How to manually create a Restore Point in Windows 10
Description: This article will show how to manually create and configure system restore points in Windows 10. System Restore is a feature that allows you to revert the computer's state (including system files, installed applications, Windows Registry, and system settings) to that of a previous point in time. This can be used to recover from system malfunctions or other problems.
- Right click on the Start button at the lower left corner of the screen, then on the menu that appears choose on System.
- Select System protection from the left panel.
- Select the System protection tab along the top. If needed, system protection can be enabled or disabled for each drive. To change a drive’s settings, click on the drive’s name and then click on Configure.
- From here System Protection can be disabled or enabled for the drive by selecting Disable or Turn On, then click on OK to save changes.
- To begin the process of creating a restore point, click on Create at the bottom of the window.
- Enter a name for the restore point in the box, and then click on Create.
- A progress bar will appear and display Creating a restore point. This process will typically take a minimum of 5 minutes. Once finished, it will then say The restore point was created successfully.
- To verify its creation, open System Restore and select Next in the first Window. This will display recent restore points, the list will show a manually created restore point at the top.
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