You need to return your Windows system files and settings to an earlier point in time without affecting personal files. What should you do?

Restoring a system image typically overwrites the entire drive or partition with the image's contents, which would affect personal files, contrary to the requirement.

Last Known Good Configuration loads the system's previous successful startup settings, but it does not roll back system files or settings to an earlier point in time like System Restore does.

The System Restore Wizard creates restore points that capture the state of system files, installed applications, Windows registry, and system settings, enabling a rollback to a previous working state while leaving personal user files untouched. This feature is specifically designed for troubleshooting system issues caused by recent software installations or driver updates by reverting only system-level changes.

Restarting in Safe Mode starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and services for troubleshooting, but it does not restore system files or settings to an earlier state.