Windows 10: can't reset windows 10 - recovery environment disabled

Discus and support can't reset windows 10 - recovery environment disabled in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; i need to reset windows 10 and save my files, but i can't. i've been trying different things all day and am about to give up. it will not allow me to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Quixotic667, Oct 21, 2023.

  1. can't reset windows 10 - recovery environment disabled


    i need to reset windows 10 and save my files, but i can't. i've been trying different things all day and am about to give up. it will not allow me to upload screenshots so i will type the error messages out.when i try to reset, it says "could not find the recovery environment". when i try to create a recovery drive, it says "we can't create the recovery drive". i tried downloading to a formatted USB drive from the media creation tool, and it gets stuck at 0% progress. it never downloads. i also tried "upgrade this PC now" from the media creation tool, and the same thing. stuck at 0%.i've als

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    Quixotic667, Oct 21, 2023
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  2. Missing Recovery Environment

    Hi Alan,

    Here is a link containing several useful suggestions to help you recover Windows 10. Since the error message that you got tells you to insert your Windows installation or recovery media. We suggest the perform the steps listed under
    Use a recovery drive to restore or reset your PC or you can also follow the steps under
    Use installation media to restore or reset your PC. Please see the link below for more details:

    Recovery options in Windows 10.

    Regards.
     
    Rolando Vil, Oct 22, 2023
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  3. stonebato Win User
    Can't find recovery environment windows 10


    Hi guys, good day. I need your help regarding with reseting my laptop. I clone my OS from hdd to ssd using easeUS. after cloning I formatted my hdd since I'm confident that everything is ok. now I can't reset my laptop because of this error. I had tried these steps below but it's not working.
    diskpart
    select disk 0
    list partition
    select partition
    set id

    your help is greatly appreciated.

    Many thanks in advance.
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    stonebato, Oct 22, 2023
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  4. topgundcp Win User

    can't reset windows 10 - recovery environment disabled

    Unable to access Windows Recovery Environment normally

    Some entries in the bcd for the recovery environment is either corrupted or missing. To fix the problem, you;d need to rebuild the entries for the recovery environment.
    Here's the steps:
    1. Turn on folder options to show hidden files/folders. Open admin command then type: reagentc /disable
      - This will move 2 files from the recovery partition reagent.xml and winre.wim to C:\windows\system32\recovery
    2. If you have the Windows 10 ISO, double click on it to mount to a virtual cd/dvd else If you have the Windows 10 USB then navigate to Sources folder and look for install.esd or install.wim.
    3. Use 7-ZIP to open install.esd or install.wim, select and index. eg. 6 then navigate to Windows\system32\recovery. You'd see 2 files: Winre.wim and reagent.xml.
    4. Remove everything from C:\windows\system32\recovery (ie. your current winre.win and reagent.xml)
    5. Copy the new winre.wim and reagent.xml from the install.esd/install.wim to C:\windows\system32\Recovery
    6. From admin command, type: ReAgentc /enable
    Reboot to recovery. This will also fix the problem with shutdown /r /o
     
    topgundcp, Oct 22, 2023
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