If the PITR option is missing from WinRE do this:

1. • Go to the Microsoft Software Download site or UUPDUMP and download an ISO for your exact Windows version (Windows 10 or Windows 11).
   • Once downloaded, right-click the ISO file and select Mount.
   • Open the mounted drive, go into the Sources folder, and locate the install.wim (or install.esd) file.

1. • Download and open the free 7-Zip utility.
   • Use 7-Zip to open your install.wim file and navigate to the following path within the ISO:
     \Windows\System32\Recovery\
   • Extract the winre.wim file to a temporary location on your PC, like C:\.

1. • Open File Explorer, navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Recovery, and paste the winre.wim file you just extracted. (Note: You will need Administrator privileges to paste into this folder).
   • Ensure you have unhidden system files and folders to view the contents properly.

1. • Press Win + R, type cmd, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open an Administrator Command Prompt.
   • Run the following command to disable the recovery agent:
     reagentc /disable
   • Point the system to your newly placed recovery image by running:
     reagentc /setreimage /path C:\Windows\System32\Recovery
   • Re-enable the environment by running:
     reagentc /enable
   • Verify that it was successfully restored by typing reagentc /info.

rawintellect said:

Point the system to your newly placed recovery image by running:
reagentc /setreimage /path C:\Windows\System32\Recovery

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REAGENTC.EXE <command> <arguments>

  /info        - Displays Windows RE and system reset configuration information.
  /setreimage  - Sets the location of the custom Windows RE image.
  /enable      - Enables Windows RE.
  /disable     - Disables Windows RE.

winreCopyWIMBack moved WIM file from \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE\ to C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery\Winre.wim successfully!
WinRE uninstall step 1 succeeded: copy WIM file back to its staging location

----Search target partition option #1: try existing WinRE partition
----Search target partition option #2: try first recovery partition
----Search target partition option #3: try system partition for MBR
----Search target partition option #4: try new recovery partition if allowed
----Search target partition option #5: try target OS partition
MeetPartitionRequirements Partition details: {Offset: 227540992, Free space: 959545180160, Total space: 998350254080}
MeetPartitionRequirements WinRE WIM size: 747474239
MeetPartitionRequirements Required free space: 356515840
Found target partition: use target OS partition, offset: 227540992

----Search target partition option #1: try existing WinRE partition
----Search target partition option #2: try first recovery partition
Found target partition: use the first recovery partition, offset: 997691752448

rawintellect said:

Point the system to your newly placed recovery image by running:
reagentc /setreimage /path C:\Windows\System32\Recovery

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PS C:\Users\admin> reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: e00a3ecc-82fb-11f1-b129-f46ce584cfd4
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0
Windows RE Version: 10.0.26100.8875

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

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PS C:\Users\admin> diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.26100.1150

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: DESKTOP-HI6SRD5

DISKPART> list disk

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 930 GB 1024 KB *

DISKPART> select disk 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> list partition

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 System 200 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 16 MB 201 MB
Partition 3 Primary 928 GB 217 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 845 MB 929 GB

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

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The problem is that after you explicitly ran:

reagentc /setreimage /path C:\Windows\System32\Recovery

you overrode the default behavior. ReAgentC now treats the Windows partition as the registered source location. As a result, reagentc /enable keeps Windows RE on the Windows partition instead of searching for a suitable recovery partition.

How to restore the default Windows RE configuration:

reagentc /disable
del C:\Windows\System32\Recovery\ReAgent.xml
reagentc /enable

Deleting ReAgent.xml forces ReAgentC to create a new configuration using its default logic. The next time you run reagentc /enable, it should search for a suitable recovery partition instead of treating the Windows partition as the preferred installation target.

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