{"id":823,"date":"2009-01-13T19:11:58","date_gmt":"2009-01-13T13:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=823"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T08:52:06","slug":"scan-for-affected-programs-system-restore-feature-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/scan-for-affected-programs-system-restore-feature-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Scan for affected programs &#8211; New System Restore Feature in Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/w7-icon.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"44\" \/>When you perform a System Restore rollback in earlier versions of Windows, you&#8217;ll see the list of changes in the file system\/registry that had occurred after restoring to an earlier System Restore point. Windows 7 introduces a new System Restore feature wherein you can know beforehand the list of programs and drivers that will be affected (added\/removed) in the event of restoration to a particular point.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Launch the System Restore window via Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools.<\/p>\n<p>Click <b>Next<\/b>, and select a System Restore point from the list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/w7-sr-ui-5.png\" width=\"537\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <b>Scan for affected programs<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/w7-sr-ui-4.png\" width=\"475\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The list of Program and driver changes (for the chosen System Restore snapshot) would be listed in the dialog. This is yet another excellent feature which is introduced in Windows 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you perform a System Restore rollback in earlier versions of Windows, you&#8217;ll see the list of changes in the file system\/registry that had occurred after restoring to an earlier System Restore point. Windows 7 introduces a new System Restore feature wherein you can know beforehand the list of programs and drivers that will be &#8230; <a title=\"Scan for affected programs &#8211; New System Restore Feature in Windows 7\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/scan-for-affected-programs-system-restore-feature-windows-7\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Scan for affected programs &#8211; New System Restore Feature in Windows 7\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-7"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3374,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/create-restore-protection-point-rollback-windows\/","url_meta":{"origin":823,"position":0},"title":"How to Create a Restore Point and Roll-back to a Previous Restore Point","author":"Ramesh","date":"June 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"System Restore has always been an invaluable rescue feature built-in with all versions of Windows. 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