Monday 2 March 2020

System Restore Unexpected Error 0x81000203

System Restore does not work Unexpected Error 0 x 81000203

1 Ensure Volume Shadow Copy Status is Running and Automatic in Services.MSC
2 Run sfc scannow in MsDOS as Administator
3 The one that worked for me was the Registry Edit inserting "volsnap" procedure below


Checking the UpperFilters Parameter

UpperFilter values exist in different registry classes and if they are configured incorrectly it can cause an issue during the restore process. Therefore, in this step, we will be checking to see if they are entered properly. For that:
  1. Press “Windows” + “R” to open Run prompt.
  2. Type in “regedit” and press “Enter“.
    Typing Regedit in Run to Open Registry Editor
  3. Navigate to the following address inside the registry
    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{71a27cdd-812a-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f}
  4. In the right pane, check to see if “volsnap” value is entered for the “UpperFilters” entry.
    Checking the “Volsnap” value for the UpperFIlters entry
  5. If not, double click on the “UpperFilters” entry and enter “volsnap” in the Value Data option.
  6. Click on “OK” and check to see if the issue persists.