Microsoft Update my Hardrive restore the original default settings

I agreed to install 3 updates of Microsoft last week, and then when I turned on my computer last night, he said it was installing and configuring updates before my appeared login screen. my password was quantity, but none of my files (documents, photos, downloaded the software) is on my computer. MSN is no more on it, but still some programs (such as CD-ROM games) are still on the desk.
Is there a way to recover my system where it was before these so-called "updates" have been installed?

Hi SKGIRL11,

Thank you for using the Microsoft Answers forum.  You can restore your system using restore points.

Use the system restore feature:

1. click on Start, type System Restore in the Search box, and then click System Restore under the programs section. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click continue.

2. on the System Restore page, click Next.

3. Select a restore point during which you know the operating system works, and then click Next.

The restore point should be a date that precedes the first time you experienced the problem described in the Symptoms"" section. To select a date, use the option to choose a different restore point , and then click Next.

4. If you are prompted for the disk to restore, select the hard disk on which the operating system is installed, and then click Next.

5. in the confirm your restore point page, click Finish.

6. when the restore process is complete, click restart

Thank you for using answers Forum. Please let us know how it works.

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