{"id":55910,"date":"2017-01-04T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=55910"},"modified":"2017-01-04T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T16:30:44","slug":"create-system-restore-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/create-system-restore-point\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a System Restore Point"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating a system restore point on your computer can be a critical piece to recovery after a malware attack.\u00a0 Many times it is an afterthought, not realizing how important it can be until it is too late.\u00a0 Follow the steps below to create your custom restore point.\u00a0 This can be done as frequently as you’d like.<\/p>\n

Creating a System Restore Point<\/h4>\n
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  1. Go to your Control Panel.<\/li>\n
  2. Click on the System Protection tab, as highlighted below.\u00a0 Then click on\u00a0“Create”.\"\"<\/li>\n
  3. Next, this screen will pop up.\u00a0 You can name your system restore point whatever you’d like.\u00a0 It is encouraged you name it something so you remember why you are creating this restore point.\u00a0 Example: date, new programs added, etc. \"\"<\/li>\n
  4. Click “Create”.\u00a0 At this time, your restore point will be created.<\/li>\n
  5. Upon successful completion of the restore point being created, you will see this screen pop up. \"\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Remember, creating restore points is critical.\u00a0 Not only for when malware strikes, but if for any reason you wanted to reset your computer to a previous time, you can do so with a system restore point.<\/p>\n

    Want more “How-To’s”?\u00a0 Let\u00a0us know what you want to know, and we will do our best to create a post for it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Creating a system restore point on your computer can be a critical piece to recovery after a malware attack.\u00a0 Many times it is an afterthought, not realizing how important it can be until it is too late.\u00a0 Follow the steps below to create your custom restore point.\u00a0 This can be done as frequently as you’d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":55212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[5134],"class_list":["post-55910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-system-restore-point"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Create a System Restore Point<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Creating a system restore point is critical in the event of a malware attack. 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