Image restore problem using Macrium Reflect

Macrium does not create a Bootable Image...
With Macrium you need to create Bootable Media - then Boot your PC with that media
Then Restore the IMAGE

gordon99 said:

I made an Image backup of Windows 10 64 Bit the other day using the free version of Macrium Reflect v.7. I am having a spot of trouble on my Dell laptop and decided I would restore the system from Macrium. What I failed to do, I am beginning to understand, was to make the image bootable. When I now try to rectify the error, Macrium tells me that GPT mode is unsupported. It therefore seems that my System image may be unusable unless, that is, someone knows a workround they are willing to share. Thanks for reading my tale of woe.

Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect | Tutorials

As Khyi says, you have to create the Macrium bootable media (usually on to a USB) & boot from that or add the MR recovery to the boot option Of the PC.
Then you can restore the image.

gordon99 said:

Thanks all for your advice.
Unfortunately I have been unable to create the bootable media. I get these messages:
"Failed to generate WinPE WIM"
Failed to create the staging area"
I also spotted a message "wim file not found".
I thought that by uninstalling M.R and reinstalling I might get the option to create the bootable media at the start to see if that worked. No such luck. It probably knows I have previously downloaded the program and bypassed the bootable media option, so seem to be stuck with a system image I cannot use.

See if you can do it manually. Click the Other Tasks. Then click Create Rescue Media. Post screenshots of any errors or weird happenings.

gordon99 said:

Thanks all once again for taking the trouble to respond to my question. I concluded that there was not going to be an easy answer for me to follow and what was worse I found there were other problems arising e.g Windows troubleshooter stopped working. I think the system was corrupted. What I therefore have done is to do a complete Windows system restore, files programs and all. I then downloaded M.R. and when this completed I found I was able to create bootable media by following the tutorial guide and with that I was able to restore all my files and programs from the backup I had made a few days ago. The Windows troubleshooter now seems to work ok though I still have a battery charging problem. I will ask for advice on that elsewhere in the forum.

Glad to hear this part is solved. Hope the battery issue gets resolved also.