ReAgentc: Unable to update WinRE boot configuration data

Windows 10 Pro x64 v1909 update fails:
Issue seems to be caused by problems with WinRE, receiving the error if I also try to reset the PC.

• I've tried resetting the ReAgent.xml [failed] and moving/restoring winre.wim to %WinDir%\system32\Recovery, then running reagentc /enabled [successful], but when I run /info again, it shows disabled and the winre.wim path is gone.

ReAgentc /Info:

•  Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration Information: Windows RE status: Disabled Windows RE location: Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 Recovery image location: Recovery image index: 0 Custom image location: Custom image index: 0 ReAgentc: Operation Successful.

BCDedit /Enum all:

•  Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1 description Windows Boot Manager default {current} resumeobject {0dfb2af9-a292-11e9-ba4c-806e6f6e6963} displayorder {current} timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {current} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.exe description Microsoft Windows 10 x64 Edition recoverysequence {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} recoveryenabled Yes osdevice partition=C: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {0dfb2af9-a292-11e9-ba4c-806e6f6e6963} nocrashautoreboot No lastknowngood No Resume from Hibernate --------------------- identifier {0dfb2af9-a292-11e9-ba4c-806e6f6e6963} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winresume.exe description Microsoft Windows 10 x64 Edition inherit {resumeloadersettings} recoverysequence {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} recoveryenabled Yes filedevice partition=C: filepath \hiberfil.sys debugoptionenabled No

ReAgentc /Enable logfile:

•  10:37:08, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:37:08, Info [ReAgentc] -----Executing command line: reagentc /?----- 10:37:08, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:37:08, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:37:08, Info [ReAgentc] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /?, Error: 0----- 10:37:08, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:37:26, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:37:26, Info [ReAgentc] -----Executing command line: reagentc /v----- 10:37:26, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:37:26, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:37:26, Info [ReAgentc] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /v, Error: 87----- 10:37:26, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] -----Executing command line: reagentc /info----- 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] Enter WinReGetConfig 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] Parameters: configWinDir: NULL 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] WinRE config file path: C:\Windows\system32\Recovery\ReAgent.xml 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] Update enhanced config info is enabled. 10:40:00, Error [ReAgentc] BcdOpenObject(WinRE) failed: 0xc0000034 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X2 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] ReAgentConfig::ReadBcdAndUpdateEnhancedConfigInfo WinRE disabled, WinRE Guid could not be determined (0x2) 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] WinRE is staged 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] System is WimBoot: FALSE 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] Exit WinReGetConfig return value: 1, last error: 0x0 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /info, Error: 0----- 10:40:00, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] -----Executing command line: reagentc /enable----- 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Enter WinRECheckGuid 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Parameter: TargetOsGuid: : NULL 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Exit WinRECheckGuid return error code: 0x0 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Enter WinReInstall 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Parameter: ReInstallBecauseOfBitlocker: 0 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] --Install on target OS step 1: collect info like partition list, loading reagent.xml, source winre.wim and partition 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Enumerate and log all fixed partitions: 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] --Partition info-- 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] VolumeName: \\?\Volume{55abc128-0000-0000-0000-602200000000}, PartitionName: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Partition number: 2, offset: 576716800, free space: 299773304832, total space: 511531372544 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DiskNumber:0, DiskSignature:1437319464, NTFS:1, Mbr:1, Active:0, Boot:1, BitlockerEnabled:0 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] MBR partition id: 0x7 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DiskId: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] --Partition info-- 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] VolumeName: \\?\Volume{55abc128-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}, PartitionName: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition1 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Partition number: 1, offset: 1048576, free space: 541589504, total space: 575664128 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DiskNumber:0, DiskSignature:1437319464, NTFS:1, Mbr:1, Active:1, Boot:0, BitlockerEnabled:0 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] MBR partition id: 0x7 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DiskId: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Get downlevel ReAgent config 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Downlevel config file path: \Recovery\ReAgentOld.xml 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Checking for downlevel WinRE installation. 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] First round search 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Get ReAgent config 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] GetReAgentConfig Config file path: C:\Windows\system32\Recovery\ReAgent.xml 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] CheckRegKey test hook (SystemSetupInProgress) present and disabled 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Update enhanced config info is enabled. 10:40:05, Error [ReAgentc] BcdOpenObject(WinRE) failed: 0xc0000034 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X2 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] ReAgentConfig::ReadBcdAndUpdateEnhancedConfigInfo WinRE disabled, WinRE Guid could not be determined (0x2) 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] --Install on target OS step 2: detect and fix if there is any issue for winre settings 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DetectAndFixWinReIssues (WinRE)WinRE is already installed, setting BCD entry (winre location \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2\Recovery\WindowsRE) 10:40:05, Error [ReAgentc] BcdOpenObject(WinRE) failed: 0xc0000034 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X2 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DetectAndFixWinReIssues Failed to get WinRE GUID. 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DetectAndFixWinReIssues Will fix the BCD entry. 10:40:05, Error [ReAgentc] BcdOpenObject(WinRE) failed: 0xc0000034 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X2 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] NOTE: WILL RETRY. We have to uninstall WinRE and retry because WinRE is installed but its BCD entry is not present. 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DetectAndFixWinReIssues Copying Winre.wim from \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2\Recovery\WindowsRE to staging location 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] winreCopyWIMBack moved WIM file from \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2\Recovery\WindowsRE\ to C:\Windows\system32\Recovery\Winre.wim successfully! 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] DetectAndFixWinReIssues we should retry because winre installation was changed. 10:40:05, Error [ReAgentc] failed to detect and fix winre issues, error:0x2 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] Exit WinReInstall return value: 0, last error: 0x2 10:40:05, Error [ReAgentc] failed to install winre: : 0x2 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /enable, Error: 2----- 10:40:05, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] -----Executing command line: reagentc /enable----- 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Enter WinRECheckGuid 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Parameter: TargetOsGuid: : NULL 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Exit WinRECheckGuid return error code: 0x0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Enter WinReInstall 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Parameter: ReInstallBecauseOfBitlocker: 0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] --Install on target OS step 1: collect info like partition list, loading reagent.xml, source winre.wim and partition 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Enumerate and log all fixed partitions: 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] --Partition info-- 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] VolumeName: \\?\Volume{55abc128-0000-0000-0000-602200000000}, PartitionName: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Partition number: 2, offset: 576716800, free space: 300220190720, total space: 511531372544 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] DiskNumber:0, DiskSignature:1437319464, NTFS:1, Mbr:1, Active:0, Boot:1, BitlockerEnabled:0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] MBR partition id: 0x7 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] DiskId: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] --Partition info-- 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] VolumeName: \\?\Volume{55abc128-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}, PartitionName: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition1 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Partition number: 1, offset: 1048576, free space: 541589504, total space: 575664128 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] DiskNumber:0, DiskSignature:1437319464, NTFS:1, Mbr:1, Active:1, Boot:0, BitlockerEnabled:0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] MBR partition id: 0x7 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] DiskId: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Get downlevel ReAgent config 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Downlevel config file path: \Recovery\ReAgentOld.xml 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Checking for downlevel WinRE installation. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] First round search 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Get ReAgent config 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] GetReAgentConfig Config file path: C:\Windows\system32\Recovery\ReAgent.xml 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] CheckRegKey test hook (SystemSetupInProgress) present and disabled 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Update enhanced config info is enabled. 10:40:08, Error [ReAgentc] BcdOpenObject(WinRE) failed: 0xc0000034 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ReAgentConfig::ReadBcdAndUpdateEnhancedConfigInfo WinRE disabled, WinRE Guid could not be determined (0x2) 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] FindWinReSourceImageAndPartition No source winre.wim was specified. Checking for a staged winre.wim. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] FindWinReSourceImageAndPartition using winre.wim from C:\Windows\system32\Recovery 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] --Install on target OS step 2: detect and fix if there is any issue for winre settings 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] DetectAndFixWinReIssues nothing to do because winre is not enabled. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] --Install on target OS step 3: check if we can keep winre.wim in the same partition if it is staged. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] --Install on target OS step 4: check if we can put winre.wim in other partitions or create one if needed. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] CanPutWinREOnOtherPartitions WinRE is not staged. Searching for a suitable partition for WinRE. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Entering FindTargetPartition 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] RegLoadKey $OFFLINE$SYSTEM failed. Error: 0x522. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Not allowed to repartition the disk 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Start looping through each partition and initialize os partition, recovery partition and system partition for MBR 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Checking partition at offset 576716800, partition number: 2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] find OS partition 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Checking partition at offset 1048576, partition number: 1 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] NOTE: find system partition and not OS partition for MBR 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Complete looping through each partition 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ----Search target partition option #1: try existing WinRE partition 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ----Search target partition option #2: try first recovery partition 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ----Search target partition option #3: try system partition for MBR 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] MeetPartitionRequirements Partition details: {Offset: 1048576, Free space: 541589504, Total space: 575664128} 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] MeetPartitionRequirements WinRE WIM size: 443717121 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] MeetPartitionRequirements Required free space: 831690241 10:40:08, Warning [ReAgentc] MeetPartitionRequirements Not enough free space req = 831690241 avail = 541589504 offset = 1048576 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ----Search target partition option #4: try new recovery partition if allowed 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ----Search target partition option #5: try target OS partition 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] MeetPartitionRequirements Partition details: {Offset: 576716800, Free space: 300220190720, Total space: 511531372544} 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] MeetPartitionRequirements WinRE WIM size: 443717121 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] MeetPartitionRequirements Required free space: 52428800 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Found target partition: use target OS partition, offset: 576716800 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Exit FindTargetPartition returns with status code: 0x0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] --Install on target OS step 5: set WinRE settings and restore system to a good state when hitting any errors 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Enter SetWinRESettings 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] RegLoadKey $OFFLINE$SYSTEM failed. Error: 0x522. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Copying WinRE from C:\Windows\system32\Recovery to staging location on \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] RegLoadKey $OFFLINE$SYSTEM failed. Error: 0x522. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Copied WinRE to staging location 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Creating BCD entry 10:40:08, Error [ReAgentc] BcdGetElementData failed: 0xc0000225 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] WinRE created BCD entry: : {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Moving Winre and boot.sdi from staging location to target 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Moved Winre and boot.sdi from staging location to target 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Updating reagent.xml 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Set WinRE location path to: \Recovery\WindowsRE 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Set recovery guid 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Set scheduled operation: WinReNoOperation 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Set OS build version: 17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Set Wimboot state: 0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Set install state to: enabled 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Setting the recovery sequence for the target OS. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Machine firmware is not EFI, nothing to do 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Creating backup of reagent.xml 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Created backup of reagent.xml 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Configuring the WinRE validation task. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Failed to clear WIM file trusted state: 0x2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Failed to clear WIM file hash: 0x2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Update enhanced config info is enabled. 10:40:08, Error [ReAgentc] BcdOpenObject(WinRE) failed: 0xc0000034 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ReAgentConfig::ReadBcdAndUpdateEnhancedConfigInfo WinRE disabled, WinRE Guid could not be determined (0x2) 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Failed to find winre.wim because WinRE is not installed. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] WinReValidateRecoveryWimInternal took 16 ms. 10:40:08, Warning [ReAgentc] WinReValidateRecoveryWimInternal failed: 0x490 10:40:08, Warning [ReAgentc] winreConfigureValidationTask failed: 0x490, a non critical error 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Completed the WinRE validation task. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Creating backup of customization file 10:40:08, Warning [ReAgentc] Recovery file not found at C:\Windows\system32\Recovery\ReCustomization.xml 10:40:08, Warning [ReAgentc] winreBackupRecoveryFile (C:\Windows\system32\Recovery\ReCustomization.xml, ReCustomization.xml) failed, Err: 2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Created backup of customization file 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] SetWinRESettings return with error code 0x0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] WinReInstallOnTargetOSInternal WinRE installation completed successfully. 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Exit WinReInstall return value: 1, last error: 0x0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Enter WinReSetConfig 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Parameters: configWinDir: NULL 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Update enhanced config info is enabled. 10:40:08, Error [ReAgentc] BcdOpenObject(WinRE) failed: 0xc0000034 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X2 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ReAgentConfig::ReadBcdAndUpdateEnhancedConfigInfo WinRE disabled, WinRE Guid could not be determined (0x2) 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] WinRE is not installed, nothing to back up 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Exit WinReSetConfig return value: 1, last error: 0x0 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] Clear non critical error when enabling auto repair 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /enable, Error: 0----- 10:40:08, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] -----Executing command line: reagentc /info----- 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] Enter WinReGetConfig 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] Parameters: configWinDir: NULL 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] WinRE config file path: C:\Windows\system32\Recovery\ReAgent.xml 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] Update enhanced config info is enabled. 10:42:05, Error [ReAgentc] BcdOpenObject(WinRE) failed: 0xc0000034 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X2 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] ReAgentConfig::ReadBcdAndUpdateEnhancedConfigInfo WinRE disabled, WinRE Guid could not be determined (0x2) 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] System is WimBoot: FALSE 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] Exit WinReGetConfig return value: 1, last error: 0x0 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------ 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /info, Error: 0----- 10:42:05, Info [ReAgentc] ------------------------------------------------------

2 Answers

The solution is to use /OSguid for the Windows Boot Loader with Windows Boot Manager, not the Windows Recovery Environment or Windows Resume Application:

ReAgentc /Enable /OSguid {GUID}

• Your GUID is listed as {current}, so run the following, which will give you the GUID, and you should be fine to enable it:

  BCDedit /V /Enum all

WinRE should not be stored on the system partition or the boot partition [BIOS], as it prevents booting to recovery should an issue with either partition occur

The default winre.wim location is NOT %WinDir%\system32\Recovery:

• BIOS: (WinRE should be on it's own partition - only Windows 10 clean installs do so)

  • Windows ≥10: \\WinRE_partition\Recovery\WindowsRE
    (Upgrade: C:\Recovery\WindowsRE)
  • Windows ≤8: C:\Recovery\WindowsRE

• UEFI: \\WinRE_partition\Recovery\WindowsRE

To Resolve:

1. Ensure winre.wim is within C:\Recovery\WindowsRE or move it to its own partition [#2]:

   ReAgaentc /Disable ; ReAgentC /SetREimage /Path "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE" ; ReAgentc /Enable ; ReAgentc /Info

   -- OR --
   
2. Open an Admin Terminal: +R → Open: powershell → CTRL+SHIFT+OK
   1. Backup current WinRE.wim:
      1. Verify if C:\Windows\System32\Recovery\WinRE.wim exists:

         Ls "C:\Windows\System32\Recovery" | FindStr /I "WinRE.wim" ; ls "C:\Windows\System32\Recovery" -Hidden | FindStr /I "WinRE.wim"

      2. If it doesn't:

         Xcopy /H "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WinRE.wim" "C:\Windows\System32\Recovery"

         • BIOS: May store WinRE on Boot partition: Mount Boot at Y: → Update WIM path
   2. Create a 650MB WinRE partition: WinKey+R → Open: DiskPart → OK
      1. sel vol c
      2. shrink desired=665 minimum=650
         • WinRE partition must have 320MB free (WinRE.wim is ~300MB in size)
      3. BIOS: cre par pri size=665 id=27
         UEFI: cre par pri size=665 id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
      4. format fs=ntfs quick label=WinRE
      5. assign letter=z
      6. UEFI only: gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001

   3. # Copy WinRE.wim: MkDir "Z:\Recovery\WindowsRE" ; Xcopy /H "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WinRE.wim" "Z:\Recovery\WindowsRE"
      # Disable WinRE: ReAgentC /Disable
      # Set Custom WinRE Path: ReAgentC /SetREimage /Path "Z:\Recovery\WindowsRE"
      # Enable WinRE: ReAgentC /Enable
      # Verify: ReAgentC /Info

      
      
   4. Remove WinRE mount point: DiskPart → sel vol z → remove → exit

To address a factually inaccurate misunderstanding that resulted in a downvote:

• This answer, nor the OP's question, has anything to do with the BCD Store:
  OP's issue is the default winre.wim location is not %WinDir%\system32\Recovery
• WinRE doesn't rely on the BCD store, which can be verified, confirming there is no difference in the BCD Store beyond recoveryenabled:

  ^{(WinRE can be added to the BCD Store, but doing so becomes a dual-boot scenario)}

  PS $ ReAgentC /Info && BcdEdit /Enum && ReAgentC /Disable && ReAgentC /Info && BcdEdit /Enum && ReAgentC /Enable && ReAgentC /Info && BcdEdit /Enum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration Information: Windows RE status: Enabled Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk2\partition1\Recovery\WindowsRE Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 55541c31-9fa7-11eb-9281-8086f283f968 Recovery image location: Recovery image index: 0 Custom image location: Custom image index: 0 REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume8 path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi description Windows Boot Manager locale en-US inherit {globalsettings} default {current} resumeobject {e335a64a-37dc-11eb-bd2a-85edee9cbf64} displayorder {current} toolsdisplayorder {memdiag} timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {current} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.efi description Windows 10 locale en-US inherit {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence {55541c31-9fa7-11eb-9281-8086f283f968} displaymessageoverride CommandPrompt recoveryenabled Yes isolatedcontext Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice partition=C: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {e335a64a-37dc-11eb-bd2a-85edee9cbf64} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard hypervisorlaunchtype Auto -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration Information: Windows RE status: Disabled Windows RE location: Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 Recovery image location: Recovery image index: 0 Custom image location: Custom image index: 0 REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume8 path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi description Windows Boot Manager locale en-US inherit {globalsettings} default {current} resumeobject {e335a64a-37dc-11eb-bd2a-85edee9cbf64} displayorder {current} toolsdisplayorder {memdiag} timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {current} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.efi description Windows 10 locale en-US inherit {bootloadersettings} displaymessageoverride CommandPrompt recoveryenabled No isolatedcontext Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice partition=C: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {e335a64a-37dc-11eb-bd2a-85edee9cbf64} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard hypervisorlaunchtype Auto -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration Information: Windows RE status: Enabled Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk2\partition1\Recovery\WindowsRE Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 55541c33-9fa7-11eb-9281-8086f283f968 Recovery image location: Recovery image index: 0 Custom image location: Custom image index: 0 REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume8 path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi description Windows Boot Manager locale en-US inherit {globalsettings} default {current} resumeobject {e335a64a-37dc-11eb-bd2a-85edee9cbf64} displayorder {current} toolsdisplayorder {memdiag} timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {current} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.efi description Windows 10 locale en-US inherit {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence {55541c33-9fa7-11eb-9281-8086f283f968} displaymessageoverride CommandPrompt recoveryenabled Yes isolatedcontext Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice partition=C: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {e335a64a-37dc-11eb-bd2a-85edee9cbf64} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard hypervisorlaunchtype Auto