System Restore Encountered an Error Code 0x81000203 on Windows 10
Fix System Restore Error Code 0x81000203 on Windows 10
When I tried to launch system restore tab in my windows 10 from where I can switch restore off or on, it shows me an error saying “There was an unexpected error and error code 0x81000203. Can someone help me to fix this issue?
How to Fix Error Code 0x81000203 on windows 10?
Solution 1: Disable Turbo Mode
↣ This error comes because of TuneUp Utilities 2009,2010 & 2011. TuneUp Utilities turbo mode can block system setore.
↣ To Turn off Turbo Mode goto Windows > Control Panel > System & Security > system > system protection > here Turn off Turbo Mode
It can fix the problem. If this solution not help for you then step to the next solution.
Solution 2: Microsoft Software Shadow
Please check if Microsoft Software Shadow copy service provider is disabled. To enable this service do below steps
↣ Open command prompt Windows + R button
↣ type gpedit.msc and press Ok button
↣ Goto Configuration> administrative template> system> system restore
↣ Then, click on “Turn off system restore” and set it to not configured.
Hope this will help
Solution 3: Check Volume Shadow service
↣ In Windows “Search the web and Windows” area type Services
↣ Right click on “Services” and run it as Administrator
↣ Here, Select “Volume shadow service” and hit Start
↣ In Startup type select Automatic
↣ Double click on service and click on System protection tab. select start if service is off.
Solution 4
Open Command prompt as Admin
Type commands below
reg delete “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore” /v “DisableSR” /f
reg delete “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore” /v “DisableConfig” /f
reg add “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP\Clients” /v ” {09F7EDC5-294E-4180-AF6A-FB0E6A0E9513}” /t REG_MULTI_SZ /d “1” /f
schtasks /Change /TN “Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore\SR” /Enable
vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /Maxsize=25GB
sc config wbengine start= demand
sc config swprv start= demand
sc config vds start= demand
sc config VSS start= demand
Hope this solution can fix the issue.
Windows 10 System Restore Encountered an Error Code 0x81000203 Fix
