System Restore Points

[Emperor Nero]

So I am not familiar with how System restore points work beyond the fact that it saves the state of your computer currently. Say I download a virus of some type, can I go back to that system restore point and it removes said virus?

 

[Laptop65]

Not necessarily, it mainly restores your settings rather than your files. Most of the time the virus is still there. You're better off just scanning with Malwarebytes and buying a good Antivirus such as Kaspersky.

 

[Emperor Nero]

I got MalwareBytes. I know how to keep my computer secure, I had just never played with restore points before.