System Restore has long been the go-to option for Windows recovery, but it's certainly not perfect. Microsoft's new ...

System Restore is a long-standing feature on Windows 11. Its purpose is to create snapshots of the computer's current working state and save them as "restore points" when specific events are triggered ...

I’m not answering a reader’s question here. I just felt that these basic instructions needed to be somewhere easy to find. Windows’ built-in system backup program, System Restore, allows you to revert ...

Microsoft’s restore point feature is a great safety net if something goes wrong with your PC. It allows you to revert your system back to a previous state, immediately providing a solution to any ...

If HP Support Assistant can’t create a System Restore Point before installing or updating any HP drivers or software, then this post will help you. HP Support Assistant updates HP drivers & software ...

System Restore regularly backs up your Windows installation, but the backups soon disappear. Robert Fiorini wants to know if there’s a way to save them permanently. Windows’ built-in System Restore ...

Imagine trying to troubleshoot a malfunction with your Windows 11 machine, such as broken drivers or a stuck Windows update, but to no avail. System-wide changes involving the registry always run the ...

Microsoft has confirmed that a maintenance tool made for fixing bugs in Windows 11 is causing more trouble for customers. Restoring the OS from a system restore point breaks specific Windows apps.

Microsoft has changed how Windows 11 manages System Restore points after its June 2025 security update. The update, KB5060842, says that starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, System Restore points ...

A new feature called Point-in-time Restore is coming to Microsoft PCs, and will be available to Windows 11 and Windows 10 users. It means that you’ll be able to turn back time to the state your PC was ...