If WinRE is disabled (common after custom OS installs, disk cleanup, or system corruption), you can re-enable it using the steps below. Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run:
# Copy from a running Windows instance (same version) copy C:\Windows\System32\Recovery\winre.wim D:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winre.wim dism /mount-image /imagefile:D:\sources\install.wim /index:1 /mountdir:C:\mount copy C:\mount\Windows\System32\Recovery\winre.wim C:\Recovery\WindowsRE winre enable
Windows RE status: Enabled Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partitionX\Recovery\WindowsRE Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx Now press from Windows – you will enter WinRE successfully. If WinRE is disabled (common after custom OS