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My Old Windows Restore Points Were Wasting So Much Space—You Should Check Yours Too

System Restore is a valuable safety feature, but it doesn't need to take over your hard drive. By checking how much space it's using, deleting old restore points, and setting a reasonable storage ...
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Your Windows 11 System Restore points may vanish 30 days earlier than you'd expect

Microsoft now sets a 60-day expiration for System Restore points on Windows 11. System Restore points previously aimed for 90 days, but often expired much sooner. Enabling System Restore is a valuable ...
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System Restore won't create a restore point!

It is also not creating restore points on it's own. There's 18Gb free on my drive - I also went into the Control Panel and restarted the service several times - indicated the service is running fine - ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Sets New 60-Day Limit for System Restore Points in Windows 11 Update

Microsoft has changed how Windows 11 manages System Restore points after its June 2025 security update. The update, KB5060842, says that starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, System Restore points ...
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Fix 0x80071ac5 System Restore Error on Windows 11/10

This post will show you how to fix System Restore Error 0x80071ac5 on a Windows 11/10 PC. A few Windows users have reportedly been facing System Restore failures. As ...