If you’ve seen our previous video on creating a restore point in Windows 8, you may be wondering how to roll back to it should your system run into trouble. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the process of rolling back to an earlier restore point in Windows 8.
To begin, type “system” from anywhere on the start page and click on “Settings”. From there, left click on “Create System Restore Point” to open the system properties on the system protection tab. The first thing you’ll see on the system protection tab is the system with star, which you should left click on to open up system restore.
After clicking “Next”, you will be able to see all of your restore points. It’s always a good idea to go with your latest system restore, and if that doesn’t work, roll backwards after that. Select the restore point you want to roll back to, and click “Next”.
If you click “Scan for affected programs”, your computer will be scanned for any programs or drivers that may be removed if you roll back to the restore point. If there are no detected issues, simply click “Close”.
If you select the Windows Update and click “Scan for affected programs”, you will see that anything installed after that restore point will be removed. If that’s what’s causing the problem, you can roll back and not use that update.
Once you’ve selected the restore point you want to roll back to, click “Finish”. A prompt will appear asking if you want to start the system restore. Click “Yes”, and your computer will prepare for the system restore.
After your computer restarts, you’ll see that the system restore was completed successfully and your system settings and programs have been rolled back to the earlier time.
That’s it! Rolling back to an earlier restore point in Windows 8 is a simple process that can save you a lot of time and headaches. We hope this guide has been helpful to you.