Note:
– When you restore Windows 10 to an earlier date, your documents, pictures, and other files are kept.
– The program installed after creating the selected restore point will be deleted or uninstalled.
– After creating the selected restore point, the update programs will be restored to the previous version and will not be uninstalled.
Windows 10 system recovery to an earlier date
Step 1: Go to the Start menu or Run command search box, type Sysdm.cpl, and press Enter to open System Properties.
Step 2: Once the System Properties dialog box is opened, switch to the System Properties tab.
Step 3: Under Protection Settings, make sure system drive protection (Windows 10 (C 🙂 (System) is enabled. Next, in the System Restore section, click the button labeled System Restore to open the wizard. Guide to System Restore.
Step 4: Click the Next button to view all recently created restore points.
NOTE: If you recently performed a system restore using a restore point, you will get the following screen instead of the one above with the option to undo a system restore. It would be best to Choose a different restore point and then click the Next button to see all restore points.
Step 5: If all restore points are not visible, click on the option labeled Show more restore points to see all restore points.
As you can see in the picture above, the most recent restore point will appear above with date, time, and description.
You should know all programs that will be uninstalled when you restore the system using a specific date. For affected programs, select the restore point you want to use to restore the system, and then click Scan for affected programs.
As you can see, Windows will display all the programs and drivers that will be deleted when you restore the system using the selected restore point. If a program is updated after creating a restore point, the program’s previous version is restored.
For example, suppose you were running Firefox 42 while creating the same restore point and update as version 43.0 after a while. In that case, Windows will restore Firefox 42 when you restore using the selected restore point. Not a big deal as you can easily update programs and drivers to the latest version with a few clicks.
Step 6: Select the restore point you want to use to restore Windows 10, and then click the Next button.
Step 7: Finally, click the Finish button to restoring your Windows 10 to the selected restore point.
Your computer will automatically restart to begin the recovery process. This can take up to 20 minutes, depending on the number of programs and settings to be restored.
Once done, you will see the message “ System Restore completed successfully ” on the desktop.
Note:
– When you restore Windows 10 to an earlier date, your documents, pictures, and other files are kept.
– The program installed after creating the selected restore point will be deleted or uninstalled.
– After creating the selected restore point, the update programs will be restored to the previous version and will not be uninstalled.
