Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7271 in the Dev and Beta channels brings with it a new recovery option that restores your PC to the exact state it was at a previous point in time. Microsoft calls it Point-in-time restore, and it works by creating automatic restore points of your entire system, including apps, settings, and local files.
Point-in-time restore works offline, as the restore points are stored locally on your PC’s SSD. It can restore the full system state within the last 72 hours (3 days). The best part is that fast recovery with restore points is simpler, and is capable of fixing driver issues, bad updates, or misconfiguration issues.
In our testing, Windows Latest found that the Point-in-time restore feature works as expected and recovered our full system settings, apps, and files.