System Restore is a long-standing feature on Windows 11. Its purpose is to create snapshots of the computer's current working state and save them as "restore points" when specific events are triggered ...

If you have been using the Windows operating system for a while, you may have occasionally run into problems on your PC from time to time. Most of these problems, albeit not pertaining directly to ...

In this post, we will show you how to fix the error message Could not configure the disk space used for System Protection on a Windows 11/10 PC. The message is linked ...

System Restore is a valuable safety feature, but it doesn't need to take over your hard drive. By checking how much space it's using, deleting old restore points, and setting a reasonable storage ...

Changes made to your Windows 10 desktop or laptop don’t always work as planned. For instance, you may install new drivers for your storage device or discrete graphics chip, but the drivers are broken ...

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 ...

System Protection by default can delete System Restore Points that are local shadow copies. A System Image Restore Point is described as a type ‘Backup’ and is not a shadow copy – it is Metadata that ...

Imagine trying to troubleshoot a malfunction with your Windows 11 machine, such as broken drivers or a stuck Windows update, but to no avail. System-wide changes involving the registry always run the ...

Microsoft says that a known issue will block Windows 10 from booting after trying to restore the system to a restore point created before installing a Windows 10 update. The issue affects all Windows ...

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 ...