System recovery unable to restore settings
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The recovery completes but your personal settings and preferences are lost.
Symptoms
- Default wallpaper
- Reset apps
- Missing accounts
Possible Causes
- User profile corruption
- Partial restore
- Incorrect restore point
Step-by-Step Fix
1
Check C:\Windows.old
Look for your old files in the backup folder created during refresh.
2
Sync from Cloud
Log in to your Microsoft or Apple account to pull down settings.
3
Try Different Restore Point
Go back further in time to a point where settings were intact.
When to See a Technician
A "Reset" often removes settings by design; a "Restore" should keep them.
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