Good time!
In a fairly large number of versions of Windows 10, the creation of restore points is disabled by default. And one point made on time - on occasion, maybe in 1-2 minutes. bring Windows back to life, and save a lot of time and nerves (and possibly files, documents).
I would like to note that a few checkpoints will take only 4-6 GB on your disk (which is not a lot, agree ?! There is no "superfluous" precaution!).
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For security purposes, I would also recommend setting up the automatic creation of a copy of documents to a cloud drive (this is done quickly, moreover, once you configure this option, you can forget about it, everything will happen automatically).
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Working with recovery points
STEP 1: creating a checkpoint
And so, the first thing to do is to enable the very possibility of creating points and allocate a certain amount of space on the disk for them. To do this, enter the explorer, right-click (RMB) on the line "This computer" and open properties .
Computer properties
By the way, you can also open this tab via: Control Panel \ All Control Panel Items \ System
Next in the menu on the left, open the link "System protection" .
System protection
Then select the system drive and click the "Tune" ... See the example in the picture below.
System Protection - Configure
Then use the mode "Enable system protection" , and move the slider to the left, highlighting at least 5-7 GB for restore points!
Recovery options
Then at the bottom of the window, click on the button "Create" .
Create a restore point
Any point name can be specified (for example, "111").
Point name
If everything goes well and the point is created, you will see a notification (as in the screenshot below) about the successful completion of the operation. Actually, that's all, now you can be relatively calm when installing all sorts of software and drivers ...
Everything is OK, done!
STEP 2: how to roll back the system using the created point
Let's say you are faced with some problem and now you need to restore Windows OS.
If the system works and boots (if not ->) - go to the tab "System protection" (STEP 1 tells you how to get there), and click on the button "Restore" ... See the example in the picture below.
System Restore
By the way, an alternative option to view the list of control points: press the combination of buttons Win + R (so that the "Run" window appears), and use the commandrstrui.
Viewing a list of breakpoints - rstrui command
After that, a recovery window will appear, where you just need to click "Further" ...
Start
In the next step, the coveted list will appear in front of you: by selecting one of the control points, you can roll back the system (orient by the date of the point creation and those programs that it affects).
Selecting a point to roll back the system
STEP 3: how to use a restore point if Windows won't boot
This is the worst option, as a rule, it occurs when there are some critical errors (for example, when the bootloader is damaged, incorrect drivers are installed, etc.).
What to do in this case:
1) Create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 10 on another PC (in general, in theory, such a USB flash drive should always be at hand).
2) Use the BOOT menu and boot from this bootable USB flash drive (as when installing Windows).
3) After select the language for installing the OS, and instead of the button "Install" click on the link in the corner of the screen "System Restore" .
Booting from an installation flash drive - system restore / clickable
4) Next, you will see a blue menu with several functions: you need to select "Troubleshooting / System Restore" .
Restore Windows using a restore point / Clickable
5) If everything went well, you will see the usual list of restore checkpoints to which you can roll back ...
PS
👉For more information on what to do if Windows does not load, you can read this note.
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In general, it would be nice if you didn't need these points ...
All the best!
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