System Restore failed in delayed delete operation

Hello @yesir360,

Have you tried this Option? => To Do a System Restore of Windows 10 at Boot

I hope this helps.

Sorry if it wasn't clear, this happens after I finish a system restore. The settings and stuff seem to restore just fine it's just this weird error that pops up each restore. This is displayed after system restore finishes and I boot to the desktop.

Edit: Did some searching and it seems to refer to Office 365... which I do not recall ever having. It also shows up as "Microsoft Office Desktop Apps" in the Apps and Features part of my settings with version 16051.14026.20308.0. However, there also seems to be an abundance of both 16051.14026.20308.0 and 16051.14131.20278.0 in my registry. Seems weird.

1. You say system restore is working OK and the message is therefore wrong.
Have you checked it has actually restored by checking for a particular image doc etc that would not be in the restore point.

2. Normally when the error is as shown there is corruption in the mentioned location
which is the
program data \microsoft \windows \AppRepository \Packages
which is a hidden folder so you would have to enable - show hidden files and disable hide protected Operating system files
On explorer - view tab - options on right - folder options

This can be caused by system file errors
run a sfc /scannow
and a DISM restore health if necessary

OR by a third party AV - antivirus interfering with the system restore.

The ?? \Volume in case you are not aware is simply Microsofts way of indicating an object manager aspect of a folder.

Do an In-Place upgrade. It will fix Windows and leave your programs and files... untouched.
On my computer, it takes about 35 minutes, start to finish.



Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade







Here is the short version of the In-place upgrade tutorial...

DISABLE non-Microsoft:
a) antivirus software
b) firewall software
c) drive encryption software

Make a full OS backup with a program like Macrium Reflect (free)
Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free

Go here and get the Media Creation Tool and save it to your desktop.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

RUN the Media Creation Tool and use it to: Create an ISO image... save IT to your desktop.
This will be the latest version of the ISO image.




Right click the ISO image and choose: MOUNT
Open File Explorer and you will see a new drive letter. It will look like a DVD optical drive.
Double click the new drive letter to open it.
Find setup.exe and double click it to start the in-place upgrade.

Choose the Keep personal files and apps option.

After it's all done... to UNmount the ISO image, right click the new drive letter and choose: EJECT.


The ONLY thing you will lose is some of your personalizations. Your programs and data will be intact.

yesir360 said:

Wouldn't it keep the WindowsApps folder? because a repair install keeps apps...

The ONLY thing you might lose are some personalizations. I've done an In-Place upgrade a few times, and it saves everything else.
It's main purpose is to fix Windows, without disturbing anything else.

Sort of like System Restore...but this actually works.

yesir360 said:

WindowsApps may be considered an "App" but I'll give it a shot. (Since I need to fix this folder, it has to be replaced and not kept)

I'll give this: Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10 a shot first since it seems to reinstall all the program files\WindowsApps stuff. Perhaps that will fix it

If WindowsApps is a Windows folder or program or App.... it will be fixed by an In-Place upgrade.


An In-Place upgrade "repairs" anything that's part of Windows. It leaves everything else... untouched.
It doesn't do anything to... drivers, 3rd party programs, personal files... etc.

It's so powerful, I even used an In-Place Upgrade to go from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
And it worked flawlessly. If there's ONE thing Microsoft has done right...it's the In-Place Upgrade.