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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
Follow these steps to create a restore point using the
System Restore utility:
1 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the
Windows charms appear, tap/touch the
Search ()
charm. In the Search field, begin typing
Control Panel.
Tap/touch
Control Panel in the list that appears.
2 Tap/touch
System and Security, and then System.
3 In the left pane, tap/touch
System Protection.
The “System Protection” tab of the System Properties
window appears.
4 Tap/touch
Configure.
5 In the pop-up window, under
Restore settings select
Turn on System Protection.
6 Tap/touch
OK.
7 Tap/touch
Create.
8 Tap/touch the input field, then enter a name that is
descriptive enough to be easily understood in the future,
such as “Before installing Brand X Accounting app.”
Then tap/touch
Create.
The Windows operating system creates the restore
point, automatically stamps it with the current date and
time, and displays a message that the restore point was
successfully created.
9 Tap/touch
Close.
Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows
configuration using the saved restore point. To do this:
1 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the
Windows charms appear, tap/touch the
Search ()
charm. In the Search field, begin typing
Control Panel.
Tap/touch
Control Panel in the list that appears.
2 Tap/touch
System and Security, and then System.
3 In the left pane, Tap/touch
System Protection.
The “System Protection” tab of the System Properties
window appears.
4 Tap/touch
System Restore...
5 Tap/touch Next.
6 Tap/touch the Restore point you want to use, then
tap/touch
Next.