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

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

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

Nobody has answered because the simple answer is probably that restore points for a previous version (or unupdated version) of Windows probably won't work or will conflict with the current version. Does kind of make sense I suppose. You would probably need to do a rollback rather than use a restore point. However MS could at least have the decency to leave system restore turned ON when they update.

However if losing 'mouse without borders' is your only problem then you are lucky! I would imagine that both your computers probably need to be updated at the same time to keep it working.

Just as a matter of interest, WHY on earth would you want to use two computers simultaneously?  I have seen hardware solutions that allow mouse and keyboard (and even screen) sharing between two computers.

Did you ever think of using a remote access program like AnyDesk on your main computer, and then just set up a remote session to the other computer? That way you could essentially achieve the same result without any additional software?

Nobody has answered because the simple answer is probably that restore points for a previous version (or unupdated version) of Windows probably won't work or will conflict with the current version. Does kind of make sense I suppose. You would probably need to do a rollback rather than use a restore point. However MS could at least have the decency to leave system restore turned ON when they update.

However if losing 'mouse without borders' is your only problem then you are lucky! I would imagine that both your computers probably need to be updated at the same time to keep it working.

Just as a matter of interest, WHY on earth would you want to use two computers simultaneously?  I have seen hardware solutions that allow mouse and keyboard (and even screen) sharing between two computers.

Did you ever think of using a remote access program like AnyDesk on your main computer, and then just set up a remote session to the other computer? That way you could essentially achieve the same result without any additional software?

Thanks for this reply.  I believe that you are absolutely right as the Restore points are likely version dependent.

I am not using a remote application for a number of reasons:    1)  I live full time in a Bus, traveling continuously and use a Verizon Connection and the data costs me (that may be changing).   2)   Anydesk also requires an internet connection for its best usage and I DO use it for remote help to other PC users.

Mouse without Borders also has copy/paste functionality which works seamlessly.   It allows me to utilize my Ethernet connections between my two PC's without any latency whatsoever.   IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM and I can also use it through a Wireless router to control my Roku LOCALLY.  

I do have restricted file and folder sharing (non-public) and I use Mac Address Filtering for all PC's on the network and I also encrypt ALL personal files.

We are nearly wireless in every function except for automatic back-ups, and all six PC's on the network, in the Bus, are automatically backed up to a 5TB drive, which is overkill now as I am not doing much business other than Options trading through a brokerage house that I use (ThinkorSwim).  I do run a blog on how to trade options and futures, but with our overseas travel now almost 75%, I am winding that down as well.

DJ

p.s.  I forgot to mentiont the Mouse without Borders is FREE.   I still love FREE when I can get it.

OK, I'm still not entirely sure why you are using two PC's when you could use one, but I guess that's a little off-topic. You could use built-in Remote Desktop Connection which works through your local network and doesn't incur data costs, but perhaps this wouldn't meet your needs.