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3In the left pane, click System Protection.
The System Protection tab of the System Properties window
appears.
4Click Configure.
5Under Restore settings select Turn on System Protection.
6Click OK.
7Click 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 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 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 Control Panel from
the list that appears.
2Click System and Security, and then System.
3In the left pane, click System Protection.
The System Protection tab of the System Properties window
appears.
4Click System Restore...
5Click Next.
6Click the Restore point you want to use then click Next.
The time stamp and description of each Restore point is displayed.
At this point you can click “Scan for affected programs” to determine
what the impact of using the clicked Restore Point will be.
7Verify that the Restore point you clicked is the correct one. If it
is not, click Back to return to the previous step.
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