How to turn system restore on or off

When you face fatal system crash, the only possible thing that can bring back the lost system files and files is System Restore. As System Restore keep a check on all changes made on your system, it easily enables you to get back all system files and till the last update. For making it possible, it uses System Protection, which helps to generate restore points.

As on all hard disks on a computer system protection is by default turned on, you do not need to turn it on. However you can decide and select the disk for which you want keep the system protection turned on. When you turn off system protection for any disk, all restore points of that disk gets deleted and you cannot restore the files for that particular disk.

Turning System Restore off

To turn System Protection on or off for a particular disk:

• Click to open System.

• In the left pane, click System Protection. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

• Select the check box next to the disk, and then click OK.

There are times when system crash occurs and you fail to restore all files and folder even after system restore. In such situations, you will need to take help of windows recovery software , so that all your files and folders available on the hard disk can be recovered.

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