A time comes when you want to perform the System Restore operation. But at times you might face an error – To use System Restore you must specify which Windows installation to restore. However, the error occurs because of corrupted files in the system which caused this error. Due to this error, you are unable to perform the system restore and this can be difficult to move further.
There are cases where you are unable to boot up when you face this error. This guide provides fixes to fix this error. So, initially, let us check what are the causes of error: “To use System Restore you must specify which Windows installation to restore”
- Maybe your earlier actions might have corrupted System files and might cause this error.
- BCD is used to save all data – it can be BCD Corruption
Steps To Fix Error: ‘To use System Restore you must specify which Windows installation to restore’
If you view an error message ‘To Use System Restore, You Must Specify Which Windows Installation To Restore’ then don’t fret here are the fixes you must try to resolve this error:
- Run SFC Offline
- Run DISM tool to repair corrupted system image
- Repair BCD corruption
- Run Automatic Startup Repair
- Use the Windows Recovery Environment
- Try performing System Restore through Command Prompt in advanced startup options
Run SFC Offline
As I mentioned earlier, for system file corruption we try to run System File Checker Offline. Here is the method to do it:
Input the following commands one by one, to know your PC drive.
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