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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 ...

I continue answering Lee’s question about increasing the number of Windows System Restore points. Last Monday, I explained when Windows’ built-in system backup program, System Restore, creates its ...

The Windows Registry is the blood and guts of the operating system, and it’s vital to ensure that it stays safe on your PC. Before you change registry settings, you want to back it up first. If you ...

If your computer is on the fritz, acting weird, or behaving sluggishly, you may be able to revert to a time in your PC’s history when it was symptom free, using System Restore in Windows. System ...

Has Windows been acting flaky? It could be a specific piece of software that’s wreaking havoc on your system. Maybe you've installed a new application or driver. Perhaps Windows is crashing or blue ...

System Restore points are also called Volume Shadow Copies. Internally, Windows manages them using the vssadmin program that can be used from Command Prompt or PowerShell. This program can list ...

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 ...