Is my laptop on the way out?
Is my laptop on the way out?
I am talking about a windows system restore.
Search for create a restore point.
There will be an app that allows you to undo system changes.
Under available drives, you want to see that protection is on.
It may not be since windows does not like you second guessing it and often turns system restore off.
If not on, I would turn it on.
Under system restore, you will see the last checkpoint.
If that is not sufficiently old, there is an option to list more restore points.
Whenever I do some sort of a system change, I take a user checkpoint before.
If not comfortable with this, google more about the process.
Here is one hit:
https://www.theverge.com/21266665/w...o-...figuration
Yes, I performed system restores on my previous two computers, but this laptop has never experienced such issues before. After a simple restart yesterday, everything remained fine, though I plan to do another restore just in case something went wrong two days ago. I'll update you on how it goes once I have time. Thank you for the guidance.
It seems your laptop is running out of time. I tried restoring it to an earlier date before the issue began, and everything worked for a while. Now the problem returns, causing data loss on documents and media players. Restarting helps temporarily but only for a short period. I’m considering saving files to the cloud. Anyone know how long a laptop typically lasts when it starts acting this way?
I performed a system restore a few weeks back and everything appears to be fine so far. A questionable Windows update probably caused the issue. Last night Windows completed its first update after the restore. I’m hoping this isn’t the same update that led to the problem.