Reagentc.exe: the windows re image was not found.

Forget recovery and go for a clean install.

Use an empty USB drive to make a bootable USB using the Microsoft media creation tool.

Make sure the USB is empty, everything will be deleted, and follow the prompts to create the USB. Disconnect and other USB drives or hard drives to be safe.

When it's done, shutdown the computer and boot it to the USB drive. Depending on the manufacturer of the computer will determine what key to press during startup to boot to the USB.

Once it boots to the USB, Follow the prompts, once it gets to the choose a partition to install on, delete all the current ones untill you get to "unallocated space" then press next, windows will automatically create the nessary partitions.

Obviously remove any USB drives that you are keeping, and only have the one hard drive and the bootable USB plugged in.

Edit: media creation tool link. //www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

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Recovery Partition reagentc /setreimage /path to a recovery partition not having an assigned volume letter?

Thread starter PlateauRealm
Start date Aug 7, 2022

Local time2:59 PMPosts15OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.754

Current system:

Windows 11 Pro 22621.317

I just updated to 22621.317 from 22621.232

After the updating to 2261.317, I ran reagentc /info to check the recovery partition status. reagentc /info reported that the recovery partition was Disabled.

The attached procedure file, 'Create or Recreate a Recovery Partition for Windows 10', has always worked well for me in the past with Windows 10 in re-creating the recovery partition.

After completing the procedure, up to the point in the procedure of 'Remove the WinRE mount point [Q:] so that it will not display in File Explorer', running reagentc /info reported that the recovery partition was Enabled and I was successful in creating a Recovery thumbdrive. I then finished the procedure by removing the drive letter [Q:] using diskpart. I then ran reagentc /info again. reagentc /info reported that the recovery partition was now Disabled. I then used diskpart to re-assign yet again the drive letter [Q:] to the recovery partition. Running reagentc /info afterwards, reagentc /info reported that the recovery drive was Enabled.

Attached is also the output from bcdedit /enum all command.

My question is how to assign and enable a recovery partition via the reagentc /setreimage /path command with a recovery partition that does not have an assigned volume letter.
Can a UNC path format be used instead [i.e, \\disk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE]? If so, what would be the correct syntax for the reagentc /setreimage /path {recovery partition location} using a UNC path to the recovery partition instead of a drive letter path?

Windows Build/Version 22621.317

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Local time11:59 PMPosts1,111OS W10 and Insider Dev.+ Linux Mint

Recovery Partition is not supposed to have a letter.

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Local time10:59 PMPosts2,923OS Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs

You temporarily assign recovery partition a drive letter using diskpart commands or 3rd party partition tool like minitool partition wizard free.

I have done this many times to use the setreimage option.

Then after reagentc is run correctly, remove the drive letter again.

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Local time2:59 PMPosts15OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.754

You temporarily assign recovery partition a drive letter using diskpart commands or 3rd party partition tool like minitool partition wizard free.
I have done this many times to use the setreimage option.
Then after reagentc is run correctly, remove the drive letter again.

But after removing the drive letter, reagentc /info reports 'Disabled'. Only when a drive letter is assigned to the recovery partition will reagentc /info report 'Enabled'. I thought that the symbolic link created by 'reagentc /setreimage /path "Q:\Recovery\WindowsRE" /target C:\Windows' command, i.e, '\\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE', was retained by Windows after removing the drive letter [Q:]. It doesn't seem like it is retained by Win 11 as it was by Win 10. I don't like having the recovery partition visible in File Explorer. I was wondering if a UNC path to the recovery partition could be used instead in the /setreimage /path parameter, to avoid the recovery partition being assigned a drive letter that is visible in File Explorer.

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Bree

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Local time10:59 PMPosts7,236Location S/E England, UKOS Windows 11 Home

I was wondering if a UNC path to the recovery partition could be used instead in the /setreimage /path parameter, to avoid the recovery partition being assigned a drive letter that is visible in File Explorer.

You shouldn't really have to set the path yourself, I don't understand how you got into a situation where you have to.

If you first make sure reagentc /info says it is enabled, then use reagentc /disable you should be able to safely delete the recovery partition once it's no longer in use. Then use just reagentc /enable, it should be able to create a new recovery partition as required - one without a drive letter.

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My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

Local time12:59 AMPosts15OS Windows 11

1. Format the recovery partition.

2. reagentc /disable

3. Copy WinRE.wim and the uninitialized ReAgent.xml files from the installation Media [ISO file] to C:\Windows\System32\Recovery

4. reagentc /enable [this will move WinRe.wim to the Recovery partition and set the GUID and location in ReAgent.xml]

Source: Redirecting

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Local time2:59 PMPosts15OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.754

You shouldn't really have to set the path yourself, I don't understand how you got into a situation where you have to.
If you first make sure reagentc /info says it is enabled, then use reagentc /disable you should be able to safely delete the recovery partition once it's no longer in use. Then use just reagentc /enable, it should be able to create a new recovery partition as required - one without a drive letter.

I tried this.
This is the result:

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /disable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

C:\Windows\System32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22621.1

DISKPART> sel disk 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> list vol

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 1 C Main NTFS Partition 299 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 2 D Storage NTFS Partition 537 GB Healthy
Volume 3 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System
Volume 4 Q WinRE NTFS Partition 728 MB Healthy Hidden
Volume 5 B ASUS B Driv NTFS Partition 931 GB Healthy
Volume 6 RECOVERY FAT32 Removable 14 GB Healthy

DISKPART> sel vol q

Volume 4 is the selected volume.

DISKPART> list vol

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 1 C Main NTFS Partition 299 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 2 D Storage NTFS Partition 537 GB Healthy
Volume 3 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System
* Volume 4 Q WinRE NTFS Partition 728 MB Healthy Hidden
Volume 5 B ASUS B Driv NTFS Partition 931 GB Healthy
Volume 6 RECOVERY FAT32 Removable 14 GB Healthy

DISKPART> list part

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 System 100 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 16 MB 101 MB
Partition 3 Primary 299 GB 117 MB
* Partition 4 Recovery 728 MB 299 GB
Partition 5 Primary 537 GB 300 GB

DISKPART> sel part 4

Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> list part

DISKPART> del part override

DiskPart successfully deleted the selected partition.

DISKPART> list part

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found.

C:\Windows\System32>

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Local time5:59 PMPosts37OS Windows 10 Pro

1. Format the recovery partition.
2. reagentc /disable
3. Copy WinRE.wim and the uninitialized ReAgent.xml files from the installation Media [ISO file] to C:\Windows\System32\Recovery
4. reagentc /enable [this will move WinRe.wim to the Recovery partition and set the GUID and location in ReAgent.xml]
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I have found that sometimes setting the partition location fails to update ReAgent.xml as it should and it must be deleted. Windows will recreate a clean copy of it when the set partition command is invoked.

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Local time10:59 PMPosts2,923OS Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs

But after removing the drive letter, reagentc /info reports 'Disabled'. Only when a drive letter is assigned to the recovery partition will reagentc /info report 'Enabled'. I thought that the symbolic link created by 'reagentc /setreimage /path "Q:\Recovery\WindowsRE" /target C:\Windows' command, i.e, '\\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE', was retained by Windows after removing the drive letter [Q:]. It doesn't seem like it is retained by Win 11 as it was by Win 10. I don't like having the recovery partition visible in File Explorer. I was wondering if a UNC path to the recovery partition could be used instead in the /setreimage /path parameter, to avoid the recovery partition being assigned a drive letter that is visible in File Explorer.

You just do

reagentc /setreimage /path Q:\Recovery\WindowsRE

assuming you set drive to Q.

Then run

reagentc /enable

then remove drive letter Q.

That is all I do.

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Local time5:59 PMPosts37 OS Windows 10 Pro

You just do
reagentc /setreimage /path Q:\Recovery\WindowsRE
assuming you set drive to Q.
Then run
reagentc /enable
then remove drive letter Q.
That is all I do.

In Win10 I have found that before running setreimage you need to delete the ReAgent.xml because it will not update. Running the setreimage will recreate it with the correct path. This could be what is happening.

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Bree

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Local time10:59 PMPosts7,236Location S/E England, UKOS Windows 11 Home

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found.

The Windows RE image is a file named WinRE.wim. Windows only ever has one copy of this, it's in the recovery partition when enabled, or moved to C:\Windows\System32\Recovery for safe keeping when disabled. It is possible to loose your only copy of WinRE.wim if the recovery partition gets deleted while enabled.

To fix this and be able to re-enable recovery you need to put a copy of WinRE.wim into C:\Windows\System32\Recovery. You can get one from the Windows install media for the version you are running. Open the install.wim or install.esd you'll find in the sources folder using 7-Zip file manager.

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My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro 22H2 Insider Beta as a native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
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My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro 22H2 Insider Beta as a native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

Local time2:59 PMPosts15OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.754

1. Format the recovery partition.
2. reagentc /disable
3. Copy WinRE.wim and the uninitialized ReAgent.xml files from the installation Media [ISO file] to C:\Windows\System32\Recovery
4. reagentc /enable [this will move WinRe.wim to the Recovery partition and set the GUID and location in ReAgent.xml]
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I tried this, but reagentc /enable did not move WinRe.wim to the recovery partition. reagentc /info does report Enabled, but the WinRe location reported is C:\Windows\System32\Recovery and not the recovery partition. When you say format the recovery partition, I assume you also mean setting the partition id to be a recovery partition along with setting the correct partition gpt attributes?

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Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164
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Local time2:59 PMPosts1,143OS Windows 11

If you have a valid partition with the correct files in it, you can set the path with
\\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk1\partition5\Recovery\WindowsRE

Obviously change harddisk# and partition# to match what you need.

I don't understand the fascination with having a separate partition. WinRE works just fine from C:\Recovery or from the Windows installation USB flash drive.

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Local time2:59 PMPosts15OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.754

If you have a valid partition with the correct files in it, you can set the path with
\\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk1\partition5\Recovery\WindowsRE
Obviously change harddisk# and partition# to match what you need.
I don't understand the fascination with having a separate partition. WinRE works just fine from C:\Recovery or from the Windows installation USB flash drive.

Thanks. The UNC path format is what I have been looking for. I will try this with /setreimage /path parameter.

I can have WimRe.wim in C:\Windows\System32\Recovery and reagentc /info will report Enabled. I'm just testing to see as to what can be done in having an enabled custom recovery partition without having an assigned drive letter to it showing up in File Explorer.

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Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164
WDC WD20NMVW-11AV3S2 PSU 500 Watt Case Tower Cooling Fan Keyboard Logitech K800 Mouse Logitech M570 Internet Speed 125 Mbps, with VPN active Browser Brave Antivirus BitDefender Total Security
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Local time10:59 PMPosts2,923OS Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs

I don't understand the fascination with having a separate partition. WinRE works just fine from C:\Recovery or from the Windows installation USB flash drive.

This is true - it seems rather pointless having a separate partition.

When, you do a build upgrade, it sometimes shrinks C drive and reinstates recovery partition. It is inconsistent though, sometimes retaining c:\recovery instead.

If you dual boot different versions, the separate partition can get tangled up with wrong version.

No wonder people get confused!

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SIW2

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Local time10:59 PMPosts471 OS Win7

You could also try the device path.

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Local time12:59 AMPosts15OS Windows 11

1. Format the recovery partition.
2. reagentc /disable
3. Copy WinRE.wim and the uninitialized ReAgent.xml files from the installation Media [ISO file] to C:\Windows\System32\Recovery
4. reagentc /enable [this will move WinRe.wim to the Recovery partition and set the GUID and location in ReAgent.xml]
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PS C:\Users\Heikki> diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22000.653

DISKPART> list disk

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 931 GB 1024 KB *

DISKPART> select disk 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> list partition

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 System 100 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 16 MB 101 MB
Partition 3 Primary 930 GB 117 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 1024 MB 930 GB

DISKPART> select partition 4

Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> format quick fs=ntfs

100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.

DISKPART> set id=DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC

DiskPart successfully set the partition ID.

DISKPART> gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001

DiskPart successfully assigned the attributes to the selected GPT partition.

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

PS C:\Users\Heikki> reagentc /disable
REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE is already disabled.

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- Extract ReAgent.xml and Winre.wim from your installation media using 7-Zip.
- You will find them in any of the images in the Windows\System32\Recovery folder.
- Copy them into your C:\Windows\System32\Recovery folder [overwrite the existing files].

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PS C:\Users\Heikki> reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

PS C:\Users\Heikki> reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment [Windows RE] and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data [BCD] identifier: 2999d45a-ecde-11ec-8604-c0b88329caec
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

PS C:\Users\Heikki>

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Local time2:59 PMPosts15OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.754

PS C:\Users\Heikki> diskpart
Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22000.653
Copyright [C] Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: DESKTOP-VCOT0Q9
DISKPART> list disk
Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 931 GB 1024 KB *
DISKPART> select disk 0
Disk 0 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> list partition
Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 System 100 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 16 MB 101 MB
Partition 3 Primary 930 GB 117 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 1024 MB 930 GB
DISKPART> select partition 4
Partition 4 is now the selected partition.
DISKPART> format quick fs=ntfs
100 percent completed
DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.
DISKPART> set id=DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC
DiskPart successfully set the partition ID.
DISKPART> gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001
DiskPart successfully assigned the attributes to the selected GPT partition.
DISKPART> exit
Leaving DiskPart...
PS C:\Users\Heikki> reagentc /disable
REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE is already disabled.
--------------------
- Extract ReAgent.xml and Winre.wim from your installation media using 7-Zip.
- You will find them in any of the images in the Windows\System32\Recovery folder.
- Copy them into your C:\Windows\System32\Recovery folder [overwrite the existing files].
--------------------
PS C:\Users\Heikki> reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
PS C:\Users\Heikki> reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment [Windows RE] and system reset configuration
Information:
Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data [BCD] identifier: 2999d45a-ecde-11ec-8604-c0b88329caec
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
PS C:\Users\Heikki>

Your steps enabled my recovery partition. reagentc /info reported Enabled. Unfortunately, upon rebooting and running reagentc /info again, reagentc /info reported the Windows RE status as being Disabled. Running reagentc /enable prompted me with 'The Windows RE Image was not found'.

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Local time5:59 PMPosts37OS Windows 10 Pro

@PlateauRealm You can always do an in place repair install
I was having problems with my recovery partition and this solved it. It keeps all your files and apps and it might even do away with your recovery partition by moving it into your OS and that way you'll recover a bit more disk space. If you concerned you can always make a disk image for safety. I've done lots of in place repair installs and never had a problem.

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Local time2:59 PMPosts15OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.754

@PlateauRealm You can always do an in place repair install
I was having problems with my recovery partition and this solved it. It keeps all your files and apps and it might even do away with your recovery partition by moving it into your OS and that way you'll recover a bit more disk space. If you concerned you can always make a disk image for safety. I've done lots of in place repair installs and never had a problem.

Yeah, that's sort of a hail-mary solution, doing an in-place upgrade or disk image restoration. I was hoping, though, for some other solution not involving an in-place upgrade or disk image restoration.

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OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.754 Computer type PC/Desktop Manufacturer/Model Acer Aspire T3-715A CPU Intel[R] Core[TM] i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz 3.40 GHz Motherboard Acer Aspire T3-715A Memory 16 GBytes Graphics Card[s] AMD Radeon RX 480 Sound Card Intel Skylake PCH-H - High Definition Audio Controller Monitor[s] Displays Dual, Acer H236HL Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Hard Drives Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB
Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164
WDC WD20NMVW-11AV3S2 PSU 500 Watt Case Tower Cooling Fan Keyboard Logitech K800 Mouse Logitech M570 Internet Speed 125 Mbps, with VPN active Browser Brave Antivirus BitDefender Total Security
Operating System Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.382 Computer type PC/Desktop Manufacturer/Model HP EliteDesk 705 G3 Microtower CPU AMD PRO A6-8570 R5, 8 COMPUTE CORES 2C+6G 3.50 Ghz Motherboard HP 8265 Memory 40.0 GB Graphics card[s] AMD Radeon RX 460 Sound Card AMD Family 15h Models 60h-6Fh CPU Monitor[s] Displays Insignia NS-22E400NA14 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Hard Drives SAMSUNG SSD 860 EVO 1TB PSU 650 Watt Case Tower Cooling Fan Mouse M570 Keyboard Logitech K330 Internet Speed 125 Mbps, with VPN active Browser Brave Antivirus BitDefender Total Security

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