Can I Interrupt System Restore? Insider Tips You Should Know

When the system restore is too long or needs to be interrupted for other reasons, you may encounter the following questions: Can the system restore be interrupted? What happens when interrupting system restore? This article will give you a detailed answer.

Interrupt system restore?

System restore is a tool that comes with Windows systems to protect and repair computer software. It creates a "snapshot" of the system file and saves it as a restore point. When the system fails, you can use System Restore to restore the computer status to a previous point in time without having to reinstall the operating system.

However, problems such as "Windows 10 system restore takes too long" or "Windows 10 system restore is stuck or suspended" have troubled many users. Faced with this situation, many users will have the following questions:

• How long does it take to restore the system?
• Can system restoration be interrupted?
• What happens when interrupting system restore?

Next, we will answer you one by one.

Consequences of interrupting system restoration

Windows 10 system restore usually takes 20-45 minutes, or even up to an hour.

The consequences of interrupting system restoration are unpredictable. It may not have serious consequences, but it may also cause some computer problems. The system restore point contains the Windows registry and some system files. If you interrupt system restore, you may encounter the following situations:

• System Restore Incomplete: Interrupting system restore may result in incomplete registry or system file restores and the system cannot be restored to the expected previous state.
• System instability: Interrupting the restore process can cause system files to be corrupted or lost, making the system more likely to crash when you try to use the computer.
• Loss of personal data: Although Windows claims that system restoration will not affect personal files, based on user experience, some files may be lost when interrupting system restoration.
• Computer fails to start: Interrupted system restore may cause the computer to fail to start, appear black screen or Windows is stuck in a restart loop. Here is a real case:

"Yesterday I tried system restore on Windows 10 and waited for about 5 hours and it was still restoring. Someone told me not to interrupt it by shutting down. But I shut down and tried to cancel the system restore. But now I have only the black screen. Can you help me see what I should do?"

In short, we do not recommend that you interrupt the system restore process. If your system does not boot, you can refer to the following article to try to repair the system or reinstall Windows:

• Fixed my (Windows 10) laptop/computer not booting (10 ways)
• How to fix the black screen problem in Windows 10? (Multiple solutions)

Further Reading: Data Recovery and Better Methods for System Backup

Data recovery:

If your computer has a black screen after interrupting the system restoration and cannot start, you must recover files that are not accessible on the computer. MiniTool Power Data Recovery is the best choice for hard drive data recovery.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery helps you create bootable data recovery disks that allow you to access and recover data from computers that cannot be started. This is a paid feature available in advanced versions such as Personal Ultimate. You can click the button below to get the free version installation, and you can then upgrade it to the full version.

System backup:

If you prefer to use an alternative to system restore for system backups, you can use MiniTool ShadowMaker. It can easily back up systems, disks, partitions and files in Windows 11/10/8/7. It can create bootable media to start crashed computers and perform rapid disaster recovery without spending hours like system restore.

If necessary, please download its trial version (30-day free trial) for trial.

Summarize

By reading this, you should know what happens when interrupting system restore. You should think carefully and act with caution before performing a system restore.

If you need data recovery and system backup, you might consider using MiniTool Power Data Recovery and MiniTool ShadowMaker. If you need help with any MiniTool software, please feel free to contact us via [Contact Information].

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