Protect your computer and files from bad updates on Windows 11 with restore points, recovery tools, update control, and ...

To restore from that restore point, search for Create Restore Point again in the Start Menu and click the relevant option. Click the "System Restore" option.

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Second, you can backup the whole registry, and third, you can create a system restore point before making changes to the registry.

For a number of years Microsoft Windows has had a nice feature for recovering from something "bad" using system restore points. These system snapshots can be configured to happen automatically.

Yes, the restore points created automatically by XP and Vista, and those I create myself, have saved my system from a failure on many occasions.

Learn how to create System Restore or Protection desktop shortcut in Windows 11/10, for quick access to launch the tool for use.