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Make MSE Create a Restore Point Before Cleaning Malware
Everyday Malware is continuing to evolve to be more deviant and cause damage your system. Before making any changes to your computer, it’s always a good idea to create a restore point in case the changes break another app or make Windows unstable. Let’s take a look at making Microsoft Security Essentials create Restore Point before removing any infections.
Open MSE and click on the Settings tab, then Advanced on the left side. Now place a check in the box next to Create a system restore point and click on Save Changes. Now a Restore Point will automatically be created before MSE cleans any infection it finds on your computer.
This is helpful in case MSE were to remove a false positive or a difficult virus needs removed in a specific sequence to not make your computer unstable.
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- Published 01/11/10




Many antimalware companies advise on actually disabling System Restore to make sure your system will be completely cleaned, so creating a system restore point when your system is infected may not really be a good idea.
What is MSE?
MSE can remove an infection from a restore point while leaving everything else about it usable
Can’t other programs do that too?
@ MUh MSE stands for Microsoft security essentials. It is a great free anti-virus.