Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore - A New Way to Roll Back Your PC
Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore: A New Way to Roll Back Your PC Microsoft has added a new Windows 11 recovery feature called Point-in-Time Restore, and this one is worth paying attention to. I discovered it after installing the 2026-06 Preview Update, KB5095093, which brought my system to build 26200.8737. After the update, a new recovery option appeared under: Settings > System > Recovery > Point-in-time restore This is not the same thing as the older System Restore feature many Windows users may remember. System Restore mainly focuses on Windows system files, drivers, registry settings, and some installed software. Point-in-Time Restore is designed to go further. It can roll the PC back to a recent saved state, including Windows, installed apps, settings, and local personal files. That sounds powerful — and it is — but there are some important details users need to understand before treating it like magic. Spoiler alert: it is not magic. Windows still does not come with a t...