How To Restore Files Using Windows 10 Previous Versions

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How To Restore Files Using Windows 10 Previous Versions. In this article, you will get to know how to enable Windows 10 previous version features and how to restore previous versions of Windows 10. Sometimes, you want to restore the lost files. You can restore those files by using the Windows 10 previous version feature. The previous version is a copy of actual files. These are saved by the system as shadow copies.

How To Enable Windows 10 Previous Versions Feature?

Here are three methods to enable Windows 10 previous version feature.

Method 1 – Use File History:

1.First, connect an external drive to your PC.
2.Open the Windows search bar.
3.Type Update and Security.
4.Select the appropriate option.
5.In the left panel, click on the Backup option.
6.Next, click on the Add a drive option.
7.Select the drive that you want to use as a backup.

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8.All the backup revisions of File History will get restored using the Previous Versions feature in File Explorer.

Method 2 – Use Restore Point:

To use this method, follow the steps:

1.In the Search bar, type Create a restore point.
2.Select the appropriate option.
3.The System Properties will open on your screen.
4.Click on the drive, which you want to use for restoring previous versions.
5.Select the Configure option.
6.Check the Turn on system protection option.

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7.Click on Apply and OK.
8.In the System Protection tab, click on the Create.
9.Now, enter the description for the restore point like date and time.
10.Select the Create.
11.When a new restore point gets created, you can use these snapshots to restore the previous version of files.

Method 3 – Use Shadows Copies:

To use this method, follow the steps given below:

1.Open the Windows search bar.
2.Type Task Scheduler.
3.Select the Top option.
4.Right-click on the Task Scheduler Library, after the Task Scheduler app opens.
5.Select the New folder option from the pop-up menu.
6.Enter a unique name because the folder will get used to keep tasks separated from the system tasks.
7.Then, click on OK.
8.Right-click on the folder that you just created.
9.Click on the Create Task option.
10.Click on the General tab and enter any name for the task.
11.Select the ‘Run whether user is logged on or not‘ option.
12.Uncheck the ‘Do not store passwords‘ option in the Security options section.

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13.Now, click on the Triggers tab.
14.Select the New option.
15.Click on the ‘Begin the task drop-down‘ menu.
16.Select the On a schedule option.
17.Set the start settings as you want, like select Daily if you want to run the task daily and set the start date and time.
18.Click on OK.

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19.Now, select the Actions tab and click on New.
20.Select the Start a program option in the ‘Actions’ drop-down menu.
21.Enter ‘wmic‘ in the Program/script section.
22.Also, enter ‘shadowcopy call create Volume=C:\‘ in the Add arguments (optional)
23.Click on OK.

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24.Now, select the Settings tab.
25.Check ‘Allow task to be run on demand box‘, ‘Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed‘ box, and ‘If the task fails restart every box‘.
26.You will require to register your Administrative username and password.
27.Finally, click on OK.
28.After the procedure, the shadow copies will be created as per the schedule. These can be used for restoring previous version of Windows 10.

How To Restore Previous Version Of Windows 10?

After enabling the Previous Versions feature, you can restore any files that you have lost. To do it, follow the steps:

1.Press the Windows + E keys to open the File Explorer.
2.Right-click on the folder that had the file you want to restore.
3.Select the Properties option.
4.Select the Previous Versions tab and in the File versions section.
5.You will find the list of the various periods when the shadow copies were created.
6.Select the shadow copy you want to restore.
7.Click on the little arrow beside the Restore.
8.Click on the ‘Restore to‘ option.
9.Set the location where you want to restore.

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10.Click on the Select folder option to restore the files.
11.You can check to see if the file has been restored or not.