System Restore Taking A Long Time

[Justin Hunter]

How long does it usually take to restore to a previous date? My screen has been stuck at "Please wait while your Windows files and settings are being restored. System restore is restoring the registry..." its been like this for an hour and a half. Should i just power it off?

 

[AceIccey]

Haha you could power it off if you want to screw stuff up and lose data. I say be patient it can take a while so just let it run its course and don't mess with it.

 

[Justin Hunter]

Haha you could power it off if you want to screw stuff up and lose data. I say be patient it can take a while so just let it run its course and don't mess with it.

Ok so that text went away. But now my computer fan has gotten louder but no display pops up. My monitor doesnt detect a signal from my computer. What do i do now??

 

[AceIccey]

I honestly would wait to see what happens and if not try at your own risk and restart it

 

[Justin Hunter]

I honestly would wait to see what happens and if not try at your own risk and restart it

Its been like this for an hour or so. Is this supposed to happen?

 

[AceIccey]

It all just depends man as I said if it doesn't work in a bit longer I would try restarting it but its at your own risk

 

[Justin Hunter]

It all just depends man as I said if it doesn't work in a bit longer I would try restarting it but its at your own risk

So i shut it down and started it up again i started spamming f8 and f11 and a blue screen popped up saying windws could not boot. Then it offered an option to restore the computer to a previous date and i pressed restore. It first showed diagnosing my pc then went to attempting repairs for about 10-15 minutes now. How long should i expect it to take?

 

[AceIccey]

Depends on what repairs need done

 

[silicophilic20]

System restore generally takes 35-40 min depending upon your operating system. However if there are any errors or issues it might take longer than usual. If you have a restore point already setup, it should go smoothly. Source: https://silicophilic.com/how-long-does-a-system-restore-take/

 

[555dangermouse]

I was restoring a very decent laptop with a SSD drive.
it got stuck on 'restoring registry' for over 5 hours . i was just about to give up when it finished and rebooted. i thought cool but there is no way the restore has worked. But then i logged in and it did work! . so before doing anything silly. just wait