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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
Saving system configuration with restore
points
The System Restore feature of the Windows® operating
system quickly creates restore points - ‘snapshots’ of your
Windows® operating system configuration - and saves them
for later recall. If you experience problems after installing
some new hardware or software, you can easily select a
previously established Control Point to ‘turn back the clock,’
restoring the Windows® operating system to the state it was
in just prior to the installation. This is much easier and more
effective than uninstalling the hardware or software, which
often leaves behind unwanted files and settings. It is also
easy to undo a restore point selection, if you change your
mind.
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.