How do I create a recovery point?

Many users of a personal computersometimes it is necessary to return the Windows operating system to its initial state. To do this, you use system restore points. Our article will tell you how to create a recovery point.

Recovery points in the Windows operating system are created automatically every 24 hours or before installing some drivers and programs that do not have a digital signature.

Windows XP

1. Right-click on the desktop and select the "Properties" item.
2. In it, select the item "System Restore".
3. We turn on the "Observations" state of the disk on thewhich installed the operating system. By default, Windows reserves for all recovery points 12% of the disk space. In the window called "Options" you can increase the size of the disk space with the slider, where the recovery points will be stored. In this case, storing old pictures of the system will be long and you will have the opportunity to "roll back" to them at any time. You need to be aware that restoring Windows affects only the most important system files. Your personal data on this disk will be lost in case of rollback. If you want, you can include the same "Observation" behind other disks of your system. To do this, click on the desired disk with the mouse, then click the "Options" button and remove the check box next to "Disable System Restore".
4. Suppose you want to restore the previous state of the system. Here's how to create a restore point:
   • We press the "Start" button, then the item "All programs", then the item "Standard", now the item "Service", and in it "System Restore".
   • Select the "Create recovery point" item in the "System Restore" window and click the "Next" button.
   • Now you need to enter a description for this recovery point, which should contain information about why and why this point was created.
5. To roll back to the previously created restore point, you must select the item "Restoring an earlier PC status" in the "System Restore" window.

Windows 7

To begin, we perform the following actions:

1. You must right-click on the icon"My Computer" and select the "Properties" item and look at the "Advanced System Settings" item, and select the "System Protection" tab in it. Protection must be enabled.
2. Then you need to click on the item "System protection", which is on the left in the "Properties" menu.
3. Now you need to click on the button labeled "Create" and enter a name for your recovery point in a new window.
4. Then click the "New" button and the recovery point is ready.

Now you know how to create a Windows restore point!