Users Guide

System Repair with SupportAssist OS

Recovery

The System Repair feature in SupportAssist OS Recovery allows you to instantly rollback to a previous point in time on your

computer to resolve boot issues or any other performance issues. The System Repair feature is automatically enabled on all the

computers with at least 50 GB of free disk space and where SupportAssist OS Recovery is available. However, on computers

with less than 50 GB of free disk space, you can manually enable the feature in the operating system control panel settings.

NOTE: The System Repair feature does not work if there is a hardware failure.

This feature helps you to instantly restore your computer to a previous point in time. Restoring your computer may help in

resolving issues caused by virus or malware infections, registry corruption, system file corruption, issues with operating system

patches, or drivers.

NOTE: This feature does not completely protect the program files. The non-Dell applications that are installed on your

computer may be removed when the computer is restored to a previous restore point.

Topics:

• Manually enable System Repair feature

• Run System Repair

Manually enable System Repair feature

On computers with less than 50 GB of free disk space, you can manually enable the System Repair feature in the operating

system control panel settings.

Prerequisites

You must have at least 12 GB of free disk space on your computer.

Steps

1. Click the Start button to open the programs menu.

2. Search and open Control Panel.

3. Click System and Security.

4. Double-click SupportAssist OS Recovery.

5. Select the Settings tab.

6. Enable System Repair, and select the amount of space you want to allocate for storing system repair snapshots.

Results

System Repair feature is enabled on your computer.

Run System Repair

System Repair feature resets the computer to a previous point in time when everything was running smoothly on your

computer.

Prerequisites

System Repair feature must be enabled on your computer.

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