Create and Use System Restore Points in Windows 10/11
Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 10 minutes
Introduction
System Restore is a built‑in Windows feature that helps you roll back system files, installed programs, registry settings, and drivers to a previous point in time if something goes...
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Windows users are often surprised by how quickly system restore points can accumulate, sometimes consuming valuable disk space without clear visibility or direct control from the standard graphical interface. By default, Windows manages these restore points silently, retaining only the latest...
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Hi...
I've tried many things offered by the net and AI but to no avail. I've been at it for well over 5 hours so I'm not one of those peeps asking for help before trying a gazillion things!
Basically I went to restart my machine and it offered me an option to restart or restart with...
Yes, I know how to create a System Restore Point with built-in dialog or 'wmic' or Powershell.
But I want to know if it is possible to create a System Restore Point with the core Volume Shadow Copy tool "vssadmin" as well?
Can I similarly at least perform a Restore from a previously created...
How can I recover 15 GB of C: partition ssd space that WinDirStat shows as "unknown" and I cannot access? I know this "unknown" 15 GB is real because Windows File Explorer shows there is an unexplained shortage of disk space. Its 15 GB or perhaps more.
I don't have a problem accounting for the...
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