How do you do a full restore

Hello Janell Sampson

After taking a backup, you can restore it with the help of a backup file.

1- laptops often have a recovery program of their own. Check if this backup is already stored on your computer hard drive by the manufacturer's utility. To do this, go to the path below (Windows XP or Vista or 7 or 10)

Computer>Control panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management>In Computer Management (Local) select “Disk Management”>

Now be careful, do you see a hidden partition? (Except the partition with a size of 100 MB MBR=Master Boot Record which is located before the C partition )

2-If you see the backup file that is hidden in this list, go to the web page of the computer manufacturer and in the relevant downloads section - download and install your laptop recovery program and perform the recovery operation with it.

3-If in section1 you did not see the backup file, it means you can not recover it by your computer program. You now have two options: either make a backup file with the help of Windows or make a backup file with the help of utilities such as “Acronis”. After preparing the backup file, you can restore it at any time next time .

4- I personally use” Acronis” version 2010 to backup and restore Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows 7. You must format your hard drive in NTFS mode because The FAT32 format is not supported on” Acronis” Also use newer versions of” Acronis” (usually from 2018 onward) for Windows 10.

5-You can also restore Windows to one of its proper operating points in the past :

*In Windows 7( and XP):

Control panel>System>system protection>System Restore>Next>Select “Show more

restore point”>Select the desired restore point>Next>Finish

*In Windows 10:

Control Panel>System>System protection>System Restore>Select “Recommended restore” or “Choose a different restore point”>Next>select “Show more restore points” to see more restore points >Select the desired restore point >Next>finish

Some of these restore points are created by Windows itself and some by the user, and in any case you must have already allowed Windows to create a restore point This permission is usually enabled by default for partition C.

6-If Windows on your laptop is already damaged, you should use the existing and damaged Windows serial number to install a new copy of Windows by the relevant DVD. If this is your first time doing this, I can write the installation steps for you. You can also get help from the after-sales service of the laptop manufacturer.