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 trouble you may be experiencing on your Windows device.
Creating system restore points in Windows 10 is a utility that should not be used sparingly. Having one to refer back to when it’s required will save you a ton of headaches in the future.
Let’s take a look at how to create a system restore point in Windows 10.
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What You Need
Laptop or desktop with Windows 10
Using Windows 10’s System Protection
While there is a way to enable automatic system restore points, it’s a good idea to create a manual one on a semi-regular basis for good measure.
Step 1:WithinSettings, selectSystemand thenAbout. In theRelated settingssection, hit theSystem infooption. Finally, selectSystem protection.
Step 2:Before you can create a system restore point, you may want to configure the settings associated with it. But more on that after. Below theConfigurebutton, select theCreatebutton.
Step 3:Enter a description that will describe the restore point. It won’t need a date and time, as those aspects are attached automatically.
Step 4:Select theCreatebutton.
Configure system restore settings
Step 1:Select theConfigurebutton. Here, if theTurn on system protection buttonis enabled, then you should already have several restore points saved by Windows automatically.
Step 2:Within theDisk space usagesection, you can set the maximum amount of disk space used by a system restore point.Current usageshows you how much space is already taken from existing restore points, while theDeletebutton will remove all those points for the chosen drive (usually the C drive).
Use a system restore point
Now that you’ve created a system restore point, let’s take a look at using it.
Step 1:Select theSystem restorebutton from theSystem propertieswindow.
Step 2:The restore point you created from the previous section should now show up alongside the description you entered, the time, and the date.
Furthermore, within theSystem restoremenu, select theShow more restore pointsoption to see the ones saved automatically. you may also scan them for affected programs.
Step 3:After selecting that restore point and theNextbutton, select theFinishbutton to complete the process.
If you don’t have any available system restore points to choose from, then it may be time to perform a reinstall. We have a full guide onhow to reinstall Windows 10.
