University of Maryland University CollegeCSIA 310: Cybersecurity Processes & Technologies

CSIA 310: Lab Activity # 1Submitted By: Date:

Title: Creating, Using, Removing System Restore Points for Windows 10.

Investigate Restore and Recover Tools for System Integrity

Operating Environment:

Software: windows 10 Professional 64-bit

Hardware: Laptop of Desktop

Description: This section will provide necessary steps for Creating, Using, and

Removing System restore procedures. Below are the steps that help to mitigate system

threats and vulnerabilities. System restore point feature helps operators to quickly restore

system files to previous states without making any changes to saved data which helps to

reduce threats and vulnerabilities.

Warnings and Restrictions:

Verify that computer is connected to wired connection. Back up all drivers to an external

hard drive or other type of external storage media for future use.

Resources (Further Reading): http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-create-restore-point-in-windows-8-1/https://www.isunshare.com/windows-8/delete-restore-points-on-windows-8-8.1.htmlhttps://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-system-restore-in-windows-2626131http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-use-system-restore-in-windows-8-3443387/

Creating System restore:

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Steps: 1: Log on you computer

Press Window key + RThis will open Run menu

2. In run menu Type CONTROL then press enter

This will open Control Panel

3. Navigate within the Control Panel click System and Security click System then click on System Protection

4. Click configure then click “turn on system protection” then click OK5. Type a descriptive name for your restore points then click “Create” as shown in image below 5. A popup window will appear “ Creating a restore point” after that a popup window will appear if the restore point was created successfully or unsuccessfully as shown in images below.

Using System Restore in Windows 8.1STEPS1 Open Control Panel. 2 Click on System and Security in Control Panel3 Click System within System and Security

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4 Click System Protection then click System Restore

5 Choose “Recommended restore” or choose “Choose a different restore” then click Next

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6 Once restore is complete, click finish then restore process begins

Remove Restore points on Windows 8.1

STEPS:

Step 1: Open Control Panel,Search restore point in the search box, and click Create a restore point to move on as shown in the image below.

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Step 2: In System Properties, select System Protection, choose a hard drive that has system protection turned on, and tap Configure as shown in the image below.

Step 3: In the next window, choose Delete. Then, Click Continue as shown in the image below.

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Step 4: Wait until deletion process is complete.You will see the restore points were deleted successfully as shown in the image below.

Above-mentioned procedures are use for creating, using and removing System Restore Points for Windows 8.1

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Title: Managing Windows 8.1 Programs and Features

Operating Hardware and Software:

Hardware: Laptop or desktop

Software: Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit

Description:In this section we will describe managing program and features for Windows 8.1

that includes turn windows features ON/OFF, Modify, repair, or uninstall a program from

a Windows 8.1 system, and find installed and removed updates.

Warning and Restrictions:

Ensure the computer is running on wired connection and computer has Internet

connectivity because it needs certain files from Microsoft. Do not disconnect, unplug, or

turn off your PC while the update is being installed.

Resources (Further Reading): http://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-systems/windows-8/how-to-turn-windows-8-1-features-on-and-off/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5MNjMdfm7shttp://www.sitepronews.com/2014/07/01/windows-8-maintenance-uninstalling-changing-repairing-programs/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15356/windows-8-install-update-kb-2919355

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a. Turn Windows Features ON or OFFSTEPS:1. Move the mouse cursor to bottom left at the start screen as shown below,

2. Right click at the start screen then click Control panel as shown below

3. At the control panel click programs as shown below

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4. Then click Programs and features as shown below,

5. In the left click windows features on or off

6. In the window feature window that appears check the box corresponding to the feature you want on and uncheck the box corresponding to the feature you want to turn off then click OK.

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7. Wait for the changes to be applied then close.

b. Modify, Repair, or uninstall a program from a windows 8.1 systems. To uninstall/ Change a program STEPS:

1. Right click on the start icon in the lower left hand corner.

2. Select Programs and Features

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3. Select an application you want to uninstall then click Uninstall

c. Select and install Updates for Windows Applications, Find an installed Update, remove an installed update

To install updates: STEPS:1. Click at edge of the screen, Click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.2. Tap or click Update and recovery, and then tap or click Windows Update.3. Click Check now.4. Then click View details.5. In the list of updates, select the update containing KB 2919355, and then tap or click Install. Make sure to restart your computer after installing any updates

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To remove an installed update:STEPS1. From the start screen Click Search

2. Then Click view installed updates as shown below,

3. Then click on view installed updates, which will take you to the installed updates (which includes lists of all installed updates) as shown below

4. You can scroll down and look for specific update or you can search it at top right corner at search bar.

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5. Once you find the update you want to uninstall, you can right click then click uninstall then click OK.

Make sure to restart your computer after you uninstall the program

All above mentioned procedures and steps are used to manage Windows 8.1 program and features.

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