When trying to restore a system image on a computer, you may receive an error message System image restore failed due to BIOS/UEFI accompanied by an explanation – Windows cannot restore a system image on a computer that has different firmware .
System image restore failed. Windows cannot restore a system image to a computer with a different firmware. The system image was created on a computer with a BIOS, and this computer uses an EFI.
This error is caused by a file system incompatibility between the hard drive with the flashed recovery image and the one with the recovery image being flashed. Both must be GPT or MBR.
Windows cannot restore a system image on a computer that has different firmware
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We'll take a look at the following methods to fix this issue in Windows 10:
- Reset BIOS or UEFI settings to default values.
- Make sure both the hard drive and the drives are compatible
- Enable Legacy or CSM boot support.
- Create a compatible bootable USB drive.
1] Reset BIOS or UEFI settings to default values
Before attempting to restore the system image, you can reset the BIOS settings and see if this resolves the issues.
Resetting your BIOS or UEFI settings to default will help you revert any abnormal settings and return to what is supposed to be a correct configuration.
2] Make sure both the hard drive and the drives are compatible
You need to know more about the type of file system your computer is running. Once you find out, you'll need to create your bootable media on the same file system with Legacy or UEFI support enabled, depending on your file system selection.
If you want to boot using UEFI, make sure both drives are configured as GPT. If you want to boot using the Legacy BIOS, make sure both drives are configured as MBR. There's no other option. UEFI works hand in hand with GPT, and BIOS works hand in hand with MBR.
3] Enable Legacy or CSM Boot Support
This is applicable only if you are using an MBR-based file system.
Go to Settings > Update & Security > Advanced startup options. When you click Restart now, your PC will restart and offer all these advanced options.
Select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options.
This Advanced Options screen offers other options including System Restore, Startup Repair, Roll Back to Previous Version, Command Prompt, System Image Recovery, and UEFI Firmware Settings.
Enable Legacy support . It is usually under the synonym section of Boat.
Save the changes and exit. The PC will restart.
See if that solves your problems.
4] Create a compatible bootable USB drive
You can use Rufus to create a bootable USB device.
In the section called Partition scheme and target system type, You can select one of the following:
- GPT partition scheme for UEFI computer.
- MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI-CSM.
You can select either option depending on your image compatibility.
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