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#0026 Microsoft Disabled System Restore
INSERT GRAPHIC HEREWhat is System Restore?
Windows System Restore is a roll back feature that’s been available for
years. If you had a problem with Windows, you could restore it to an earlier date.
This tool was great, and it had at least a 50/50 shot of curing your problem. Issues
like bad driver updates could be easily undone.
Microsoft's Policy Change
Initially the System Restore feature was on by default as it saved users
and technicians a lot of time during troubleshooting. This is no longer the case.
Some time back, Microsoft quietly decided to turn this feature OFF by default in
Windows 10. I discovered this when multiple clients would bring in computers that
had no System Restore points. I wondered why everyone had this feature turned off. I
did some checking and discovered it's still a part of Windows but no longer
activated. This is a definite change in Microsoft policy. There is absolutely no
reason for Microsoft to do this, unless they want users to give up and simply
purchase a new PC.
Just Undo It!
Luckily System Restore can be turned back on and used again. You may
want to check your system and turn this useful tool back on. You'll save yourself
time and frustration if you ever have a Windows issue.
Our Policy
Going forward, it will be standard operating procedure for Meyer
computer to check and enable the system restore feature on all computers we service.
It's a great troubleshooting feature and it would be rather dumb to keep it
disabled.
