I’m not answering a reader’s question here. I just felt that these basic instructions needed to be somewhere easy to find. Windows’ built-in system backup program, System Restore, allows you to revert ...

System Restore is a valuable safety feature, but it doesn't need to take over your hard drive. By checking how much space it's using, deleting old restore points, and setting a reasonable storage ...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 creates System Restore points, that is, snapshots of your PC’s system files, settings and registry. But those points expire and are automatically deleted after 60 days, ...

System Restore regularly backs up your Windows installation, but the backups soon disappear. Robert Fiorini wants to know if there’s a way to save them permanently. Windows’ built-in System Restore ...

Microsoft has changed how Windows 11 manages System Restore points after its June 2025 security update. The update, KB5060842, says that starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, System Restore points ...