Restore Points not working in W10 Version 1709

[Tarby]

Hello Brian -  I run windows 10 version 1709 and have activated SR as you advise : Created a restore point and installed a patch for a piece of non microsoft software : When I tried to restore the system to the pre-patch state It failed : I turned off antivirus and malwarebytes and tried again : Failed to restore... any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Compton]

Perform SFC scan



Click 'Start' > Type cmd in the search field > Right-click the command prompt at the top of the list and select 'Run as Administrator'
Inside the command prompt, type sfc /scannow > Press 'Enter'
4. Reboot and test.

[Tarby]

Hello Compton... Thank you for the fast reply. I did as you suggested and this notice displayed after the scan. "Resource did not find any integrity violations" The restore point I was trying to return to still did not work on re-boot. I then wondered if it was the software patch itself causing the issue. After creating a new restore pont... I installed a small stand alone program and then did a system restore from that point. It all worked fine and the stand alone program was removed successfully. So I conclude that the patch was the cause of my issue. All is now functioning so my thanks to you for your direction and assistance.... Tarby

[RichTech]

Temporally disable your antivirus first, then try to restore!

[Compton]

glad you got working Tarby be careful patching software it can malicious to your computer

[Tarby]

Thanks Richtech ... I had already tried that but to no avail. The problem was with the 3rd party software patch and not the O/S it seems. All new test restore points have worked fine.
Thank you anyway, much appreciated.

[Britec]

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