What could be causing windows restore to not be working?

Answer by  PowerIsMe (844)

One main reason could be that there is no restore point. Windows can only restore your system to a previous state if that previous state was saved. Also, there are some things that restore cannot fix - like deleted files etc.

Answer by  nobledogger (35)

Windows system restore by defult is turned off with a new computer. In able for Windows restore to work, you need to turn it on and create a restore point.

Answer by  tvb3210 (21)

a system restore point can become unstable due to viruses, system overload (too much data on the disk) or corruption due to space limitation on the amount of storage for system restore availability.

Answer by  Mike69 (32)

It is possible that you may have contracted a type of malware of virus program. The Windows Restore feature may also be disabled or not have a previous save point.

Answer by  BillK (7)

One cause for WIndows restore not to work is a local or group ploicy that does not permit Windows restore.