‘Windows System Restore’ is a great method to remove viruses and spyware in your Windows 7 OS. Whenever you feel your system is lagging or that something is going wrong with your system, you can simply roll it back to a state when you know everything was working fine.
Well using this option involves two major things.
A. Creating a system restore point; and
B. Rolling back to a previously created system restore point.
B. Rolling back to a previously created system restore point.
A. Creating a system restore point.
The system will create a restore point on its own after every seven days. In addition to this, we can set up a restore point manually as well.
Note: Although Windows always creates a restore point just before installing service packs, upgrades, windows update or making any other important updates, it’s always good to create a system restore point manually every time we go for some software installations or something like that.
Let’s see how a system restore point is created.
1. Open the ‘Start Menu’.
2. Right click on ‘Computer’.
3. Next, click on ‘Properties’.
The following window will open when you click ‘Properties’.
4. Click ‘System Protection’.
The following screen comes as you click ‘System Protection’.
To have a brief description of what system restore actually is, you may go to the ‘What is system protection?’ link in this window.
5. If system protection is ‘ON’ for the concerned drive, then Goto Step 8, else select that drive, and click on ‘Configure’.
6. To turn on system protection on this drive, move the radio button from ‘Turn off system protection’ to ‘Restore system settings and previous versions of files’.
7. To apply the changes and exit, click ‘OK’.
The particular drive is protected by the system now.
8. Click on ‘Create’ to create a restore point for the respective drive.
9. Name the restore point to help you identify it later.
10. Click on ‘Create’.
This would take a snapshot of the present contents of the drive you have selected at the moment.
11. Wait till the system creates a restore point.
Be patient and wait for about 2 minutes as the system creates the restore point you just set up manually.
12. Click on ‘Close’ when the restore point gets created successfully.
Well surely it’s not that difficult to create a system restore point!
Now let us have a look at actually how this system restore is to be used.
B. Rolling back to a ‘System Restore Point’.
Checking out the following points, you would learn exactly how to roll back to a created or autostored system restore point.
1. Click on ‘Start’.
2. Move your mouse to ‘All Programs’.
3. Click on ‘Accessories’.
4. Next, click on ‘System Tools’.
5. Now, click on the “System Restore” icon
6. Click on ‘Next’ button in the new window that opens.
7. System Restore Screen will come up.
You may select the recommended restore point or select a different restore point as well.
If you wish to go with the recommeneded option, continue with the following steps, else Goto Step 10.
8. Cick on ‘Finish’ to confirm your restore point.
9. Click on ‘Yes’ on the notification message that comes up.
Click ‘Yes” on the confirmation if you are fully sure that you want to start System Restore. Remember, System Restore cannot be undone after this confirmation.
10. To select another Restore Point (in case you don’t want to use the recommended or the default option), click on ‘Choose a diferent restore point’ in the first screen that displays after selecting the system restore option and then click ‘Next’.
11. Next select the Date & Time stamp of the Restore Point you wish to roll back your system to and then click on ‘Next’.
12. Wait as the computer prepares to restore your system.
As we confirm and click on ‘Next’ in the previous step, this screen comes up, and the computer reboots automatically.
13. Click on ‘Close’ and enjoy the work.
System Restore Successful!
Click on ‘Close’ and enjoy working on your system.
Click on ‘Close’ and enjoy working on your system.
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