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.

The operating system's built-in safety net can be a quick and easy way to recover from a PC problem, but it too can fail. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff ...

I'm just curious because I run really old hardware and it's running pretty good right now. But I haven't updated my nvidia drivers in ages. I'd like to try the latest but i'm worried about them being ...

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 ...

Who here has been able to just boot into safe mode, choose a restore point and it will restore Just fine under Boootcamp ? MBP Air, Win 7 X64. EVERYTIME I do this in various shapes or forms, it does ...

Windows System Restore is a maintenance tool that can save users a lot of time when their computers misbehave. Restore points backup mission-critical software bits and pieces that allow restoring the ...

When you install a Windows Update or make a major change to the OS, the system often reminds you to create a restore point (assuming it doesn't create one itself). Restore points are meant to save you ...