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What is not restored when performing a System Restore?

April 26, 2017Performing restore restored system

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What is not restored when performing a System Restore?

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According to Microsoft, the following is not restored when using the System Restore feature: • DRM settings • Passwords in the SAM hive • WPA settings (Windows authentication information is not restored) • Specific directories/files listed in the Monitored File Extensions list in the System Restore section of the Platform SDK e.g. ‘My Documents’ folder. • Any file types not monitored by System Restore like personal data files (e.g. .doc, .jpg, .txt etc.) • Items listed in both Filesnottobackup and KeysnottoRestore (HKLM\System\Controlset001\Control\Backuprestore\Filesnottobackup and Keysnottorestore) in the registry.