With System Restore you can revert your PC's state to a previous point in time. This can be particularly useful when troubleshooting issues caused by recent changes, such as software installations, driver updates, or system settings modifications.

Learn about the different reset options in Windows and how to reset your device.

Restore is the act of retrieving data from a backup and returning it to its original location or a new one. This process is typically used when files have been lost, corrupted, or accidentally deleted. By restoring from a backup, you can recover your data to the state it was in at the time of the backup.

Install Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 (AIK) on the computer. To download Windows AIK, go to the following Microsoft website: Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Windows AIK. Right-click Deployment Tools Command Prompt, and then select Run as administrator.

To avoid this problem, install the hotfix that is described in this Microsoft KB article on the Windows Imaging Format (WIM) file in your Windows RE environment. To do this, follow these steps. Note If your computer is in an OEM product-based environment, contact the OEM vendor for more information.

Assume that you try to restore files or system backups by using Backup and Restore in Control Panel on a computer that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). In this situation, the restore operation may fail. Note When the restore operation fails, the computer restarts automatically.

Learn about Windows RE, how to access it, and the different tools it offers.

System protection in Windows is a recovery feature designed to help you safeguard your system settings. It primarily involves creating and managing restore points, which are snapshots of system files, installed applications, Windows Registry, and system settings at a specific point in time.

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012. To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry. You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Découvrez comment utiliser la restauration du système dans Windows.