Cannot restore system defaults

Symptom:

  • After moving a drive from one server to another in Windows, you see an error message that certain settings cannot be found.

  • After replacing a motherboard, you lose your configuration settings, such as Secure Boot.

Cause:

Moving drives and replacing system hardware can disrupt pointers to previously configured settings.

Action:
  1. Use the Restore Default System Settings option, or the Restore Default Manufacturing Settings option to restore your settings.
  2. Retry the procedure.