If you’ve ever had a bad Windows update or a system corruption, you’ll know it can be paralyzing for your OS, or operating ...

While Backup and Restore (Windows 7) creates viable and fantastically compatible hard drive images, various flaws and limitations with the Windows Rescue/Recovery disks render it basically unusable ...

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 ...

Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore lets you roll back updates, drivers, and settings fast without reinstalling Windows.

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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System Restore won’t run on Linda Burgess’ PC. I offer some advice. System Restore automatically backs up the state of Windows and your installed programs (but not your data). When Windows misbehaves, ...

How to use Windows 10’s System Restore as a recovery tool Your email has been sent In my latest series, I’ve shown you how to use the tools found on the Windows 10 Recovery Drive to get your system ...