Can someone please explain - I never heard of Auto deleting files before ! No they are not hidden - they disappear or effectively hide even from windows search.
(If it seems to you that I am well versed with computers, I assure you that I am NOT - This is all just the result of plenty of searching & reading that I did because of the Slow booting time that I am stuck with due to Update KB4535996 and even KB4532693 thanks to Winver 1909 - As I did NOT get proper responses to my various different threads in this forum, I am trying my own troubleshooting the trial and error way - So all help is welcome. Uninstalling the Update somehow slows down the system - can you believe that - so I was forced to reinstall them and put up with it)
Thanks !
The Explorer Guy
Continue reading...
My PC is Windows 10 Pro 64bit with the upgrade to version 1909 recently.
To cut a long story short - refer Disk Partition Order for Windows10 Pro - UEFI Boot
After a struggle - refer Windows RE in Windows10 Pro PC
I have a working WindowsRE set to C: \System32\Recovery and Enabled. Not sure how it works as I could not
find the winre.wim anywhere in my system even after looking inside hidden system files. I have all the Advanced recovery options listed under Troubleshoot, but have not tried to actually use the options except for Startup repair. So I can't really say if all the options work as designed, what with seemingly no winre.wim file present.
I had deleted the Recovery Partition earlier and due to other problems mentioned in the link above, I now created a 450 MB "Recovery Tools" partition but could not find the Winre.wim file in C: \System32\Recovery - for copying into the newly created recovery partition. So I read thru' many forums and found out how to copy it from the ISO file/Media creation tool and managed to extract it from install.esd => install.wim => winre.wim and copied the 402 MB file to the Recovery\WindowsRE folder created in the Recovery Tools partition. I set the reagentc path to this new partition and to the Winre.wim and it accepted the entry. But when I did reagentc /enable it gets enabled to the old C:\System32\Recovery\WindowsRE eventhough there was no winre.wim file in that location. Then the Winre.wim file disappears / Auto deletes or whatever, magically. I repeated the process painstakingly twice and both times the WindowsRE gets reset to C:\system32\Recovery upon enabling and the best part is the Winre.wim file vanishes.
Giving below the sequence of this dilema:
C:\Windows\system32>diskpart
Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: PRATEEK-PC
DISKPART> sel dis 0
Disk 0 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> lis par
Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Primary 124 GB 101 MB
Partition 2 System 100 MB 125 GB
Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB 125 GB
Partition 4 Recovery 450 MB 125 GB
DISKPART> sel par 4
Partition 4 is now the selected partition.
DISKPART> det par
Partition 4
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : No
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 134445268992
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 8 R Recovery to NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy Hidden
DISKPART> exit
Leaving DiskPart...
C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /disable
REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE is already disabled.
C:\Windows\system32>Reagentc /setreimage /path R:\Recovery\WindowsRE /target C:\Windows
Directory set to: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:
Windows RE status: Disabled
Windows RE location:
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:
Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition1\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 07a55316-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit /enum all
Firmware Boot Manager
---------------------
identifier {fwbootmgr}
displayorder {bootmgr}
{890f9898-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
timeout 2
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {890f9899-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 0
Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier {890f9898-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
description Windows Boot Manager
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {07a55316-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
device ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{07a55317-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
path \windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Recovery Environment
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
displaymessage Recovery
osdevice ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{07a55317-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
systemroot \windows
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
winpe Yes
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {07a55316-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
displaymessageoverride Recovery
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {890f9899-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
nx OptIn
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {890f989b-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
device ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\890f989b-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa\Winre.wim,{890f989c-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
path \windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Recovery Environment
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\890f989b-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa\Winre.wim,{890f989c-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
systemroot \windows
nx OptIn
winpe Yes
Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {890f9899-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winresume.efi
description Windows Resume Application
locale en-US
inherit {resumeloadersettings}
recoverysequence {07a55316-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
recoveryenabled Yes
filedevice partition=C:
filepath \hiberfil.sys
debugoptionenabled No
Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier {memdiag}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\memtest.efi
description Windows Memory Diagnostic
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess Yes
EMS Settings
------------
identifier {emssettings}
bootems Yes
Debugger Settings
-----------------
identifier {dbgsettings}
debugtype Serial
debugport 1
baudrate 115200
RAM Defects
-----------
identifier {badmemory}
Global Settings
---------------
identifier {globalsettings}
inherit {dbgsettings}
{emssettings}
{badmemory}
Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
identifier {bootloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}
{hypervisorsettings}
Hypervisor Settings
-------------------
identifier {hypervisorsettings}
hypervisordebugtype Serial
hypervisordebugport 1
hypervisorbaudrate 115200
Resume Loader Settings
----------------------
identifier {resumeloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}
Device options
--------------
identifier {07a55317-6270-11ea-82b0-00e04c20532f}
description Windows Recovery
ramdisksdidevice partition=C:
ramdisksdipath \Recovery\WindowsRE\boot.sdi
Device options
--------------
identifier {890f989c-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa}
description Ramdisk Options
ramdisksdidevice partition=C:
ramdisksdipath \Recovery\890f989b-7d40-11e2-8053-9b1bda41daaa\boot.sdi
C:\Windows\system32>
Can someone please explain - I never heard of Auto deleting files before ! No they are not hidden - they disappear or effectively hide even from windows search.
(If it seems to you that I am well versed with computers, I assure you that I am NOT - This is all just the result of plenty of searching & reading that I did because of the Slow booting time that I am stuck with due to Update KB4535996 and even KB4532693 thanks to Winver 1909 - As I did NOT get proper responses to my various different threads in this forum, I am trying my own troubleshooting the trial and error way - So all help is welcome. Uninstalling the Update somehow slows down the system - can you believe that - so I was forced to reinstall them and put up with it)
Thanks !
The Explorer Guy
Continue reading...