System Restore is a long-standing feature on Windows 11. Its purpose is to create snapshots of the computer's current working state and save them as "restore points" when specific events are triggered ...

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There are some situations where you might want to temporarily disable Windows' built-in security tool. I'll show you how to do it safely.

Windows Registry or simply registry is a repository that stores low-level configurations and settings associated with the Windows operating system and its various programs. It’s one of those system ...

The operating system's built-in safety net can be a quick and easy way to recover from a PC problem, but it too can fail. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff ...

System Restore is a feature designed by Microsoft that helps users restore their systems to their previous healthy state. When it is turned on, it captures the snapshots of system image files and ...

Have you ever accidentally closed a tab on your computer even though you actually meant to quit a different one? Maybe the browser randomly closed your tabs, leaving you to lose your spot on certain ...