Error Code: 0x81000203
Windows System Restore failed with error code 0x81000203.
System restore function may fail due to several reasons. One of the main reasons could be the third-party performance tuning application that you might have installed on your computer to boost or tune system performance. Such applications could disable some important Windows functions as part of the tuneup. Follow these steps described below to enable System Restore.
Common Causes Of System Restore Failures and its solutions.
Low disk space to perform system restore
Make sure you have sufficient space in your C drive to perform the restore operation. We recoommed atleast 20 GB of free space.
Antivirus software might be interrrupting the restore process
Antivirus software may prevent system changes as part of its protection mechanism. So temporarily disable or uninstall Antivirus protection.
Inccorrect System Protection settings
Verify and correct System Protection settings .
Windows System file corruption or missing
Windows System files may get corrupted or gione missing because of malware attack or due to harddisk corruption. Run SFC fix system file issues and DISM commands to restore system image.
System restore point file loss or corruption
The restore point you are trying to restore is corrupted or lost. In this case it is not possible to restore the image. you may have to select a differnt restore point created prior or after the intended restore point.
Safe Mode System Restore
Boot into safemode and try system restore.
Follow the steps mentioned below if you had verified all these points mentioned above.
Unisntall Third Party Performance Tuning App.
Go to Control panel -> Programs and Features then uninstall tuneup app. for eg: TuneUp Utilities 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Restart the PC after the successful removal of the program and try system restoration again. Follow the next step if the restoration failed.
Start Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Service
Open the command prompt (cmd.exe) as administrator, then copy the command given below and paste it into the command prompt, press enter key to start the Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Service.
net start swprv
Activate Automatic Startup Type For Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Service
Copy the following command -> paste into the command prompt and press enter key.
sc config swprv start=auto
Verify “UpperFilters” Parameter
Fisrt of all, take full backup of your registry and be careful while editing registry.
Check this registry entry and make sure “volsnap” value is set for “UpperFilters”. Update if it is missing.
You can either check this through command prompt or thorugh regedit.
Copy this command given below, paste it in to command prompt and press enter key.
reg QUERY "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{71a27cdd-812a-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f}" /V "UpperFilters"See the screenshot below, the result should be like this.
If the “volsnap” value is missing, then open regeidt as administrator , Navigate to this key
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{71a27cdd-812a-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f}
Double click “UpperFilters” , enter the text volsnap and press ok to save the changes.
Restart your computer and try system restore again.
What is {71a27cdd-812a-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f} ?
