One of the first things I normally do when I set up a computer with Windows XP, right after I install anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, is to configure Internet Explorer (IE) and System Restore ...

Update: Windows expert Ed Bott offers a whole lot more information on System Restore, Shadow Copy and this tip on Vista. Be sure to check it out before you follow our half-researched, cockeyed advice.

When a Windows tip becomes popular, it spreads through the community like wildfire. Unfortunately, there's usually only a random relationship between the speed of transmission, the quality of the ...

Windows Vista’s System Restore is a handy feature that allows you to undo actions, like system updates and driver installations, when they go astray or cause problems. Yet if not configured properly, ...

Lee asked the Answer Line forum how to increase the number of Windows System Restore points. Windows’ built-in system backup program, System Restore, allows you to revert Windows and your applications ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

System Restore is a fake computer analysis and optimization program from the FakeHDD family of rogues. This rogue displays false alerts that are designed to make you think that your computer has hard ...

There are many reasons why a user might be looking to restore their PC to its factory default settings. Maybe they wish to delete everything on their PC for a fresh, clean start. Or, perhaps they want ...

If System Restore is disabled or greyed out on your Windows 11/10 computer, this article will help you resolve this problem, so you can turn on System Restore. System Restore is different from System ...

A week ago I wrote about my investigations into System Restore on Windows XP and Windows Vista. I have since heard back from a program manager at Microsoft, who said of the Vista default disk ...