Chapter 3. Recovering or restoring Windows
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Restoring from a system restore point
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1
In
the
search
box
of
your
Windows
desktop,
search
for
Recovery
and
then
select
it.
2
Select
Open
System
Restore
Next
.
3
Select
a
restore
point
and
then
select
Next
Finish
.
Note:
You
may
select
Scan
for
affected
programs
to
check
which
program
and
driver
installation
is
associated
with
a
particular
restore
point.
Windows System Restore
System
Restore
is
a
tool
included
in
Windows.
It
monitors
changes
to
Windows
system
files
and
saves
system
state
as
a
restore
point.
If
your
computer
does
not
work
properly
after
installing
apps,
drivers,
or
updates,
you
can
revert
your
system
to
a
previous
restore
point.
Note:
Reverting
your
system
to
a
previous
restore
point
does
not
affect
your
personal
data.
System
Restore
creates
restore
points
in
three
cases:
• automatically
when
it
detects
changes
to
Windows
system
files
• at
regular
intervals
(if
set
up
by
the
user)
• at
any
time
by
the
user
Creating a system restore point manually
You
can
use
Windows
System
Restore
to
create
a
restore
point
at
any
time.
1
In
the
search
box
of
Windows
desktop,
search
for
Create
a
restore
point
and
then
select
it.
2
Select
the
System
Protection
tab
and
then
select
Create
.