Click Command Prompt in the Advanced options interface. Then, go to Repair your computer, click Windows 10 > Troubleshoot.

Boot from recovery drive or installation disc. But also I don't even know if that would restore files like photos and word documents. Method 4: How to restore computer to earlier date using command prompt Step 1. Is it possible to restore Windows 10 to a previous date, with all of my files and everything going being restored, without having manually created a restore point? I never thought something this devastating would happen so I never bothered to create a restore point. I didn't realize this and then I downloaded what it had recovered back onto this drive, apparently overwriting that space and making it so those files could no longer be recovered. I tried using a file recovery service, and it corrupted my files and didn't recover them properly.

It didn't, and now years of memories are gone.

I was a complete idiot and I told Windows to delete temporary files and foolishly selected my downloads folder to be included, because I thought it would distinguish between junk files and literally all of my other files. If Windows does not start anymore, you can use a previously created disc repair, restore the system to a specific date or to the factory settings (illustrated. System Restore is a handy feature that takes a sort of snapshot of your PC’s software, registry, and driver configuration at a specific point in time called a restore point. I am pretty desperate here, and I don't even know if this is possible.

Reset pc to previous date