Question

Create a restore procedure that you can use to reinstate your system from your backups. The procedure should consist of a series of steps, taking into consideration the type of backup you used. Your procedure should be half a page in length.

Answer 1

Restore procedure with a series of steps to reinstate a system (client computer or machine) from a backup, depending on and considering the type of backup been used:

In general, there are scheduled automatic and manual (unscheduled) backup processes.
Also, based on how much data are backed up, there are three backup types such as full, incremental, and differential.

In this case, we shall restore Windows system or OS client computer or machine from its backup using "System Restore" Windows native feature, working on the underlying Windows system, restoring the system from a snapshot restoring the computer to an earlier and the most recent restore point which is in good and working condition, either taking restore points created manually or automatically, thus resolving OS crashes and other crashes, and several computer problems- software, hardware, network, user-applications, device drivers, etc., and restoring the system to a pre-disaster state. However, one should either manually enable system restore feature on the Windows systems, or on most of the Windows OS computers, System Restore protection feature would be enabled by default.

In this case, we would choose a restore point (good, the most recent, and a working one) that was created manually.

System restore process restores the Windows registry, Windows OS and other supported files, and Windows settings.
The steps show the restore procedure in general for any version (mostly the latest versions) of Windows OS on a client computer.

* You would need to carry out this process in on the dialog box under the “System Protection” tab on the Windows OS client computer or machine,
* Hence, click "Start",
* Type in "Restore, to search for the Windows restore settings native app,
* Click "Create a restore point",
* Click the "System Protection" tab,
* On this dialog box, click the "System Restore" button,
* On the System Restore welcome page wizard, click "Next",
* On the next wizard screen, review the available automatic weekly and any manual restore points been created,
* Check the "Show more restore points" checkbox, for any automatic restore points created before the software, app, hardware, or driver installations,
* Select the restore point to which you want the system to be restored to, choosing the most recent working to restore point,
* Click “Scan for affected programs” button for the System Restore feature to detect any bad, corrupt, and potentially affected programs to be uninstalled during the process,
* Click the "Restore point", you have chosen to restore, and click "Next",
* On the dialog box or wizard to confirm the restoration, click "Finish" confirming the same,
* On the wizard asking you to confirm saying "Yes", to not interrupt the system restoration process while the system is being restored, click "Yes" to confirm finishing the process.
* When the system is restarted, test and verify if it resolved the issues that were occurring or you were experiencing.

Hence, in general, the system restores procedure involves and includes:
* Checking and ensuring backup process and its availability.
* Enabling system restore feature.
* Creating a restore point.
* Actual restoring of the system to an earlier, the most recent, good and working restore point.
* Verifying the restoration was successful.