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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
Follow these steps to create a restore point using the
System Restore utility:
1From the Start screen, type Control. Click or touch
Control Panel from the list that appears.
2Click or touch System and Security, and then
System.
3In the left pane, click or touch System Protection.
The System Protection tab of the System Properties
window appears.
4Click or touch Configure.
5Under Restore settings select Turn on System
Protection.
6Click or touch OK.
7Click or touch Create.
8In the input field, enter a name that is descriptive enough
to be easily understood in the future, such as “Before
installing Brand X Accounting app.” Then click or touch
Create.
The Windows® operating system creates the restore
point, automatically stamps it with the current date and
time, and displays a message that the restore point was
successfully created.
9Click or touch Close.
Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows®
configuration using the saved restore point. To do this:
1From the Start screen, type Control. Click or touch
Control Panel from the list that appears.
2Click or touch System and Security, and then
System.
3In the left pane, click or touch System Protection.
The System Protection tab of the System Properties
window appears.
4Click or touch System Restore...
5Click or touch Next.