Your BCD looks good to me. It's just like mine with regard to the recovery environment. I thought all would be well in the world after that, but apparently not. But don't worry, we'll set it right.
(1) Let's check again that WinRE.wim is where it needs to be...?...
DiskPart <<<Enter DiskPart
List Vol <<<If R: is still on Recovery, just exit & do the DIR
List Disk <<<Show the disks
Select Disk 3 <<<Select the 970 EVO
List Part <<<List its partitions
Select Part 4 <<<Focus on Recovery
Assign Letter=R <<<Give it letter R:
Exit <<<Leave Diskpart
DIR R:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WinRE.wim /a <<<Is WinRE.wim still there?
(a) If it isn't there, something must have gone wrong with that RoboCopy we did earlier. Let's see what R: looks like: DIR R:\ /a /s
(b) If it is there, then try this...
ReagentC /Info <<<Shows partition 3 has RE
ReagentC /Disable <<<Moves WinRE.wim into a "staging area"
ReagentC /SetREImage /Path R:\Recovery\WindowsRE /Target C:\Windows
ReagentC /Enable <<<Moves it to the new location (we hope)
=== Let's try a reboot here ===
ReagentC /Info <<<Should show RE is partition 4 now
Looking at my /Disable below, that might be necessary to move WinRE.wim into the staging area which is C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery (I think). Then /Enable can move it back to R: & inform the rest of Windows that it is there.
I'm including the /SetREImage command because I think Ramesh meant for you to try that again after deleting ReAgent.xml from the staging area (with his 3 commands). If ReAgent.xml isn't there after /SetREImage, move it back this way...
Copy C:\ReAgent.xml C:\Windows\System32\Recovery
Then proceed to the /Enable. It needs to be there.
(2) Copy/paste "C:\Windows\Logs\ReAgent\ReAgent.log" into Search, & show it to us...
Here is mine...
2023-02-26 01:00:15, Info [ReAgentc.exe] -----Executing command line: reagentc /info-----
2023-02-26 01:00:15, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:00:15, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Enter WinReGetConfig
2023-02-26 01:00:15, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Parameters: configWinDir: NULL
2023-02-26 01:00:15, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE config file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery\ReAgent.xml
2023-02-26 01:00:15, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Update enhanced config info is enabled.
2023-02-26 01:00:16, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE is installed
2023-02-26 01:00:16, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE is installed at: \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
2023-02-26 01:00:16, Info [ReAgentc.exe] System is WimBoot: FALSE
2023-02-26 01:00:16, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE image validated
2023-02-26 01:00:16, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Exit WinReGetConfig return value: 1, last error: 0x0
2023-02-26 01:00:16, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:00:16, Info [ReAgentc.exe] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /info, Error: 0-----
2023-02-26 01:00:16, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:00:32, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:00:32, Info [ReAgentc.exe] -----Executing command line: reagentc /disable-----
2023-02-26 01:00:32, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:00:32, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Enter WinReUnInstall
2023-02-26 01:00:32, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Update enhanced config info is enabled.
2023-02-26 01:00:32, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE is installed
2023-02-26 01:00:52, Info [ReAgentc.exe] winreCopyWIMBack moved WIM file from \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE\ to C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery\Winre.wim successfully!
2023-02-26 01:00:52, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE uninstall step 1 succeeded: copy WIM file back to its staging location
2023-02-26 01:00:52, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE uninstall step 2 succeeded: update agent config for BCD id, install state, schedule operation.
2023-02-26 01:00:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] The current Recovery BCD entry points to \Device\HarddiskVolume4[\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim]
2023-02-26 01:00:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] The WIM file being unregistered is \Device\HarddiskVolume4[\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim]
2023-02-26 01:00:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Paths are the same, clearing Recovery BCD
2023-02-26 01:00:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Cleared recovery BCD successfully
2023-02-26 01:00:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE uninstall step 3 succeeded: unregister winre.wim from recovery BCD.
2023-02-26 01:00:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE uninstall step 4 succeeded: remove recovery related sequence from BCD.
2023-02-26 01:00:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE uninstall step 5 completed with return value TRUE: remove validation task.
2023-02-26 01:00:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Exit WinReUnInstall returns 1 with last error: 0x0
2023-02-26 01:00:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:00:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /disable, Error: 0-----
2023-02-26 01:00:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] -----Executing command line: reagentc /enable-----
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Enter WinRECheckGuid
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Parameter: TargetOsGuid: : NULL
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Exit WinRECheckGuid return error code: 0x0
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Enter WinReInstall
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Parameter: ReInstallBecauseOfBitlocker: 0
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] --Install on target OS step 1: collect info like partition list, loading reagent.xml, source winre.wim and partition
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Enumerate and log all fixed partitions:
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] --Partition info--
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] VolumeName: \?\Volume{3853bb65-3d72-4bb1-9964-7f26ee7ad47e}, PartitionName: \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition1
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Partition number: 1, offset: 32768, free space: 72656896, total space: 100662272
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DiskNumber:0, DiskSignature:0, NTFS:0, Mbr:0, Active:0, Boot:0, BitlockerEnabled:0
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] GPT partition GUID:: {C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B}
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DiskId: {FF69AAFC-9985-4B5C-9E34-9AA629D8F4D7}
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] --Partition info--
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] VolumeName: \?\Volume{457ef4fb-b253-437a-8212-e3b0b7dc0926}, PartitionName: \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Partition number: 4, offset: 999313944576, free space: 869806080, total space: 888840192
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DiskNumber:0, DiskSignature:0, NTFS:1, Mbr:0, Active:0, Boot:0, BitlockerEnabled:0
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] GPT partition GUID:: {DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC}
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DiskId: {FF69AAFC-9985-4B5C-9E34-9AA629D8F4D7}
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] --Partition info--
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] VolumeName: \?\Volume{e25e0508-48be-470f-a312-9a0ea0ce543e}, PartitionName: \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Partition number: 3, offset: 121667072, free space: 942214209536, total space: 999190286336
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DiskNumber:0, DiskSignature:0, NTFS:1, Mbr:0, Active:0, Boot:1, BitlockerEnabled:0
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] GPT partition GUID:: {EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7}
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DiskId: {FF69AAFC-9985-4B5C-9E34-9AA629D8F4D7}
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Get downlevel ReAgent config
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Downlevel config file path: \Recovery\ReAgentOld.xml
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Checking for downlevel WinRE installation.
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Warning [ReAgentc.exe] read xml file (\Recovery\ReAgentOld.xml) failed: 0x2
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Warning [ReAgentc.exe] ReAgentXMLParser::ParseConfigFile failed to read config xml file (0x2) in file base\diagnosis\srt\reagent2\reinfo\parser_2.0.cpp line 784
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Warning [ReAgentc.exe] ReAgentXMLParser::ParseConfigFile (xml file: \Recovery\ReAgentOld.xml) returning 0x2
2023-02-26 01:02:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ReAgentConfig::ParseConfigFile ReAgent.XML was not found or could not be parsed, creating a new config xml Err=2
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] First round search
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Get ReAgent config
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] GetReAgentConfig Config file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery\ReAgent.xml
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] CheckRegKey test hook (SystemSetupInProgress) present and disabled
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Update enhanced config info is enabled.
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Warning [ReAgentc.exe] Failed to get recovery entries: 0xc0000225
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] winreGetWinReGuid returning 0X490
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ReAgentConfig::ReadBcdAndUpdateEnhancedConfigInfo WinRE disabled, WinRE Guid could not be determined (0x490)
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] FindWinReSourceImageAndPartition No source winre.wim was specified. Checking for a staged winre.wim.
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] FindWinReSourceImageAndPartition using winre.wim from C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] --Install on target OS step 2: detect and fix if there is any issue for winre settings
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DetectAndFixWinReIssues nothing to do because winre is not enabled.
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] --Install on target OS step 3: check if we can keep winre.wim in the same partition if it is staged.
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] --Install on target OS step 4: check if we can put winre.wim in other partitions or create one if needed.
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] CanPutWinREOnOtherPartitions WinRE is not staged. Searching for a suitable partition for WinRE.
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Entering FindTargetPartition
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] RegLoadKey $OFFLINE$SYSTEM failed. Error: 0x522.
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Not allowed to repartition the disk
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Start looping through each partition and initialize os partition, recovery partition and system partition for MBR
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Checking partition at offset 32768, partition number: 1
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] skip GPT Partition which type is not PARTITION_MSFT_RECOVERY_GUID
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Checking partition at offset 999313944576, partition number: 4
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] MeetPartitionRequirements Partition details: {Offset: 999313944576, Free space: 869806080, Total space: 888840192}
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] MeetPartitionRequirements WinRE WIM size: 530417571
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] MeetPartitionRequirements Required free space: 584943523
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] partition meets requirements
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] NOTE: select partition because it meets WinRE requirements
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Checking partition at offset 121667072, partition number: 3
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] find OS partition
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Complete looping through each partition
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ----Search target partition option #1: try existing WinRE partition
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ----Search target partition option #2: try first recovery partition
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Found target partition: use the first recovery partition, offset: 999313944576
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Exit FindTargetPartition returns with status code: 0x0
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] --Install on target OS step 5: set WinRE settings and restore system to a good state when hitting any errors
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Enter SetWinRESettings
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] RegLoadKey $OFFLINE$SYSTEM failed. Error: 0x522.
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Copying WinRE from C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery to staging location on \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4
2023-02-26 01:02:51, Info [ReAgentc.exe] RegLoadKey $OFFLINE$SYSTEM failed. Error: 0x522.
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Copied WinRE to staging location
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Creating BCD entry
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE created BCD entry: : {346BB303-B59B-11ED-B293-74E6E2074932}
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Moving Winre and boot.sdi from staging location to target
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Moved Winre and boot.sdi from staging location to target
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Updating reagent.xml
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Set WinRE location path to: \Recovery\WindowsRE
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Set recovery guid
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Set scheduled operation: WinReNoOperation
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Set OS build version: 19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Set Wimboot state: 0
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Set install state to: enabled
2023-02-26 01:02:53, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Setting the recovery sequence for the target OS.
2023-02-26 01:02:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Unable to get default BCD object (0xc0000225), checking display order instead
2023-02-26 01:02:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Bootmgr has no default object set (0xc0000225), will use first display order entry instead
2023-02-26 01:02:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Couldn't get top of display order: 0xc0000225
2023-02-26 01:02:54, Info [ReAgentc.exe] We will report success and exit because recovery BCD is not used at all.
2023-02-26 01:02:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Creating backup of reagent.xml
2023-02-26 01:02:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Created backup of reagent.xml
2023-02-26 01:02:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Configuring the WinRE validation task.
2023-02-26 01:02:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Failed to clear WIM file trusted state: 0x2
2023-02-26 01:02:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Failed to clear WIM file hash: 0x2
2023-02-26 01:02:55, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Update enhanced config info is enabled.
2023-02-26 01:02:56, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE is installed
2023-02-26 01:02:57, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Loading boot index 1
2023-02-26 01:02:58, Info [ReAgentc.exe] winreValidateWimFile took 1922 ms.
2023-02-26 01:03:02, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinReValidateRecoveryWimInternal took 6907 ms.
2023-02-26 01:03:02, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Completed the WinRE validation task.
2023-02-26 01:03:02, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Creating backup of customization file
2023-02-26 01:03:02, Warning [ReAgentc.exe] Recovery file not found at C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery\ReCustomization.xml
2023-02-26 01:03:02, Warning [ReAgentc.exe] winreBackupRecoveryFile (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Recovery\ReCustomization.xml, ReCustomization.xml) failed, Err: 2
2023-02-26 01:03:02, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Created backup of customization file
2023-02-26 01:03:02, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Storing disk info in NVRAM
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] NVRAM update not necessary
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Stored disk info in NVRAM
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] SetWinRESettings return with error code 0x0
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinReInstallOnTargetOSInternal WinRE installation completed successfully.
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Exit WinReInstall return value: 1, last error: 0x0
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Enter WinReSetConfig
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Parameters: configWinDir: NULL
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Update enhanced config info is enabled.
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] WinRE is installed
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Exit WinReSetConfig return value: 1, last error: 0x0
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Clear non critical error when enabling auto repair
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] -----Exiting command line: reagentc /enable, Error: 0-----
2023-02-26 01:03:03, Info [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------
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