Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media.

System Restore is a Microsoft Windows utility designed to protect and revert the operating system (OS) to a previous state. This state is known as a restore point. The utility is useful when there is ...

Learn how to delete system restore points in Windows 11 with this quick and easy step-by-step tutorial. In this video, I’ll show you how to remove old restore points, manage system protection settings ...

Windows 11 point-in-time restore enables faster recovery from updates, drivers and corruption. Restore points include apps, settings and local files, with strict retention policies. Windows 11 26H2 ...

System Restore has been a staple Windows feature since Windows ME, returning in all following versions as a recovery tool for when things go particularly bad and can't be fixed. It allows a user to ...

Microsoft has changed how Windows 11 manages System Restore points after its June 2025 security update. The update, KB5060842, says that starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, System Restore points ...