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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 21, 2017, 02:10:46 pm »

OK followed your advise.  Now have the 450 MB partition back  on the drive, WindowsApps work but restore points do not work.   Will wait on trying to fix restore points next week.  When the restore points fail the error message points to Windowsapps.

At the very least now I can do a full image recovery and forget about restore points.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 21, 2017, 10:16:43 am »

Well here is the latest.  Tried to see if restore points were working.  Tested a restore point created with no changes.

Next tried to use that restore point to recovery to less than five minutes old.  Got the same old error message that the restore failed due to problem with WindowsApps. 

Next tried to delete all old restore points by disabling restore points.  Rebooted the system and then created a new restore point and then attempted to use that restore point.  System restore failed again with the same error pointing to the Windowsapps again.

Now creating an image of C only since that is all that is there.  Once done I will try a recovery of only C as my means of saving my but.  Till Microsoft fixes the WindowsApps  problem I will use the long and safe method to recover.  What i do for recovery is copy the image from the storage drive on my Diskstation to an internal Raptor drive and then recovery using EaseUStodo  Home v10. Sending this now since when I reboot this will be lost.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 20, 2017, 08:18:12 pm »

Yes I think so but I have never had the occasion to use it nor do I know how to use it.  Right now only a C partition on the drive.  So far windows has not put it back on the drive.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 20, 2017, 09:09:48 am »

Well here is the latest.  I deleted all of the folders under Windowsapps.  Next I copied the folders under the WindowsApps from my healthy ASUS Windows Home Premium to the WindowsApps of the sick computer.  I am using that one now.  I went through a refresh and reboot.  When the system came up there were icons under the Apps icon under programs and when I clicked on a number of the ones that I would be interested in using they actually executed.   

Afterwards I had done a few things I should not have and had to do a recovery from my last EaseUsToDo image.  On the image there were two partitions C and an unnamed partition.  As an experiment, instead of doing a recovery, I opted for a System Transfer.  At the end of the transfer there is now only the C partition on the PC.  Need to check with my computer expert friend coming here today if I really should do a recovery not a transfer so that the unnamed partition is on the boot hard drive.

Now running your tweaking program to see if I screwed anything up in the last few days.

Thanks for you help,
Paul

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 17, 2017, 03:38:08 pm »

This time I followed your note to the letter.  Everything completed without finding or fixing any errors. 
I guess we will try option 3 on Monday.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 17, 2017, 02:30:19 pm »

OK here is when I am right now.  After going through many reworks I found that my system image grew from ~62/GB to 92 which was crazy.  I ran a program WinDirStat to try to figure out where the files grew by over 30 GB.  Could not determine what grew.  I have now gone back to the last image from the 15th which was only ~62 GB.  Restored that image and then removed the WindowsApps folder completely following your instructions.  There is no Windowsapps folder but when you look under programs there is an apps section with five apps.  Must be a default setting of Windows 10.  The five apps Contact, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Settings and Connect.  These  work when you click on them.  There are seven others that have white icons.   If you click on these icon nothing happens.

I have found by searching the net via Google a website with instructions on how to repopulate WindowsApps.  The address of the site is www.download3k.com/articles/How-to-Restore-the-Store-App-Windows-10-after-removing-it-01404.  They have three methods on how to do it.  I expect to try method 3.  This one calls for using a Windows ISO disc.   I will keep you posted on how it goes. 

Have a nice weekend.

Paul

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 16, 2017, 07:51:20 pm »

Once we delete the windowsapps.old folder and reboot the computer is windows supposed to create a new windowsapps folder and repopulate it as though it were a new install?  I never got at new Windowsapps folder.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 16, 2017, 04:58:12 pm »

Hi once more.  Ran the Tweak repair it did not fix the problem.   I am not able to select default apps from each apps' drop down menu.  Not sure what to try next. I actually have an image from before I started all of this where restore points did not work but I could recover an image.  Have to see what my friend suggests.  If you have any other ideas that I could try to get the default apps changed to what I want and to get the 43 apps showing as available.

Thanks for all of you ideas so far.
Paul

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 16, 2017, 03:46:32 pm »

I did a shutdown and reboot. 
Nope I would have had to drop back more than 3 months to ensure a clean restore point.
After the clean out of Wwindowsapps restore points worked going forward.  Prior to today restore points did not work period.
Going to try windows repair program but first create a restore point.
Here goes!

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 16, 2017, 11:51:08 am »

OK finally redid per your instructions and got windowsapps renamed again to windowsapps.old.  the rd command removed windowsapps.old.  With windowsapps.old gone there was no windowsapps in the programs files folder.  The system did not recreate the windowsapps folder.  Examining the apps  under all programs there were very few apps available six in all.  Next I copied the windowsapps folder from my clean PC to the one that had the problems with the system restore points.  Now located in the programs folder a folder from my other PC.  However, the numbers of available apps is minimal.    All I have available are six apps where before the problem there were at least 42.  The apps on the system where I copied the windowsapps from shows 42 available. 

Not sure how to populate the apps in Windowsapps.  Well so far the restore point seems to be working.

Thanks

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 16, 2017, 10:02:18 am »

I followed your procedure in going from WindowsApps to WindowsApps.old.  The problem I encountered when trying to delete WindowsApps.old was an error message saying it could not delete the folder since there was a file in the Windows.old folder that was in use.  I will try what you recommended once more but I expect to get the same result.  Keep you posted.
Paul

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 15, 2017, 06:16:00 pm »

Yes I tried what you posted.  Got as far as the renaming of the WindowsApps to Windowsapps.old.  I rebooted the system to see if windows would recreate the WindowsApps folder with all of the 1000 plus sub folders and all of the thousands of folder and files. The only thing I had was WindowsApps.old.  There was no new WindowsApps created by Windows

It is impossible to delete the WindowsApps.old as I get a message that there is a file in use and the delete will not work.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 15, 2017, 02:29:10 pm »

File backup was worthless.
System transfer does not work in this case since we really want the WindowsApps ignored.  Unable to set exclusions.
I am now trying once more disk/partition backup with WindowsApps excluded in the exclusions options.  The exclusion option does not seem to work.  Need to contact Ease UsTo and see what they say.
Would like to find a way to blow away WindowsApps

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 15, 2017, 01:11:43 pm »

Here is what I am attempting now:
Step 1-I have created a full image using Easetodo v10 Home, sector by sector option, WindowsApps is no longer hidden per your instructions
Step 2-I have created a full image with WindowsApps had to use sector by sector,  bad news the image still contained WindowsApps,  back to square one.
Step 3-Now trying a file backup but I expect that not to be good since it is not backing up the unnamed partition.  However, the exclusion did work in file mode.  Now to try a restore with the unnamed partition missing.  This will require a reboot so I will post this now and send another post after the restore.

Fingers crossed.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 14, 2017, 02:24:40 pm »

Hi Boggin
Well I got gutsy and tried what you sent me the WindowsApps was renamed to WindowsApps.old.  There is no WindowsApps folder in the Programs Files main folder.  Rebooted the system created a test restore point and then tried to restore that test point.  Same old message , system restore failed nothing changed.  Also tried to delete the WindowsApps.old but that also failed.  Not sure what to try next except pulling the C drive and placing it in an external USB drive and then deleting WindowsApps.old. 

Any one have other ideas to solve this problem?

oldgray1938

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 14, 2017, 12:58:46 pm »

We will try and let you know how we made out using your instructions.  If we have to resort to pulling my c SSD and treating it as a data drive ie windows.  Once inside hopefully we can delete the Windowsapps folder.  If we do this I will let you know how it went.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 14, 2017, 09:01:58 am »

Boggin,
We tried to follow what you indicated but were unsuccessful.  We were not able to take control and the and get WindowsApps either renamed to WindowsApps.old or to delete it.  Could you please post a step by step of exactly what you did to get rid of Windowsapps so on the next boot Window re created a clean WindowsApps folder without the troublesome sub-folders.  We keep getting a message that there is a file in use so the operation could not be completed. 

At this time, our plan for my friends next visit is to pull the SSD c drive from my old ASUS PC and stick it into an external USB drive slot so it will look like just a data drive and then try to delete the WindowsApps folder.  If that works we will then return the drive to my old ASUS PC and reboot with hopefully a new clean WindowsApps folder with all of its sub folders less the one causing my problem. Should that work we will create a dummy restore point and then try to recover it cleanly.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 10, 2017, 09:32:51 am »

Boggin,
If you ever get a call back with a solution please email me so we can both be working with a PC where restore points work.  I have been trying everything for three months when I realized restore points were not working on my Windows 10 Pro PC.  Right now my only solution is to do a full image restore with my Ease US TODO backup program.

Thanks in advance.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 09, 2017, 10:05:16 am »

Answers to your questions:
1-The restore points were created both manually by me and automatically by the system.  In fact as a test I manually created a restore point and after its creation changing nothing on the pc attempted a restore and still got the error info shown in an above message.

2-This program is installed on my three computers.  The same antivirus program  Trendmicro is also on all three pc's.  I am having problems on only my Windows 10 Pro pc.  The other work fine with the ability to use restore points to recover from my screwups.  I have never had to turn off Trend on the other pc's.

3-I tried safe mode but the restore capability is not available in safe mode.

4-Again this restore capability is not available in Safe mode.

5-Not sure about your comments on this one .

6-I saw the suggestions for this one.  There are actually three things to try.  Two did not work and who ever posted them one was not complete.  Was unable to rename WindowsApps to WindowsApps.old.  If this had worked then the next reboot of the pc would have resulted in the rebuild of WindowsApps?

7-The repair install is above my skill level and will wait till my buddy visits.

Thanks for the info

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry backup

« on: March 08, 2017, 08:03:45 pm »

I can create restore points but when I go to use a restore point I get a message "
System Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer's system files and settings were not changed.
Details:
System restore failed while restoring the directory from the restore point.
Source: AppxStaging
Destination: %ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps
 An unspecified error occurred during System Restore

Multiple tries produce the same response.  You can try System Restore again and choose a different restore point.  If you
 continue to see this error, you can try an advanced recovery method

Even creating a new restore point and then immediately trying to recover with this new restore point fails with the above message.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Registry backup

« on: March 08, 2017, 01:00:09 pm »

Does the registry backup option produce a copy that is a duplicate of the create restore point in the Windows 10 protection process?  When I used create a restore point in Windows 1o Pro the restore point recovery does not work.  The restore operation with this program seems to work.  Any comments or insights with regard to this question/issue.

Thanks
oldgray1938