System Restore
E185557
System Restore is a Windows feature that periodically saves system state snapshots so users can roll back their computers to a previous working configuration without affecting personal files.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| System Restore canonical | 2 |
| System Restore (early implementation) | 1 |
| System Restore (refined from Windows Me) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1645985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System Restore Context triple: [Windows ME, includedFeature, System Restore]
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A.
System
System is a core .NET namespace that provides fundamental classes and base types essential for building .NET applications.
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B.
System File Checker
System File Checker is a Windows utility that scans for and restores corrupted or missing system files to maintain operating system stability.
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C.
File History
File History is a Windows backup feature that automatically saves and allows restoration of previous versions of users’ personal files.
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D.
Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup is a built-in Windows utility that frees up disk space by finding and removing unnecessary files such as temporary data and system cache.
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E.
Restoration
The Restoration was the period in 17th-century England when the monarchy was re-established under Charles II, following the collapse of the republican Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System Restore Target entity description: System Restore is a Windows feature that periodically saves system state snapshots so users can roll back their computers to a previous working configuration without affecting personal files.
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A.
System
System is a core .NET namespace that provides fundamental classes and base types essential for building .NET applications.
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B.
System File Checker
System File Checker is a Windows utility that scans for and restores corrupted or missing system files to maintain operating system stability.
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C.
File History
File History is a Windows backup feature that automatically saves and allows restoration of previous versions of users’ personal files.
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D.
Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup is a built-in Windows utility that frees up disk space by finding and removing unnecessary files such as temporary data and system cache.
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E.
Restoration
The Restoration was the period in 17th-century England when the monarchy was re-established under Charles II, following the collapse of the republican Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows feature
ⓘ
operating system recovery technology ⓘ |
| allowsUserAction |
configure disk space usage
ⓘ
create restore point manually ⓘ enable or disable protection per drive ⓘ restore computer to previous restore point ⓘ |
| automaticTriggerEvent |
Windows Update installation
ⓘ
driver installation ⓘ software installation ⓘ system changes ⓘ |
| availableInVersion |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 8.1 ⓘ Windows Vista ⓘ Windows XP ⓘ |
| canBeStartedFrom |
Windows Recovery Environment
ⓘ
within Windows ⓘ |
| canFix |
issues caused by certain Windows updates
ⓘ
problems caused by faulty drivers ⓘ problems caused by problematic software installations ⓘ |
| configurationInterface |
Control Panel
ⓘ
Settings app in newer Windows versions ⓘ System Properties dialog ⓘ |
| creates | restore points ⓘ |
| defaultStatus | enabled on system drive in many Windows versions ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| doesNotAffect |
documents
ⓘ
music files ⓘ personal user files ⓘ pictures ⓘ video files ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion | Windows ME ⓘ |
| limitation |
cannot recover deleted personal files
ⓘ
cannot remove some types of malware ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| primaryFunction | restore system files and settings to an earlier point in time ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
backup and restore
ⓘ
system image backup ⓘ |
| restorePointIncludes |
Windows Registry settings
ⓘ
installed programs metadata ⓘ system configuration ⓘ system files ⓘ |
| restorePointType | system state snapshot ⓘ |
| storageLocation | protected system volume ⓘ |
| triggerType |
automatic
ⓘ
manual ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | Volume Shadow Copy Service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: System Restore Description of subject: System Restore is a Windows feature that periodically saves system state snapshots so users can roll back their computers to a previous working configuration without affecting personal files.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: System Restore
linked to: System Restore