Many pundits, so-called Windows experts, promote System Restore as the best method for curing PC problems. In my opinion, that is bad advice and System Restore should always be a last resort rather than the first response. If you’re experiencing an issue with your operating […]
Microsoft’s gradual deprecation of the Control Panel in favor of the Settings app is making some settings/options more difficult to locate. With that in mind, I thought it might be time to explain how to access the System Restore settings where you can turn this
System Protection The System Protection feature has been in place since the release of the unpopular Windows Millennium Edition. It’s purpose is to provide a very basic backup of the Windows Registry, along with driver states and some important system files. Accessing this feature is
Schedule System Restore Points At Start Up System Restore Points are basically little snapshots of your current system state. Windows takes these snapshots on a regular basis and also when a big change is made to your computer, such as installing MS Office, for example.
System Restore is a feature in Microsoft Windows that allows the user to revert their computer’s state (including system files, installed applications, Windows Registry, and system settings) to that of a previous point in time ~ Wikipedia I peruse a lot of articles on tech
In response to an article we published recently regarding System Restore, reader “Chris” submitted a comment saying that his Windows 7 does not retain system restore points. This appears to be a quite common issue with Windows 7, where existing restore points are deleted on
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This guide relates to Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, access is slightly different but the procedures from there on are identical. System Restore was first introduced in Windows ME as a solution for otherwise unresolvable system malfunctions or other issues per medium of restoring a
There is no doubting that Avast Free is one of the most popular anti-virus programs out there, in fact statistics suggest that it is the most popular. However, it is quickly becoming apparent that when this latest version was released it may not have been
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[warning] UPDATE: Please note – DCT does not recommend this software! Subsequent to this giveaway going live, there have been user complaints of Chinese popups and system crashes. Respected DCT subscriber Bob Gostischa has also chimed in with a negative report (see comments under). This
We recently published an article on how to manually create system restore points in Windows 7, HERE. One of our subscribers (Dan) subsequently posed a very good question via the comments… “how can I set it to do it once a week automatically?” First off
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I’m sure many of you are familiar with Microsoft’s System Restore. Hopefully fewer of you have had to use it. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about I’ll explain. Microsoft added a feature in Windows ME (Millennium Edition) which would
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Microsoft has included a system restore function in Windows since Windows ME as a way of providing protection to the important system files of the operating system. How successful this has been in the past is open to discussion, and many will say it has
Click the Start Orb to open the Start Menu. Once the Start Menu is open right click on Computer in the right hand pane. This will open a menu. Click on Properties to open the System applet. The System applet will open. Take a look
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