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A ‘tip of the iceberg’ problem with RPV

Posted on September 16, 2019 at 01:10 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

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By Fred Langa

Win7’s and Win10’s Restore previous versions (RPV) applets normally work in the background, so you might not notice when they’ve failed.

But an RPV failure can be a symptom of deeper problems — especially in Win10, where RPV is intimately linked with other recovery components.

Plus: “Bad penny” drivers and (ahem) “asking for a friend” about browser trouble.

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.33.0 (2019-09-16).

LangaList AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Bad device drivers, File History, Restore previous versions

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