Toshiba Portege WT20 Portege WT20-B Series Windows 8.1 User's Guide - Page 122

The System Protection tab of the System Properties, System Restore utility

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122 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits Follow these steps to create a restore point using the System Restore utility: 1 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the Windows charms appear, tap/touch the Search ( ) charm. In the Search field, begin typing Control Panel. Tap/touch Control Panel in the list that appears. 2 Tap/touch System and Security, and then System. 3 In the left pane, tap/touch System Protection. The "System Protection" tab of the System Properties window appears. 4 Tap/touch Configure. 5 In the pop-up window, under Restore settings select Turn on System Protection. 6 Tap/touch OK. 7 Tap/touch Create. 8 Tap/touch the input field, then enter a name that is descriptive enough to be easily understood in the future, such as "Before installing Brand X Accounting app." Then tap/touch Create. The Windows operating system creates the restore point, automatically stamps it with the current date and time, and displays a message that the restore point was successfully created. 9 Tap/touch Close. Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows configuration using the saved restore point. To do this: 1 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the Windows charms appear, tap/touch the Search ( ) charm. In the Search field, begin typing Control Panel. Tap/touch Control Panel in the list that appears. 2 Tap/touch System and Security, and then System. 3 In the left pane, Tap/touch System Protection. The "System Protection" tab of the System Properties window appears. 4 Tap/touch System Restore... 5 Tap/touch Next. 6 Tap/touch the Restore point you want to use, then tap/touch Next.

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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
Follow these steps to create a restore point using the
System Restore utility:
1
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the
Windows charms appear, tap/touch the
Search
(
)
charm. In the Search field, begin typing
Control Panel
.
Tap/touch
Control Panel
in the list that appears.
2
Tap/touch
System and Security
, and then
System
.
3
In the left pane, tap/touch
System Protection
.
The “System Protection” tab of the System Properties
window appears.
4
Tap/touch
Configure
.
5
In the pop-up window, under
Restore settings
select
Turn on System Protection
.
6
Tap/touch
OK
.
7
Tap/touch
Create
.
8
Tap/touch the input field, then enter a name that is
descriptive enough to be easily understood in the future,
such as “Before installing Brand X Accounting app.”
Then tap/touch
Create
.
The Windows operating system creates the restore
point, automatically stamps it with the current date and
time, and displays a message that the restore point was
successfully created.
9
Tap/touch
Close
.
Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows
configuration using the saved restore point. To do this:
1
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the
Windows charms appear, tap/touch the
Search
(
)
charm. In the Search field, begin typing
Control Panel
.
Tap/touch
Control Panel
in the list that appears.
2
Tap/touch
System and Security
, and then
System
.
3
In the left pane, Tap/touch
System Protection
.
The “System Protection” tab of the System Properties
window appears.
4
Tap/touch
System Restore...
5
Tap/touch
Next
.
6
Tap/touch the Restore point you want to use, then
tap/touch
Next
.