{"id":3709,"date":"2020-06-29T14:22:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T14:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709"},"modified":"2020-08-30T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T16:20:02","slug":"windows-cannot-find-a-system-image-on-this-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709","title":{"rendered":"Windows: Windows Cannot Find a System Image on This Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This post is based from my direct experience during many times when I desperately needed to restore a backup.<br>\nMost of all were successful, but sometimes I had to go through some issues that I describe below the tricks and tips that helped me to get success.<br>\nThere is no simple and magic formula since there are many factors involved in the final success. Check which one is similar for your case according to the different scenarios described here. One thing for sure \u2014 respect the &#8220;golden rules&#8221; (below).<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a Rescue\/Repair Media (CD or pen) you may <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gs5r_oy2wWNxfIZScDb0QZAbQaYdn9zn\/view?usp=sharing\">download here an iso image<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/alsdias\/windows10\">.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1248eda43d2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 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href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#%3ESOLUTIONS\" title=\"&gt;SOLUTIONS\">&gt;SOLUTIONS<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#ARE_YOU_SURE_HOW_TO_RESTORE\" title=\"ARE YOU SURE HOW TO RESTORE?\">ARE YOU SURE HOW TO RESTORE?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#GOLDEN_RULES\" title=\"GOLDEN RULES\">GOLDEN RULES<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#%3ESOLUTION_N1_%E2%80%93_WHEN_ORIGINAL_SOURCE_FAILS\" title=\"&gt;SOLUTION&nbsp; N.1 &#8211; WHEN ORIGINAL SOURCE FAILS\">&gt;SOLUTION&nbsp; N.1 &#8211; WHEN ORIGINAL SOURCE FAILS<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#ATTEMPT_N1A\" title=\"ATTEMPT N.1.A\">ATTEMPT N.1.A<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#ATTEMPT_N1B\" title=\"ATTEMPT N.1.B\">ATTEMPT N.1.B<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#ATTEMPT_N1C_%E2%80%93_IT_IS_THE_RIGHT_RESCUE_CD_DISK_FOR_SURE\" title=\"ATTEMPT N.1.C &#8211; IT IS THE RIGHT RESCUE CD DISK, FOR SURE\">ATTEMPT N.1.C &#8211; IT IS THE RIGHT RESCUE CD DISK, FOR SURE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#%3ESOLUTION_N2_%E2%80%93_MULTIPLES_IMAGES\" title=\"&gt;SOLUTION N.2 &#8211; MULTIPLES IMAGES\">&gt;SOLUTION N.2 &#8211; MULTIPLES IMAGES<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#Scenario\" title=\"Scenario\">Scenario<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#_ATTENTION_When_saving_an_image_notice_the_warnings_about_overwriting_the_existent_one\" title=\"*** ATTENTION: \nWhen saving an image notice the warnings about overwriting the existent one.\">*** ATTENTION: \nWhen saving an image notice the warnings about overwriting the existent one.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#ADDITIONAL_TIPS_AND_TOOLS\" title=\"ADDITIONAL TIPS AND TOOLS\">ADDITIONAL TIPS AND TOOLS<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#Scenario_%E2%80%94_Using_Rescue_Prompt\" title=\"Scenario \u2014 Using Rescue Prompt\">Scenario \u2014 Using Rescue Prompt<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/?p=3709\/#HOW_TO_USE_THE_ISO_IMAGE_TO_CREATE_A_BOOTABLE_RESCUEREPAIR_MEDIA\" title=\"HOW TO USE THE ISO IMAGE TO CREATE A BOOTABLE RESCUE\/REPAIR MEDIA\">HOW TO USE THE ISO IMAGE TO CREATE A BOOTABLE RESCUE\/REPAIR MEDIA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%3EPROBLEM\"><\/span><b>&gt;PROBLEM<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 Fails to Find System Image Backup.<br>\nAttempt to restore a Windows system image fails because the System loaded by the Repair\/Rescue disk or pen drive is not able to recognize the image file returning the following message:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&nbsp; Windows Cannot Find a System Image on This Computer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_01.jpg\" alt width=\"565\" height=\"349\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20565%20349%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"565\" height=\"349\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_01.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An attempt to select a system image (radio option above to the buttons) returns an empty list.<br>\nAlso, a refresh doesn&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_01b.jpg\" alt width=\"654\" height=\"405\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20654%20405%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"654\" height=\"405\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_01b.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If successful you get something like this:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_05.jpg\" alt width=\"500\" height=\"314\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20314%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"500\" height=\"314\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_05.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_06.jpg\" alt width=\"729\" height=\"450\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20729%20450%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"729\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_06.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An example when having multiple images saved on multiple media.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows10_system_image_restore_200130_02.png\" alt width=\"410\" height=\"243\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20410%20243%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"410\" height=\"243\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows10_system_image_restore_200130_02.png\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%3ESOLUTIONS\"><\/span><b>&gt;SOLUTIONS<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ARE_YOU_SURE_HOW_TO_RESTORE\"><\/span>ARE YOU SURE HOW TO RESTORE?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Follow by the figures below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_11.jpg\" alt width=\"554\" height=\"278\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20554%20278%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"554\" height=\"278\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_11.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_14.jpg\" alt width=\"444\" height=\"267\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20444%20267%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"444\" height=\"267\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_14.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_15.jpg\" alt width=\"631\" height=\"300\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20631%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"631\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_15.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the rescue menu may have a little difference depending on its version, but they are equivalent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_07.jpg\" alt width=\"715\" height=\"311\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20715%20311%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"715\" height=\"311\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_07.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GOLDEN_RULES\"><\/span><b>GOLDEN RULES<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>These rules must be followed.<br>\nThey are:<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b>&nbsp;The root folder structure must be like this:<br>\n<i>DRIVE:<\/i>\\WindowsImageBackupwhere&nbsp;<i>DRIVE<\/i> is a letter, for instance, C, D, E or whatever).<br>\nExample:&nbsp;D:\\WindowsImageBackup<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_08.jpg\" alt width=\"370\" height=\"163\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20370%20163%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"370\" height=\"163\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_08.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>The left side has just one image under WindowsImageBackup folder, unlike the right that has many.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_09.jpg\" alt width=\"286\" height=\"109\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20286%20109%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"286\" height=\"109\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_09.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>:&nbsp; <em>sometimes although having multiple images under the WindowsImageBackup folder, it was possible to restore, but sometimes I had to move the other images outside the WindowsImageBackup as shown by the images above. The same to a renamed file with a different name from COMPUTERNAME envvar (environment variable).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is not the kind of application that makes me feel absolutely secure that I do have a backup when I need one!&nbsp; \ud83d\ude10<\/em><br>\n<em>Unfortunately&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Under this folder, there is a subdirectory titled with the computer name when the image was done.<br>\nIt is the same name returned by the command:&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>echo %COMPUTERNAME%.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_10.jpg\" alt width=\"531\" height=\"179\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20531%20179%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"531\" height=\"179\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_10.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>3.&nbsp;<\/b>It is necessary a&nbsp;<b>Repair\/Rescue disk or pen drive&nbsp;<\/b>with the same version of the system when the image was created.<\/p>\n<p>Pay attention that if it is not the case when we had a prior version, for instance, Windows 7 that had an upgrade to Windows 10.<br>\nIn this case, you need a <b>Repair\/Rescue disk or pen drive&nbsp;<\/b>from Windows 7, the same O.S, used to create the image, otherwise, it will be required a <b>Repair\/Rescue disk or pen drive&nbsp;<\/b>for Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve forgotten to create <b>Repair\/Rescue disk or pen drive for Windows 10<\/b>, you may get from someone who has Windows 10 or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gs5r_oy2wWNxfIZScDb0QZAbQaYdn9zn\/view?usp=sharing\">download here an iso image<\/a><\/strong> to be used with bootable pen drive or CD.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>4.<\/b> The source must be whole, fully preserved as it was the original content when the image was created.<br>\n<strong>If corrupted or missing something it won&#8217;t work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&gt;SOLUTION&nbsp; N.1 &#8211; WHEN ORIGINAL SOURCE FAILS<\/h3>\n<p>This solution supposes the most simple use case when you have an external HD where you have saved a single System Image and no more.<br>\nIn other words, this HD was exclusively used to hold the unique backup you&#8217;ve made no change at all.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ATTEMPT_N1A\"><\/span>ATTEMPT N.1.A<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Always supposing the &#8220;golden rules&#8221; above are respected, the restoring procedure should work, but it doesn&#8217;t.<br>\nFirst, make sure that the Repair\/Rescue disk you are using is exactly the same you have created when your system image backup was done. Remember that at the end of an image backup, the application asks you if it is desired to create a Rescue disk. Try first with this disk and if it fails, go to the next attempt.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ATTEMPT_N1B\"><\/span>ATTEMPT N.1.B<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Try another&nbsp;<b>Repair\/Rescue disk or pen drive<\/b> created by different machines of the same version of the Windows version you want to restore.<br>\nWhy?<br>\nYou&#8217;ll notice that two disks may differ from each other although created by the same Windows version (for instance Windows 10, ), but from different releases.<br>\nDetail about the Version, Serial Number, etc. is found at Settings &#8211;&gt; About:<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_02.jpg\" alt width=\"497\" height=\"277\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20497%20277%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"497\" height=\"277\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_02.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>In this case although the options are equivalents, sometimes it comes to have some difference, like menu format, options&#8217; disposal, etc.<br>\nCompare the figures below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rescue Disk Windows 10<\/em><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_03.jpg\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"489\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20489%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"489\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_03.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Rescue Disk Windows 10 Another Release<\/em><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_04.jpg\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"449\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20449%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"449\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_04.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you do not have another machine, try to find somebody who has a Windows of the same version of your system.<\/p>\n<p>I usually create many Repair\/Rescue disks or pen drives from time to time.<br>\nIf one disk or pen drive gets corrupted, I have another.<br>\nIf one doesn&#8217;t work, I try another. It always works.<br>\nFor all these reasons, the repair resources (disk or pen) are created at different times and it is exactly for this reason that one of them may work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ATTEMPT_N1C_%E2%80%93_IT_IS_THE_RIGHT_RESCUE_CD_DISK_FOR_SURE\"><\/span>ATTEMPT N.1.C &#8211; IT IS THE RIGHT RESCUE CD DISK, FOR SURE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Ok, it happens that although the CD seems normal and clean, something that we may not see is causing the malfunction.<br>\nClean the CD.&nbsp; This saved me once!&nbsp; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%3ESOLUTION_N2_%E2%80%93_MULTIPLES_IMAGES\"><\/span>&gt;SOLUTION N.2 &#8211; MULTIPLES IMAGES<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scenario\"><\/span>Scenario<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The &#8220;Repair\/Rescue&#8221; disk (or pen drive) is exactly that when you&#8217;ve created the image.<br>\nThe HD is also the exact HD but you have used the same storage media (HD, SSD, etc.) to store images from other machines on the same device.<\/p>\n<h4>*** ATTENTION:<br>\nWhen saving an image notice the warnings about overwriting the existent one.<\/h4>\n<p>If all machines have a different <em>%COMPUTERNAME%<\/em>, your image is still there without change, for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If two computers have the same <em>%COMPUTERNAME%<\/em><\/strong> envvar by accident or not (it happens when cloning and copying images), you certainly got a previous warning when you were about to save the image telling you that the new image would overwrite the previous one. In this case, there is no solution and if the machines are different, not exactly the same vendor and model, probably it will not do.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ADDITIONAL_TIPS_AND_TOOLS\"><\/span>ADDITIONAL TIPS AND TOOLS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scenario_%E2%80%94_Using_Rescue_Prompt\"><\/span>Scenario \u2014 Using Rescue Prompt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Suppose that you have no other machine to move the images or rename them to make it possible to follow the suggestion offered here.<br>\nThis is not a problem. You may use the console from the rescue.<br>\nSelect &#8220;Command Prompt&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_16.jpg\" alt width=\"797\" height=\"338\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20797%20338%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"797\" height=\"338\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_16.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mount your volumes to make it possible to access and get your device.<br>\nTo do so, type on prompt the following command:<\/p>\n<p><em>Mountvol<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The output will be something like this:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_17.jpg\" alt width=\"904\" height=\"513\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20904%20513%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"904\" height=\"513\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_17.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Choose the driver where the image file is and use DOS command as usual to access the driver (cd C:\\WindowsImageBackup), rename (ren NAME1 NAME2), move (move FILE1 ..\\), etc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_18.jpg\" alt width=\"864\" height=\"596\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20864%20596%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"864\" height=\"596\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/itstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_18.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HOW_TO_USE_THE_ISO_IMAGE_TO_CREATE_A_BOOTABLE_RESCUEREPAIR_MEDIA\"><\/span>HOW TO USE THE ISO IMAGE TO CREATE A BOOTABLE RESCUE\/REPAIR MEDIA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First, download a <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gs5r_oy2wWNxfIZScDb0QZAbQaYdn9zn\/view?usp=sharing\">w10_im<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gs5r_oy2wWNxfIZScDb0QZAbQaYdn9zn\/view?usp=sharing\">age.iso For Bootable Rescue\/Repair Media<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This ISO image was created by Windows 10,&nbsp; version as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gs5r_oy2wWNxfIZScDb0QZAbQaYdn9zn\/view?usp=sharing\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_02.jpg\" alt width=\"497\" height=\"277\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20497%20277%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"497\" height=\"277\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows_retore_image_not_found_02.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use an application to create a bootable media, for instance PowerIso.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/poweriso_create_bootable_usb_drive.jpg\" alt width=\"1011\" height=\"548\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201011%20548%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"1011\" height=\"548\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ultering.com\/it4us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/poweriso_create_bootable_usb_drive.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This post is based from my direct experience during many times when I desperately needed to restore a backup. 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