How do you restore Windows via a system restore point?
Get started with the system restore point
You can easily make a restore point in Windows. Restoring doesn't affect your personal files. You do delete all updates you've installed after making a system restore point.
- Step 1: go to the control panel
- Step 2: start the recovery process
Step 1: go to the control panel
- Search for the 'Control Panel' via the start menu.
- Go to 'Recovery' via the search bar.
- Do you want to create a new system restore point? Select 'Create a recovery drive'.
- Do you want to recover a system restore point? Select 'Open System Restore'.
Step 2: choose a restore point
After selecting 'Open System Restore', you'll see a list of different system restore points.
- Choose the restore point you wan to recover.
- Select 'Next' and then 'Finish'.
- Your PC will return to a system restore point.
There's no system restore point
Don't you see a system restore point? That means the system recovery isn't turned on.
- Go to the control panel and search 'Recovery'.
- Select 'Configure System Restore'.
- Make sure 'Turn on system protection' is on in this window. Is it off? Turn it on. Select 'Apply' and then 'OK' to do this.
- The PC will now create a system restore point.