System Restore saves the current state of your Windows system files, Registry settings, device drivers, and installed programs. But you can and should manually create restore points at other times, especially if Windows doesn't necessarily generate them on its own. Now, here's how I use System Restore on my Windows 11 PC and how you can do the same. You'll then need to determine how much space to devote to your system restore points. Also: Windows 11 Home vs. Windows 11 Pro: I found the differences that truly matterScreenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET7.