The reliability of operating systems for home computers is steadily improving with the release of each new version. However, manufacturers are just as persistently improving the methods of recovering the OS after irreparable failures in its operation, especially since such mechanisms are also necessary to protect against failures in the operation of computer hardware. Windows 7 has a built-in component that allows you to restore the operating system from a pre-created image.
Necessary
Windows 7 OS
Instructions
Step 1
Start the operating system component named "Recovery". This can be done through the Windows "Control Panel" - open the main OS menu and select this item in its right column. In the panel window that opens, click on the "Computer data archiving" link in the "System and Security" section. The link to launch the required component is placed on the next page and is named "Restore system parameters or computer" - use it.
Step 2
This OS component can be opened in a different way. Press the Win key and type "in" - this is enough for the line "Restoring your computer or reinstalling Windows" to appear in the "Control Panel" section of the search results. Click on it with the mouse, and the required component will appear on the screen.
Step 3
Click on the link "Advanced recovery methods". The next page will be loaded into the system application window, where the component will offer to choose one of the options - system recovery using the installation disk or the system image. Click on the words "Use the system image that you created earlier to restore your computer."
Step 4
In the next window, the program will offer to create a copy of user files on some medium other than the system disk. Agree with the proposal by clicking the "Archive" button, or click "Skip" if you already have such an archive. The list of existing archives will be present in this window if data backup was previously enabled on the computer. There is no need for a new backup even if a separate disk was allocated for the system, and user data was stored on another.
Step 5
After restarting the computer, the recovery process will begin, after which the program will prompt you to restart the computer again - click the "Restart" button.
