Solutions to majority of problems related to Restore/ Recovery / MSI F3 factory Reset

kjkszpj00159802de said:
Windows 11
Installed files from flash-drive (link above) and it still says reagentc.exe set os image false
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This can be because of the ongoing Secure Boot Certificate Change. I believe I read something about this. 🤔
Secure Boot-Zertifikatswechsel: Ein Playbook von Microsoft – Teil 1
The site is in German but has a .....
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If you look at it then also look in the comments. And in the second part.
Did put your
kjkszpj00159802de said:
Windows 11
Installed files from flash-drive (link above) and it still says reagentc.exe set os image false
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into CoPilot:

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This isn't the full output but I think it points in the right direction.
Have a nice sunday.
 
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After all forums found out, that the only way is to reinstall windows from flash-drive. All MSI programms gone, installed msi center, ss for keyboard and msi true color, but in F3 menu disappeared option msi recovery system. How to add it again?
 
kjkszpj00159802de said:
After all forums found out, that the only way is to reinstall windows from flash-drive. All MSI programms gone, installed msi center, ss for keyboard and msi true color, but in F3 menu disappeared option msi recovery system. How to add it again?
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I am out here because I don't use the MSI recovery.
 
Hi guys, unfortunately I've run into problems with the MSI F3 recovery. The recovery option has disappeared. I recreated the various partitions by deleting the first 4 and leaving the recovery DVD with the original .swm file for last, but unfortunately the option hasn't reappeared. Furthermore, reinstalling Windows 11 in MSI Center also removed the recovery option. I tried to boot the laptop with the F3 recovery USB and it gets stuck on the DVD recovery screen and won't continue. How can I fix this?
 
ccorazzini817154c02d5 said:
Hi guys, unfortunately I've run into problems with the MSI F3 recovery. The recovery option has disappeared. I recreated the various partitions by deleting the first 4 and leaving the recovery DVD with the original .swm file for last, but unfortunately the option hasn't reappeared. Furthermore, reinstalling Windows 11 in MSI Center also removed the recovery option. I tried to boot the laptop with the F3 recovery USB and it gets stuck on the DVD recovery screen and won't continue. How can I fix this?
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Read the thread and go through comments, you will find your answer.
 
Bsl K said:
Read the thread and go through comments, you will find your answer.
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I actually read all the comments and tried various tests, and finally, having the original .swm files, I was able to solve the problem using the only solution not yet covered in this topic: I used dism++ to restore the system from the .swm file previously merged into a .wim file.

Now I have the factory-installed PC, with the correct partitions, but the MSI recovery is still missing, and even though the MSI Center recovery has reappeared, when I tell it to make a backup, it gives me this error.
 

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