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I have used it several times and it has worked flawlessly, unlike Windows 10 or any of the previous iterations except maybe XP. I really liked that one. |
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System restore has saved my posterior several times in the past and because of that, I make darned sure it's always activated and up to date. I create restore points once a week. That way if some bugs enter my system, I can restore it to a previous time when the system was performing correctly. By the way, a couple of years ago my system got corrupted when I clicked on a picture of Clint Eastwood on Facebook saying "Clint Eastwood just passed away". Then there was a phone number to call to "help" me to undue the damage the "ransomware" had done. I hung up on the guy and performed a system restore and that solved the problem. Afterwords, I ran a deep virus scan on the computer and all was well. |
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System restore has saved my posterior several times in the past and because of that, I make darned sure it's always activated and up to date. I create restore points once a week. That way if some bugs enter my system, I can restore it to a previous time when the system was performing correctly. By the way, a couple of years ago my system got corrupted when I clicked on a picture of Clint Eastwood on Facebook saying "Clint Eastwood just passed away". Then there was a phone number to call to "help" me to undue the damage the "ransomware" had done. I hung up on the guy and performed a system restore and that solved the problem. Afterwords, I ran a deep virus scan on the computer and all was well. |
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Everytime I have tried System Restore, afterwards it stated "No Changes made to this System" then I would try several older Restore Points and the same thing would be the result! |
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"For the Max Usage setting I recommend 10 to 15% of your disk space." This is too much. 15 GB is sufficient for the system drive. |
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BUT, with the faster DDR 4 chips, and smaller SSD (125 GBs) boot drives, new system aren't heavied up for lots of restore points. When you put aside 10 to 15 percent of the drive for Restore Points, there's not a lot of room left for other stuff. Just sayin'. |
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If you don't have a relevant system restore point or the system restore point doesn't help and Windows 10 is "toast", I highly recommend repairing Windows 10 without changing or deleting any of your apps or data. I like the analogy of replacing the bones of a body without affecting any soft tissue. Here is one description of how to do it: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install-winpc/how-to-perform-a-repair-upgrade-using-the-windows/35160fbe-9352-4e70-9887-f40096ec3085 Doing a "normal" full Windows 10 restore would otherwise put you back to none of your apps and none of your data. |
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I always do a system backup before installing questionable program. Then if a problem just do a system restore of the backup. Today working on my puter I notice internet is not enabled. Went to device manager and no ethernet card installed for some reason so just did refresh and fixed the problem |
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RE: " Delete button to delete all restore points for the selected drive." |
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It seems that every time Win 10 updates the system that system restore is turned off and previous restore points are deleted. I have seen a setting to correct this. |
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I've used it flawlessly on many occasions, on various computers. But other times, I've found that ALL of the Restore Points have vanished without a trace! (Yes, I know major Windows updates/upgrades wipe them, but that's not what I'm talking about here.) Like others, I too create manual Restore Points once a week, (as well as before and after installing software), so am baffled as to how they can suddenly be gone. (No malware was involved, in any of the cases.) I'd love to know if anyone has found a method to "backup" Restore Points, for insurance against those times they choose to suddenly disappear without warning... (only when REALLY needed, of course). Nothing I've tried has worked to save them to an external drive for safe-keeping. |
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Two Win10 laptops: I DO create Restore Points. On one computer, they're always still there (until I delete them). On The other, it's hit or miss on whether it shows any. No apparent connection with major updates, malware, or any reason I can find. [An extra factoid: the computer that deletes updates also has trouble with my Microsoft account, but all scans, Microsoft or external, show nothing wrong.] |
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System restore has saved my bacon on a few occasions. It’s a great tool to fix problems. I would have been in deep do-do if not for system restore. |
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Download wu10.diagcab from the Win10 microsoft site if you haven't already. It aloets you to run a better update diagnostic for update as an ADMIN. |
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Download wu10.diagcab from the Win10 microsoft site if you haven't already. It aloets you to run a better update diagnostic for update as an ADMIN. |
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My windows 10 does not have a search field when I click start it shows me what programs I have but no search box. So how do I set a restore point? |
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I create a restore point just before installing any new software, or performing an action which might foul up the system, otherwise, Macrium Reflect decremental daily. I've had serious trouble with system restore in the past, and I no longer trust it do what it's supposed to. |
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When installing/updating any Win10 program; I let RevoUninstaller track all changes down to the registry edits. |
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Dear Bob, |
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I like to use Repair Install using the Media Creation Tool. I do it every 6 months even if I don't need to. G |
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