In many cases, the PC has been stuck for a long time while System Restore is restoring the registry. At this point, what can you do? You can find a simpler way to protect your system on this page.
“Hi. Since past few days I was facing issues while operating my HP Laptop. Last night, because of the issues I was facing, I had started 'System Restore' session on my laptop at around 11.00PM. However, it seems that the System Restore operation is stuck, since even after 12 hours the laptop is flashing the following message: ‘Please wait while your Windows files and settings are being restored. System Restore is restoring the registry...’. Please suggest a way forward. I'm not sure if I want to force the laptop to shut down or leave it as it is. Thank you.”
- Question from HP Community
If the boot manager is somehow corrupted, the PC will be stuck at the system restore moment. It is OK to take up to half an hour to complete. However, when it takes an hour or more, you must act immediately. You can apply some fixes to get rid of the location.
When you get stuck in System Restore is restoring the registry screen for a long time, you need to fix it as soon as possible. Before you start, you can try to turn off the computer, then unplug the power cord to let the computer cordless power for 30 minutes or press and hold the power button for 30 seconds to release all the power. Then see if the PC is still in the System Restore is restoring registry screen, if it still is, do the following fix.
When your computer is stuck at the screen where System Restore is restoring the registry, you can boot into the Advanced Startup Options screen and then perform a System Restore to the last error-free point.
Launching Safe Mode will provide you with system configuration access. You can try updating the driver to help you resolve the problem of being stuck in the System Restore is restoring registry screen.
In addition to the above methods, you can also run some commands through Command Prompt for advanced troubleshooting to get rid of your computer being stuck in the screen where System Restore is restoring the registry.
Creating a system restore point helps you to restore your system to a previously working state in case you encounter an unexpected situation. However, Windows comes with a System Restore that relies on restore points. A restore point is a snapshot of your system configuration and settings in the Windows registry. It does not include your user data, such as photos, music, and documents, so it can only be used to restore the state of your OS.
Here, I recommend you to create a system image backup using a free backup software -AOMEI Backupper Standard. This backup is a complete backup of all the data in the drives required by the system. You can also use this software to back up other drives. With its help, you will not encounter the problem that System Restore is restoring the registry when performing a system recovery.
Below I will explain in detail how to use AOMEI Backupper Standard to create a system image and restore from it. Please download it to your computer. If you are a Server user, you can use AOMEI Backupper Server.
Tips:
When you are stuck at the System Restore is restoring registry screen while performing System Restore, you can try the three methods mentioned in the article to get your computer back to normal. But the System Restore that comes with Windows can't be used as a long-term strategy to protect your computer, because it won't restore your personal files and it will disappear if the main hard drive goes bad.
To better protect your computer, you can use AOMEI Backupper to create backups where you can back up and restore your operating system, disks, specific files, partitions, etc. You can also use AOMEI OneKey Recovery to backup your computer system.