Finally, I've seen System Restore break as opposed to turning itself off by design. That is, when I tried to manually make a restore point it failed. It's better to know that this has happened than not know. There is no one right answer for how often to manually make a restore point. I'd suggest monthly as a starting point, more often if the computer is very important, less often if not.
The process of making a restore point takes about 10 seconds. Always make a restore point before installing new software.
Some software makes restore points as part of the installation process, but not all. Better safe than sorry. In addition to new software, also make a restore point before installing a new version of existing software and prior to installing bug fixes a.
And, leading to the next tip, make a restore point before letting antivirus or antispyware software remove something malicious. Once upon a time I was working on a Windows XP machine that was infected with lots of malicious software viruses, trojans, adware, spyware, etc.
When I got the machine, infected though it was, Windows was able to boot. At some point though, the cleanup process got too aggressive.
Something I did in removing the malware prevented Windows from fully booting. It got to the point of displaying the desktop wallpaper, but that was about it. The desktop icons never appeared and none of the auto-started applications ran.
Even in safe mode, Windows got to the same halfway point in the boot process and stopped. I had followed my own advice and made a recent restore point, but how to restore to it? The third tip is that System Restore can be used even in this case.
Important note that if you have not previously set a restore point in System Restore, you cannot restore your computer to a previous state. To start System Restore using the Command prompt, follow these steps:. Restart your computer, and then press and hold F8 during the initial startup to start your computer in safe mode with a Command prompt.
If you are prompted to select an operating system, use the arrow keys to select the appropriate operating system for your computer, and then press ENTER. Log on as an administrator or with an account that has administrator credentials.
Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Babu V. Hi John, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I would suggest you to perform system restore in safe mode and check. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. What is the issue you are having that you think System Restore will remedy or are you just practicing?
Remember that System Restore is not a time machine. Have you ever used System Restore to successfully restore your system in the past?
Some Anti Virus tools will "protect" your system so much that they will not allow a System Restore to work properly.
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