2013 Archives

[Vince53]

Windows 8 makes it difficult to set and use System Restore Points, and they don't let you Schedule them anymore. You have to go to Settings, Control Panel, System, System Protection to find where it is hidden.

Holy File (which is not religious) sends me a once-a-week list of obsolete programs I can download for free. I did one two days ago and got a hijacker called "Do Search." To my surprise, Win Patrol (which I swear by) couldn't get rid of it. I went to Internet Options and changed my Home Page, but it was still there. I finally used my last System Restore Point, and that got rid of it.

You have to do it manually in Windows 8, but you need to set a System Restore Point at least once a week.