Lesson 13 CNET 102

File History

A feature in Windows 10 that is designed to keep your personal files safe. It enables users who are not administrators to select an external drive or a folder on the network, and it automatically backs up and restores their personal files.

Restore Point

A representation of the state of your computer's system files and settings.

Disable driver signature enforcement

Allows drivers containing improper signatures to be loaded.

Command Prompt

Allows you to access the Command prompt while in Safe mode. (Windows Recovery)

The Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE or WinRE)

Can be used to repair common causes of unbootable operating systems. It is based on the Windows Preinstallation Environment

Enable boot logging

Creates a file, ntbtlog.txt, that lists all the drivers that are installed during startup and that might be useful for advanced troubleshooting.

Backup

Duplicating data so that these duplications can be accessed in your efforts to restore the original after a data loss event.

Disable early launch anti-malware protection

If you are having problems that are caused by your anti-virus program, you can stop the early launch anti-malware protection, which allows you to update your virus definitions and perform further scans.

A Windows 10 File Recovery drive

It can be used to refresh or reset your computer, restore your computer to a previously created System Restore point, recover your Windows installation from a specific system image file, automatically fix startup problems, and perform advanced troubleshooting from the command prompt help by providing enough of a boot environment to get you back into the system so you can begin the troubleshooting process

Disable automatic restart on system failure

Prevents Windows from automatically restarting if an error causes Windows to fail. Choose this option only if Windows is stuck in a loop where Windows fails, attempts to restart, and fails again repeatedly.

Startup Settings

Reboots Windows and lets you choose which advanced boot option you want to boot into (Windows Recovery)

Startup Repair

Reboots into a specific Windows Recovery Environment program known as Start Repair and runs a diagnosis and repair routine that seeks to make your PC bootable again. (Windows Recovery)

System Image Recovery

Recovers Windows using a system image file that you created with the recimg.exe command. (Windows Recovery)

PC refresh

Reinstalls Windows and keeps your personal files and settings. Keeps the apps that came with your PC and any apps you may have installed from the Windows Store

PC reset

Reinstalls Windows but deletes your files, settings, and apps, except for the apps that came with your PC

System Restore

Restores your system to a chosen restore point. (Windows Recovery)

Windows 10 System Restore

Saves information about your drivers, registry settings, programs, and system files in the form of restore points for drives with system protection turned on

Enable Safe Mode with Networking

Starts Windows in Safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network.

Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt

Starts Windows in Safe mode with a command prompt window instead of the usual Windows interface.

Enable debugging

Starts Windows in an advanced troubleshooting mode intended for IT professionals and system administrators. (Startup Settings)

Enable low-resolution video

Starts Windows using your current video driver and using low resolution (640 x 480) and refresh rate settings. You can use this mode to reset your display settings.

Enable Safe Mode

Starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and services. If you make a change to the system and Windows no longer boots, you can try Safe mode.