All About System Restore, System Reset, and Factory Reset in Windows 10 and Windows 11 Over the years we’ve helped several people who used System Reset instead of System Restore. We know how confusing all these Windows 10/Windows 11 recovery options can be – especially if you’re upset, frustrated, aggravated, or in a hurry. So, let’s… Read More »
How to Create a System Restore Point Shortcut This tip works in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The screenshots in this article are from Windows 11 but it works exactly the same in Windows 10. We’re hoping to show that Windows 10 and Windows 11 are kissing cousins. If you can use Windows 10, you… Read More »
The Complete Guide to Windows 10 System Restore Windows 10 has a lot of excellent features. System Restore has been mostly forgotten because Windows 10 offers other great recovery methods like Fresh Start and System Reset. But using Fresh Start or System Reset to fix one problem is likeusing an elephant gun to kill a rat.… Read More »
How to Run System Restore When You Can’t Boot Your Computer Normally If you’re having serious problems with your Windows 10 computer, there’s a good chance you won’t be able to start Windows at all. But don’t worry, we’re going to show you how you can run System Restore without booting into Windows. 1. Boot to… Read More »
System Restore, System Reset, Fresh Start, and Factory Reset… What’s the Difference? We recently helped someone who had to reinstall all her programs because she ran a Windows 10 System Reset instead of a System Restore. And right then, we realized how confusing all the Windows 10 recovery options can be at times, especially if you’re… Read More »
Recovery Options in Windows 10 The following information is from Microsoft. We’re publishing it as a guide for all Windows 10 users who may not be sure which recovery option to use should things go wrong. We hope you will find this information useful – and may you never have occasion to use it. If you’re having problems… Read More »