Changes made to your Windows 10 desktop or laptop don’t always work as planned. For instance, you may install new drivers for your storage device or discrete graphics chip, but the drivers are broken ...

A: System Restore is one of the most valuable protection features of a Windows PC. If a calamity befalls your PC today, it's your time machine to escape into the past. Fortunately, there are several ...

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 ...

It seems like a worst-case scenario: Windows 7 gets to the boot screen and stops loading. You just tried to run a restore point, but it didn't work and now Windows won't load at all. You don't have to ...

>> Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I think that it was after doing something with iCloud that I got this problem. When I turned on my computer ...

A driver conflict is one of the most common reasons why the system restore fails. There are two parts to system restoration. First, it restores the files and saves the information into the registry.

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 ...

When you install a Windows Update or make a major change to the OS, the system often reminds you to create a restore point (assuming it doesn't create one itself). Restore points are meant to save you ...