{"id":54836,"date":"2016-01-28T18:16:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T18:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=54836"},"modified":"2016-10-28T18:17:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T18:17:14","slug":"create-restore-point-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/create-restore-point-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a restore point in Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the steps below to create a restore point in Windows 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong>Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Choose control panel from the list on the right, or type control panel in the search box.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong>Click on System.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Click on System Protection. (See image below)<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RestoreWindows7.png\" alt=\"restorewindows7\" width=\"729\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RestoreWindows7.png 729w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RestoreWindows7-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Click on create at the bottom of the screen, give the restore point a name and click create in the dialog box. (See image below)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Windows7Restore2.png\" alt=\"windows7restore2\" width=\"422\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Windows7Restore2.png 422w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Windows7Restore2-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Wait for the restore point to complete and you&#8217;re all done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the steps below to create a restore point in Windows 7. 1.\u00a0Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner. 2. Choose control panel from the list on the right, or type control panel in the search box. 3.\u00a0Click on System. 4. Click on System Protection. (See image below) 5. 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