System Restore is good, but this new feature is even better.

System Restore is a Microsoft Windows utility designed to protect and revert the operating system (OS) to a previous state. This state is known as a restore point. The utility is useful when there is ...

Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media.

Imagine trying to troubleshoot a malfunction with your Windows 11 machine, such as broken drivers or a stuck Windows update, but to no avail. System-wide changes involving the registry always run the ...

Windows 11 users will need to keep a close eye on their operating system’s restore points if they want to be able to recover their PC after a major outage, Windows Latest reports. With the June update ...

System Restore has been a staple Windows feature since Windows ME, returning in all following versions as a recovery tool for when things go particularly bad and can't be fixed. It allows a user to ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

A system restore point is a backup copy of important Windows operating system (OS) files and settings that can be used to recover the system to an earlier point of time in the event of system failure ...