Update with more details on how Microsoft encourages users to move to Windows 11 with functionalities related to the restoration of the system.
Microsoft Windows 11 creates system catering points, that is to say snapshots of the system files, parameters and the register of your PC. But these points expire and are automatically deleted after 60 days, Microsoft has now confirmed. Users can protect themselves by creating regular restoration points of the system.
Is it an upgrade or demotion compared to Windows 10, to come at a time when Microsoft encourages users to go from the old operating system to the new? More about this below.
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“With the restoration of the system, you can reintegrate the condition of your PC at a previous time.
Which is great, but these dining points do not last forever, so it is important to know exactly how long they are there. The previous documentation suggested that on Windows 10, the dining points could last up to 90 days.
This suggests that Microsoft’s thrust to move Windows 10 users before support stops on October 14 may need additional help. This is perhaps the reason why two new campaigns to encourage users have just arrived.
Windows the last reports that “after the release of Windows 11 in 2021, the retention period was between 10 and 90 days (mainly 10 days),” he said. Ten days is really not long, but there are good news.
In a new assistance document relating to the update of June 10, Microsoft is a little more specific.
“After installing the Windows security update in June 2025, Windows 11, the 24H2 version will keep the system restoration points up to 60 days. To apply a restoration point, select Open System Restore. Restoring points of more than 60 days are not available. This 60-day limit will also apply to future versions of Windows 11, 24H2 version, “he says.
In other words, Microsoft has confirmed that the restoration points of the Windows 11 system will be deleted after 60 days, so you must periodically create catering points. It’s not as good as 90 days, of course, but much better than 10 days.
“This will give you several snapshots, but Windows will always delete the oldest once they exceed the retention window (now 60 days on Windows 11 24H2 by default),” said Windows last.
To create your own system catering point, as Windows Last explains, you open Start and find “Create a restoration point”, which will open the system protection tab in the system properties. Then, under the protective settings, check that one of the partitions where you will put the backup is protected. Choose this partition and configure to activate protection. Then click Create and follow the instructions on the screen. It will last 60 days. Now that the date of deletion is clear, it seems that the creation of one every few weeks is a good practice.
Windows has also indicated that recently Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 hard in recent weeks. He first declared that Copilot + PCS is ideal for electronic learning, then said that increased productivity was Windows 11 key in a rear campaign at school.
Linked to the restoration points of the system is the recall function that uses AI in its functions. “He captures your screen every few seconds and knows what you are doing. Reminder includes everything, including the people you are talking to, the files you share, and more.
It is a feature that is not present in Windows 10, so it is a key way to encourage users to go to the latest operating system.
