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Backing up your data or your entire device, with the Windows operating system

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153 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits To do this: 1 In the Search field, type Create a restore point. Click or touch Create a restore point from the list that appears. The System Protection tab of the System Properties window appears. 2 Click or touch System Restore... 3 Click or touch Next. 4 Click or touch the Restore point you wish to use then click or touch Next. The time stamp and description of each Restore point is displayed. NOTE At this point you can click or touch Scan for affected programs to determine what the impact of using the chosen Restore Point will be. 5 Verify that the Restore point you chose is the correct one. If it is not, click or touch Back to return to the previous step. 6 Close all programs and save all open files. 7 Click or touch Finish, and then Yes to begin the system restore. Your Windows operating system configuration will now be restored to the state it was in when the chosen restore point was created, and then the device will be automatically restarted. Backing up your data or your entire device with the Windows operating system The most valuable component of your device's system is the data you create and store on its internal storage drive. Since problems with either hardware or software can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most valuable component of your device's system may be a recent backup of your data. Fortunately, the Windows operating system offers a convenient way to back up your device or just your important files to a flash drive, or external hard drives. An external hard drive is recommended in case the internal storage drive fails.

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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
To do this:
1
In the
Search
field, type
Create a restore point
. Click
or touch
Create a restore point
from the list that
appears.
The
System Protection
tab of the System Properties
window appears.
2
Click or touch
System Restore...
3
Click or touch
Next
.
4
Click or touch the Restore point you wish to use then
click or touch
Next
.
The time stamp and description of each Restore point is
displayed.
At this point you can click or touch
Scan for affected
programs
to determine what the impact of using the
chosen Restore Point will be.
5
Verify that the Restore point you chose is the correct
one. If it is not, click or touch
Back
to return to the
previous step.
6
Close all programs and save all open files.
7
Click or touch
Finish
, and then
Yes
to begin the system
restore.
Your Windows operating system configuration will now
be restored to the state it was in when the chosen
restore point was created, and then the device will be
automatically restarted.
Backing up your data or your entire device
with the Windows operating system
The most valuable component of your device’s system is the
data you create and store on its internal storage drive. Since
problems with either hardware or software can make the
data inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most valuable
component of your device’s system may be a recent backup
of your data.
Fortunately, the Windows operating system offers a
convenient way to back up your device or just your
important files to a flash drive, or external hard drives. An
external hard drive is recommended in case the internal
storage drive fails.
NOTE