Windows 10 updates keep turning off system restore thus deleting previous restore points!

Anonymous
2017-11-23T10:00:07+00:00

Why is Windows 10 update wiping out my restore points? On November 21, I created two new restore points (manual). My C: system drive was turned on. My limit was set to 25% and my new 1 terabyte  WD hard drive is barely 30% used. This morning, I allowed an update that took a long time to download and install. Afterwards, my Task Manager had new entries, Cortana2. My previous days restore points had been deleted and C: system was turned off in system restore. This is the second time in a month that Windows update has screwed with my settings and system! Why isn't somebody doing something about this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-06-10T13:57:32+00:00

    Has ANYONE ACTUALLY ANSWERED this question yet?   I posed this same question AGAIN, nearly in the same words, elsewhere and the "community" is ignoring my question OR they do not HAVE an answer that adequately deals with updates REMOVING restore points.

    Nearly EVERY time I update (and MS is simply making this so, not showing any competence)  I am losng functionality with a mouse sharing program that Microsoft has cleverly crafted, "Mouse without Borders."   I use TWO PC's, with an ethernet cable between both, and EVERY TIME I update:

    1.  I lose Mouse without Borders setup functionality.   And the only way to get it back is WITH restore points.

    2.  AND, now, VOILA's, Microsoft removes my saved Restore points.

    AND, the big deal--breaker for me, to trust MS again, is that UPDATES shows a message, "your files will not be affected."   IS THIS AN OUT-RIGHT LIE or is it incompetence.

    Either answer gives me chills!

    DJ

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-04-28T15:57:23+00:00

    I mean...the restore option is the only option for the average end user. You can't charge money to fix a machine that just crashes again with every update

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-28T15:43:50+00:00

    How on earth does MS stay in business?? The only solution to rescuing a PC from yet another disatrous update crash was to use a rescue disk for system restore. Now you cant even do that. SO.....is the only option to join a class action lawsuit???

    I have spent over 20 hours on this ridiculous Windows 10 machine. HOW DO THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-04-19T06:55:30+00:00

    Thank you! I was surprised to get a concise answer so soon. Since I'm blind, using a screen reader, I probably missed any notification of such annoying processes. Even my Windows Media Player got reset to Groove Music, which I seems less accessible. Way to go Microsoft, clearing up the changes took me at least an hour.

    WOW!

    Your OK with that, Sonarflash?

    With the quick concise answer, sure. But with the actual thing they are doing, Im SO SO Not OK with that! (Changing to Groove, for a start... Yuk!)

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-04-19T06:50:32+00:00

    When a "feature" upgrade is performed such as the Anniversary Update (v1607), original Creators Update (v1703), or Fall Creators Update (v1709), the update will clear at least (1) Restore Points, (2) Event Log entries, (3) Windows Update History, and (4) Reliability History. Basically you are installing a new operating system, and using restore points from previous versions would mess things up. You do have the option of rolling back to the previous version for a period of time if you have issues with the new version.

    JohnD

    Aaahhh... My point exactly!

    But Why? Its just wrong wrong wrong. And with MSoft as it behaves now, we have NO settings options to do a damn thing about it!

    But for working hard to constantly block these damn upgrades. When I see one coming, or see my banwidth going crazy, I go straight to performance moniter and KILL the W10upgrade processs, then delete any remnants of what it had downloaded!

    As far as W10 goes, I was fairly OK with 1511. Im still running 1511 on one PC. But its hard work stopping these forced (So-called) upgrades!

    So what is MSofts response to me doing this?.... STOP ALL PATCHES & SUPPORT! If you don't upgrade. For 1511, and now 1607. Damn cyber mafia!

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