System Restore can help recover your computer after system changes, and here's how on Windows 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

One of the most useful utilities you have on your Windows computer is System Restore. It's part of the proof that not every utility made by Microsoft is terrible.

System Image Restore Point is not a shadow copy; it is Metadata that points to the backup. Learn how to delete one from System Restore in Windows 11/10.

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.

Click the "Backup and Restore" setting under the "System and Security" section. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the "Create a system repair disc" option from the left pane.

A week ago I wrote about my investigations into System Restore on Windows XP and Windows Vista. I have since heard back from a program manager at Microsoft, who said of the Vista default disk ...