Protect your computer and files from bad updates on Windows 11 with restore points, recovery tools, update control, and ...

How to recover files from a System Restore Point Since Windows doesn’t offer a direct way to open these show copies or restore points, we will use third-party software— Shadow Explorer.

Save Your Stuff: How to Prepare for a Windows Fail by Creating a Restore Point Windows trouble? If you have a restore point ready, you may be able to eliminate the problem.

To apply a restore point, select Open System Restore. Restore points older than 60 days are not available. This 60-day limit will also apply to future versions of Windows 11, version 24H2.

Windows 11 will also ask you to give up disk space to save restore points when setting up System Restore.

It's easy to get a messed-up Windows PC back in working order with a little planning and this built-in operating system tool.

Windows 11 purported to save restore points for about 90 days, but in reality, their lifespan varied.