When you try to restore a Windows System Image and the operating fails, you may see an error message – The system image restore failed. The cause could be mentioned:
The parameter is incorrect (0x80070057)
Sometimes, you might prefer the earlier versions of your System image settings, but it appears to be a bridge you’ve burned. An incompatible file format or a corrupted system image file could be the probable reasons. Don’t worry; you can still have it back. Let’s try out some simpler means that often help resolve this issue.
Before you begin, you should back up your data to an external drive, as using these commands could potentially cause your data to be lost.
The system image restore failed – 0x80070057
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If you see The system image restore failed, The parameter is incorrect (0x80070057) error on your Windows 11/10 computer, follow these suggestions.
Restart your Windows computer to boot into Advanced options and select Command Prompt, and execute the following commands one after the other:
diskpart
list disk
sel disk x
clean
exit
In the sel disk command, you have to replace ‘x’ with the relevant disk number to which the image restore is being done.
Close Command Prompt and restart your device.
Now again go to Advanced Options, and select System Image Recovery and try to restore the System Image and see if it helps.
Sometimes, it can also be caused due to a BIOS/UEFI Error
Well, if you created a System Image on a computer using BIOS, it will not work on a system using UEFI.You need a system image disk created when using the same Boot Mode, ie, Legacy/BIOS or UEFI. You will be able to change its settings in the BIOS to create a new one which will be helpful for you the next time.
You may also download and use AOMEI Backupper Standard which is free. It can help you restore the system from BIOS-based computer (MBR disk) to UEFI-based computer (GPT disk) and vice versa. Try it see if it works for you. Ensure that the Enable Universal Restore option is selected when you try the restore operation.
More on this here – Windows cannot restore a system image to a computer that has different firmware.
Trust this works for you!
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I had a similar issue while updating my laptop to 1803 on Win 10. Thanks to your post I remembered about the setting in the BIOS and effectively it was that Windows was trying to access and old “windows logon entry”. After selecting the correct one, windows started normally and continued with the update.
In my particular case, I upgraded my laptop some time ago replacing the CD with and SSD unit, and then I moved the “logon partition” from the existing HDD to the new SSD. In some way, that entry remains (I thought i removed it), so after the updates was starting windows decided to change that setting in the BIOS. The PC has already rebooted a second time while writing this, and the update is doing its business without problem. Thanks anyway!
I had the same issue on recovery of my windows backup after an unexpected SSD sytem disk failure. I had put the recovery CD and had selected the recovery option through troubleshooting. There was the latest backup file in the list. I had choosen that and after a cuple of minutes I had this message. I have tried lots of things even those in this aarticle and it did not work I received the same message. After about 20 trials before I decided to buy another copy of windows 10 I tried the advanced button under the backup list where there was only one the most recent title. I have found out all the phases of incremental bacups and the most old original backup file and selected that named as on C: the others have some numbers in the title. Voila it worked like a charm. Maybe it could help you. The original backup was 4 months old but it is much better than buying a new copy of windows because I had lost my DVD and serials.
Fair warning to anyone who reads this article, DO NOT follow the cmd instructions if you are trying to save any of the data on your disk. The commands (diskpart, clean) will wipe the drive you have selected. The author conveniently failed to mention that, so I suspect he may be deliberately trying to ruin your day. So heads up on that, I wouldn’t follow any advice from this clown.