Restore a Windows 8 computer with System Restore

System Restore is one of the very useful features on Windows - the ability to restore Windows to a previous point where your computer was working normally. That can save you when your PC or laptop makes mistakes that are difficult to understand, slow, for unknown reasons.

You can literally restore a laptop to an earlier operating point. Here is how to use System Restore in Windows 8.

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Does your computer run slowly or where does the error go?

Due to the changes you have made - installing software or changing an important setting - have caused something to go awry. Otherwise it could be infected with malware, or a hardware error (your storage is full, you don't have enough RAM or something is overheated and corrupted).

System Restore is a Windows recovery tool - it will not remove viruses or repair virus- related errors. But if the problem is caused by a recent change made by your software or you have installed it, System Restore is useful.

System Restore will help your computer or laptop go back to a time before the computer problems.

System Restore creates ' Restore point ' all the time. Every day, every time Windows updates itself, whenever you install new software, or whenever you choose to do it yourself.

The restore points capture the settings of your system at a time you know it has worked well. If something goes wrong, you can slip back to that moment, and everything will be fine. System Restore does not change your personal files, but it can remove recently installed applications and drivers.

By default, Windows System Restore will be set by default, automatically creating backups from time to time. However, if you turn it off manually, you will not be able to use System Restore to restore the computer.

System restore must be enabled on all drives you use it, and you need about 300MB of disk space. It is enabled by default, however, so this is how to use System Restore in Windows 8.

Use System Restore to repair a Windows 8 computer

Before you begin, back up all the documents you need to keep in the C: / drive. And remember that you will not be able to use your computer or laptop while running recovery.

First move the mouse to the entry point in the upper right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search . Or just hold down Windows + Q. In the search box type ' System Restore '. Then type or click on the 'Settings' tab on the right hand side, and select the ' System Restore ' icon

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From the resulting window select Open System Restore.

By default you will be shown the most recent restore points. In our case this was created when installing the BlackBerry link software. To restore to this point, click Next and then Finish. Your PC will now reboot.

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Alternatively, select ' Choose a different restore point ' and click Next. If you enable the ' Show more restore points ' checkbox, you will see all available restore points. These restore points represent all recent major changes, and any points you set yourself to restore. Choose one of them, click Next and Finish. Your PC will now return to the time you selected.

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Use System Restore to create a restore point

Restore a Windows 8 computer with System Restore Picture 5 Use the above methods to bring up the Windows 8 search bar. Type in ' Restore ' and select 'Settings'. Select 'Create a restore point - Create a restore point'.

Select ' Create ' to manually create a new system Restore restore points. You will be asked to name a restore point for future reference. Write in an appropriate name and press 'Create'.

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So you know how to restore Windows using System Restore, Know how to create a restore point. This method is simple but very useful when the computer has an operating system error, for example, you have just installed a software or a driver when your computer fails. Good luck@!