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System Restore under Win 11 home

MouldyOldDough
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Has MS been stupid and removed System Restore from Win 11 ?
I can no longer access this vital utility via Settings,
It appears to now be called GO BACK and is Greyed out under settings
luckily it is still there under Control Panel !



If I was half as smart as I think I am - I'd be twice as smart as I REALLY am.

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  • mluton
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    Search "system restore" from start button, click "create restore point", its still there. :)
  • Jumblebumble
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    edited 3 November 2025 at 2:33PM
    MouldyOldDough said:
    Has MS been stupid and removed System Restore from Win 11 ?
    I can no longer access this vital utility via Settings,
    It appears to now be called GO BACK and is Greyed out under settings
    luckily it is still there under Control Panel !


    I think GO BACK is for reverting to Windows 10 after an upgrade
    AIUI one has 10 days to do so and then it greys out
  • Ayr_Rage
    Ayr_Rage Posts: 3,646 Forumite
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    edited 3 November 2025 at 3:59PM
    Type "create a restore point" in the taskbar search box and this will appear.




  • MouldyOldDough
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    mluton said:
    Search "system restore" from start button, click "create restore point", its still there. :)

    Mine doesn't - it shows the main settings menu

    If I was half as smart as I think I am - I'd be twice as smart as I REALLY am.
  • FrugaiMacDugal
    FrugaiMacDugal Posts: 538 Forumite
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    If you go to Control Panel > Recovery > Open System Restore, and other options.
  • treaclepumpkin
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    Open a command (cmd) prompt and then use the command "rstrui.exe" to start the process.
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