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 Windows 10: How to restore the system in minutes without reinstalling everything

Windows 10 saves all changes made to the system in restore points. A very practical option to recover an OS in good working order. Here's how to activate, manage, or create Windows 10 restore points.

Have you just installed new software or updated Windows 10 and the system is unstable? Worse, maybe you don't even have to start your PC anymore? Or have you just found out that you've made several changes to the system, and you don't need them at all?

Rather than reinstalling everything or deleting the last modifications one by one, which is long and tedious, it is better to use the restore points Windows 10 . Here it is not a question of resetting the system , but simply to regain its state at an instant T. The operation only requires a handful of minutes and there is not much to do other than leave Windows 10 to fend for itself to find a system clean and stable.

This very practical option is not always activated in Windows 10, or it is sometimes incorrectly configured. Here's how to get it started and call on restore points when needed.

Enable Windows 10 restore points

• There are two possibilities to access the restore point manager. Go to the Start menu, then click on the Settings icon (the little cogwheel). Then head to System > about > Related settings > System protection .
  
  
  You can also access this feature by simply entering the term "restore" in the search field on the taskbar. You should see the function there Create a restore point .

• A window System Properties appears, which window is set to the tab System Protection . If you have multiple hard drives or SSDs, or they are partitioned, click on the drive containing your Windows installation (theoretically, it's C :).
  

• After clicking on C :, make sure that the option Enable system protection is checked. If not, do it and validate using the button Apply . Your system is now protected: Windows saves the important changes that take place on C: in the famous restore points. In the event of a problem, he will be able to restore the system to a previous state.
  

Restore an old state of Windows 10

• To revert to a previous state of the C: drive (and therefore Windows 10), it's pretty straightforward. Return to the module System Protection . This time click on System Restore .
  

• A window Restore System Files and Settings appears. Click on the button Next . There are a series of restore points that correspond to recent changes to the system. Select the one you are interested in (the date is indicated), then click Next . Finally press the button Finish to restore the system to an old state.
  

Create a restore point in Windows 10

• Restore points are created automatically when you install or uninstall an application. But you can also create some manually, when you know you're going to make heavy modifications to a unit, to make sure the unit has some kind of backup in the event of a hard hit.

• Go back to the window System Protection and this time click on the button Create . Give it a name, then click Create. The construction of the restore point should take less than twenty seconds.
  

Repair Windows 10 using restore points, even when nothing works

• Is your computer doing its own thing and you have trouble accessing the system? The restore points are perfectly accessible from the Windows 10 boot module, the same one that is used to boot from another device or to troubleshoot the machine. If you still have a little hand and the operating system starts, click the Start menu, then click Settings > Update & security > Recovery > Restart now .

If Windows 10 really doesn't want to start, it may still offer you access to the troubleshooting menu. In this case, you should have access to the restore tool (see below). If this is not the case, have a key or a Windows 10 installation DVD. Insert it in the drive and start your PC on it. You should find the correct settings in the Bios or UEFI menu of the computer. This key or DVD, in addition to serving as an installation medium, allows you to access the Windows 10 troubleshooting tool. Once in the module in question, click on Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Restore system . The tool in question then lists all the restore points created. It allows you to recover a previous state of Windows 10 and therefore restore the system, without having to reinstall everything.