Microsoft Systems Restore

RKJ52
RKJ52 Forum Participant Posts: 130
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edited December 2015 in General Chat #1

Those on Windows 10 will know that Microsoft have just released another update to the system.

One of the changes that I have noticed on our laptops (3) is that the 'system restore' function which I am sure many of you have found useful in the past has now defaulted to be switched off. Further, the update deletes all previous versions you may have
had on your machine.

I suggest you switch it back on by going into the sytsem restore menu and using the configure button. Once you have switched it back on, I suggest you immediately create a restore point.

 

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  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited December 2015 #2

    Good advice RKJ.  Especially for those who in the future will be automatically upgraded to Win 10 whether they want to or not via the sneaky win 10 upgrade within the Microsoft Updates.  Important to set their Win updates to manual.

    K  

  • RKJ52
    RKJ52 Forum Participant Posts: 130
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    edited December 2015 #3

    You are right Kennine, but they are even craftier in this last update in that you cannot turn the automatic updates off. You can delay them until the next restart, but cannot turn them off.

  • ValDa
    ValDa Forum Participant Posts: 3,004
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    edited December 2015 #4

    My OH was looking at this yesterday (he has Windows 10) and found this:

    How to stop Windows 10 automatic updates

    He hasn't tried it yet.

  • redface
    redface Forum Participant Posts: 1,701
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    edited December 2015 #5

    Does anyone know if MS are also mucking about with Windows 8.1 when they up date it? 

    Sorry but my grandchildren are fed up with me asking them technical questions and my failing to understand their answers.

  • RKJ52
    RKJ52 Forum Participant Posts: 130
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    edited December 2015 #6

    Hi Valda,

    I am sure there will be a change in the registry smewhere that could be changed and no doubt it time it will become public knowledge, but may users are understandably nervous of accessing this area of their computer.

    You can uninstall updates, as I had to with an Outlook update which Microsoft adnitted did cause problems. It has now been omitted from the general update and will not be replaced, so I do qusetion why they installed it in the first place.

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited December 2015 #7

    Hi Rkj, further to turning automatic updates off, I have just had a root around my Win 8.1 system,---- I installed all the latest downloads and to date I am still able to choose the update method, so long as I uncheck "give me updates for other microsoft products"   ------------ have not tried  it on the Win 7 laptop yet.

    Do you happen to know the sneaky Win 10 update system id number as I will look out for it.

    IMO Microsoft are not quite being above board by forcing users  to upgrade to Win 10 surreptitously.

    Regards Kennine.

  • RKJ52
    RKJ52 Forum Participant Posts: 130
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    edited December 2015 #8

    Hi Kennine,

    the one that caused it was a cumulative one they released on the 11th December and was KB3116900

  • RKJ52
    RKJ52 Forum Participant Posts: 130
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    edited December 2015 #9

    Hi again,

    that should read or KB3122947, they both came through overnight on the 11th

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited December 2015 #10

    Hi again,

    that should read or KB3122947, they both came through overnight on the 11th

    Write your comments here...Thanks I will have a looksee.

    K

  • Briang
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    edited December 2015 #11

    I'm still on windows XP Pro will not change as there are too many problems with the newer systems.

  • RKJ52
    RKJ52 Forum Participant Posts: 130
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    edited December 2015 #12

    Hi Briang,

    I have no problems with Windows 10, in fact very impressed. My concern is that the system restore is disabled by default.

  • briantimber
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    edited December 2015 #13

    I'll stick with my windows 7 for a few more months, let all the bugs get ironed out in 10. I suspect that microsoft are reviewing their security and intend to discard the earlier systems as they are not cost effective anymore, I seem to remember that windows xp is  no longer covered.......Cool

  • TheTakman
    TheTakman Forum Participant Posts: 24
    edited December 2015 #14

    I have never found system restore to be very useful. If the problem is fixable then I usually fix it myself. If the problem is more complicated then system restore can't fix it anyway!

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited December 2015 #15

    If it's serious enough to need System Restore, then System Restore is usually unaccessible.

  • Metheven
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    edited December 2015 #16

    Have to agree with the OP, why this was done defy's logic. I had 5 System Restores as I delete older ones as time goes by, but this update Deleted User the lot and turned it off. I have now configured it again and made a Restore but only have the one after the update now, here's hoping its OK as I have nothing to revert to.

    The update from W10 to the present W10 was a major build update so maybe reverting back was just not possible.

    Been running W10 for about 4 months now and its very stable and speedy, dislike the Edge browser though so still with Firefox but the option is there.

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