Post by drcard on May 23, 2021 14:32:42 GMT -5
Is Your Windows 10 System Restore Turned On?
Overview:
Windows 10 System Restore will automatically create a restore point before you make changes to the system such as installing updates, drivers, or a new application. This restore point can return your system to like it was before the install of the update/driver/new app. Windows was initially set up with System Restore being On by default, but Windows has changed and the default setting for the System Restore is OFF. This means many users don’t know that their Windows 10 is NOT making restore points with changes to the system, and if something goes wrong they have no restore points to correct the problem. Below are a brief explanation of what System Restore does, instructions on how to quickly check your Restore System and set it up for your needs.
What System Restore Does:
Installing a Windows update, new drivers, or a new application will change important files and settings in the Windows OS. Sometimes these changes cause problems and conflicts making Windows or an app to not function properly….aka messed things up. Windows Restore System will copy these important files and settings before the changes are made. Thus if the update/new app changes causes problems, then replacing those files and settings with the prior copy will fix those problems.
System Restore is NOT a backup system. Restore points are limited to operational files and not data files. System Restore will not restore your accidentally deleted files or recover you from a malware attack. However, the number one cause of all system problems is installation of an update, driver, or new application; which System Restore can fix.
If you make frequent image backups, the restore points are unnecessary as the same files in the restore points are in your image backup.
Quickly Access System Restore Settings:
System Restore is a Windows Utility program that has its own settings in the System Properties.
To Access System Restore Settings:
• Press WinKey + R to open the Run box.
• Type in SystemPropertiesProtection.exe in the box and press the Enter Key.
• This will open the System Protection tab of System Properties.
• Look at the Available Drives in the box below Protection Settings.
• Protection is the System Restore and if Off for a drive then no restore points are being made for that drive. The drive Windows is installed on (usually C:) will say Windows C: (System).
• Use the mouse pointer to select the Windows C: drive which will highlight the drive name.
• Press the Configure button below the box to open the System Protection settings page for that drive. Each drive has its own settings page.
• Under Restore Settings, use the radio button to turn system restore On or Disable (Off) for that drive.
• You can set the amount of disk space used for restore points with the slider bar for Max Usage. Each restore point will take 1 – 2 GBs. When the allotted space is used, the oldest restore point is deleted to make space for the new restore point. Saving more than 10 restore points is useless as you usually don’t restore more than 5 restore points old.
• If you desire, you can delete all saved restore points.
• Once finished make changes, press OK to save your settings and the System Protection settings page for that drive will close and return you to the System Properties window.
• You can manually create a restore point by clicking the Create button. A restore point takes about 1 or 2 minutes on most systems.
• Be sure to click Apply and OK to save any changes you have made and close the System Properties window.
Final Note:
If you have problems following a Windows update, driver updates, and application installation; use System Restore to fix your system and the sooner you do it the less damage it can cause you.
If Windows is still running:
Press WinKey + R to open Run box.
Type in rstrui and press the Enter key
This opens the Restore Wizard to select the restore point to restore.
If Windows is not running you’ll need a Windows Recovery Disk to run the restore Wizard.
Overview:
Windows 10 System Restore will automatically create a restore point before you make changes to the system such as installing updates, drivers, or a new application. This restore point can return your system to like it was before the install of the update/driver/new app. Windows was initially set up with System Restore being On by default, but Windows has changed and the default setting for the System Restore is OFF. This means many users don’t know that their Windows 10 is NOT making restore points with changes to the system, and if something goes wrong they have no restore points to correct the problem. Below are a brief explanation of what System Restore does, instructions on how to quickly check your Restore System and set it up for your needs.
What System Restore Does:
Installing a Windows update, new drivers, or a new application will change important files and settings in the Windows OS. Sometimes these changes cause problems and conflicts making Windows or an app to not function properly….aka messed things up. Windows Restore System will copy these important files and settings before the changes are made. Thus if the update/new app changes causes problems, then replacing those files and settings with the prior copy will fix those problems.
System Restore is NOT a backup system. Restore points are limited to operational files and not data files. System Restore will not restore your accidentally deleted files or recover you from a malware attack. However, the number one cause of all system problems is installation of an update, driver, or new application; which System Restore can fix.
If you make frequent image backups, the restore points are unnecessary as the same files in the restore points are in your image backup.
Quickly Access System Restore Settings:
System Restore is a Windows Utility program that has its own settings in the System Properties.
To Access System Restore Settings:
• Press WinKey + R to open the Run box.
• Type in SystemPropertiesProtection.exe in the box and press the Enter Key.
• This will open the System Protection tab of System Properties.
• Look at the Available Drives in the box below Protection Settings.
• Protection is the System Restore and if Off for a drive then no restore points are being made for that drive. The drive Windows is installed on (usually C:) will say Windows C: (System).
• Use the mouse pointer to select the Windows C: drive which will highlight the drive name.
• Press the Configure button below the box to open the System Protection settings page for that drive. Each drive has its own settings page.
• Under Restore Settings, use the radio button to turn system restore On or Disable (Off) for that drive.
• You can set the amount of disk space used for restore points with the slider bar for Max Usage. Each restore point will take 1 – 2 GBs. When the allotted space is used, the oldest restore point is deleted to make space for the new restore point. Saving more than 10 restore points is useless as you usually don’t restore more than 5 restore points old.
• If you desire, you can delete all saved restore points.
• Once finished make changes, press OK to save your settings and the System Protection settings page for that drive will close and return you to the System Properties window.
• You can manually create a restore point by clicking the Create button. A restore point takes about 1 or 2 minutes on most systems.
• Be sure to click Apply and OK to save any changes you have made and close the System Properties window.
Final Note:
If you have problems following a Windows update, driver updates, and application installation; use System Restore to fix your system and the sooner you do it the less damage it can cause you.
If Windows is still running:
Press WinKey + R to open Run box.
Type in rstrui and press the Enter key
This opens the Restore Wizard to select the restore point to restore.
If Windows is not running you’ll need a Windows Recovery Disk to run the restore Wizard.
