Inconsistent System Restore – You need to know that the maintenance or development for System Restore utility does not get happen in Windows 10. Therefore, you must keep a 3rd party backup utility to get rid of the system to restore errors.
The glitch in Windows 10– Sometimes, the Windows 10 glitch creates a persistent guest account with the name “DefaultUser0”. Due to this, the backup utility use this in place of your another active account (that of admin access) causing an error in System Restore. In this case, deleting the guest account in the Safe Mode can be the best method for you to opt before you go for System Restore procedure.
OS Corruption – Another time, OS creation can also cause hindrance in the backup utility that brings errors in System Restore function. Therefore, you need to opt for a clean installation or repair installation to re-initiate every Windows component from scratch.
How to fix System Restore 0x80070002 ‘status_wait_2’ error?
Use of CHKDSK utility
The very first step to fix System Restore 0x80070002 ‘status_wait_2’ error is to look for errors and repairing them in your disk. To do so, you need to take assistance from the CHKDSK function. Go by the below-mentioned steps to know the procedure for the same.
- Access the Command Prompt, but, with Administrative Privileges {Command Prompt (Admin)}.
- Type “chkdsk/ F/ R” and then tap on the Enter key.
- Tap the Y key and then push the Enter button to use the CHKDSK functionality in the next reboot. Shut the command prompt interface and reboot your PC.
- After this, you can try the System Restore process.
Most probably, you will be able to fix the error with this for sure. Even if you fail to do so, you can check the next few methods for better assistance.
Do SFC Scan
SFC scan is another best method to rectify the System Restore error 0x80070002 as it helps in the removal of corrupted files present in the Windows 10 system.
- Go to Command Prompt with Administrative Privileges that is Command Prompt (Admin).
- Type “SFC/scannow” in the command prompt window and then tap on the Enter key.
- Once you do an SFC scan, you can reboot your computer.
- When the startup procedure completes, you can try running System Restore again.
Check whether you are successful in fixing the error or not. In case you do not get success, you can always try other methods provided below.
Remove the Windows Update files
The software distribution folder stores all the files related to Windows Updates in the location C:\Windows\Software Distribution. When this folder contains corrupted files, it becomes the user’s responsibility to create the folder again from scratch to download and install updates. Here are the few steps that you can follow to go through the procedure.
- Tap on Windows key + R to access the command box.
- In that box, you need to type “msc” and then press OK. Go by the UAC warning and accept that (if it appears).
- Now, you need to right-click on the Windows Update option from Services Control panel and then choose Stop.
- Visit the Windows Explorer and navigate the location “C:\Windows“.
- Look for the Software Distribution folder and delete it and then reboot your PC.
When the procedure completes, you can run System Restore utility to see if the problem is gone or not. If not, check the following methods.
Remove corrupted files or programs
In case you get the specifications of corrupted files in System Restore error warning message, then you can uninstall the specific program and then reboot your PC for the best results.
Note: The message that usually contains the corrupted file information looks like this; “The system cannot find the specified file…”, and otherwise this; “System restore failed to replace the file C:\Program Files (x86)\<Program Name>)”.
Also, you can go to Event Viewer and then Windows Logs to find Application and System logs here. Here, you can get to know the culprit file or program that you can delete or uninstall after grabbing knowledge about that.
With this, you will surely get the solution to the system restore error.
Delete the DefaultUser0 Account (only if applicable)
In case your Windows 10 PC has a ghost account with the name ‘defaultUser0’ then you need to delete that first. In that case, the error will be saying “backup encountered a problem while backing up file (C:\Users\defaultuser0\contacts, error status_wait_2.” Scroll down to know the steps to delete defaultUser0 account from your PC.
- Tap on Windows key + R to access the Run dialog box. Now, type ‘MSConfig’ in the Run box and push the Enter button to open the Startup Options interface.
- Once you open the Startup Options panel, choose the Boot option, and tick the box associated with Safe boot (under Boot options). Then, set the associated control to minimum and tap on the Apply icon to save the changes.
- Reboot your PC and wait for OS boot to back up in Safe Mode.
- After this, you can tap on Windows key + R to navigate another Run dialog box. Then, type ‘control’ in the text box and push the Enter key to access the Classic Control Panel interface.
- In the top-right corner, you need to search for user accounts with pressing Enter.
- In the newly opened list, you can find Remove User accounts that you must tap on.
- If any prompts appear, you can grant administrative privileges by pressing Yes command.
- In the Manage Accounts window, tap on the DefaultUser0 account and then choose to Delete the account option from the menu. Make sure you delete all the files by permitting that in prompts. If there is still any folder with the name DefaultUser0, delete that too.
- Now, tap on Windows key + R to open Run box where you need to type ‘Regedit’ and then tap on the Enter After opening the registry editor folder, you need to navigate the location “Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList“.
- Choose the sub-key here that starts with S-1-5-21 and then move to the right-hand section to double-click the option saying If this takes you to C:\Users\DefaultUser0, then you need to modify the location.
Now reboot your computer and try the process to see if you solved the issue.
Above all, you will surely make a huge difference with the above-mentioned fixes. In any case, you fail to do so, you can try using another Restore point when running System restores utility. With this, a lot of people were able to solve the issue. Another shortcut is to run System Restore in Safe Mode for better results.
Not merely this, but you can try the Clean Boot state to run the System Restore functionality. Also, you need to use a stable internet connection and proper battery so that process does not hinder in the middle. We hope you will be able to fix the System Restore error with this for sure. If you have any queries or feedback, please write down the comment in the comment box.
