How to start a Restore with Windows Backup and Restore in Windows 10
Description: This article will show how to start a restore with Windows Backup and Restore (Windows 7) in Windows 10. This can be done after a file backup has been created with the same backup program.
- Right click on the Start button then click on Control Panel.
- Click on Backup and Restore (Windows 7).
- Under Restore, click on Restore my files.
- On the Browse or search your backup for files and folders to restore, select either Search, browse for files or browse for folders.
- Locate the files to be restored from the backup, then on the Where do you want to restore your files screen, select either the original location or a different location on the computer.
- Once the restore is started, it will show Restoring files. Once completed, it will show Your files have been restored, and then click on View restored files to view a list of what has been restored.
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