System Restore Points are states of Windows OS that can be used to fix the computer if anything goes wrong, right from missing system files to unstable unsigned drivers. That said, all Restore Points ...

Microsoft now sets a 60-day expiration for System Restore points on Windows 11. System Restore points previously aimed for 90 days, but often expired much sooner. Enabling System Restore is a valuable ...

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 ...

System Restore points are also called Volume Shadow Copies. Internally, Windows manages them using the vssadmin program that can be used from Command Prompt or PowerShell. This program can list ...

For a number of years Microsoft Windows has had a nice feature for recovering from something "bad" using system restore points. These system snapshots can be configured to happen automatically.

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 ...

The operating system's built-in safety net can be a quick and easy way to recover from a PC problem, but it too can fail. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff ...

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