I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one who hates it when other people mess with his computer, change the settings, install new applications, etc. and I'm just talking about the one in my house. I don't even want to imagine how irritating that would be if I had to take care of multiple public computers, e.g. in a classroom, library, Internet cafe, etc. The good news is that there are a few solutions to help ensure that no one can mess up the PCs in your care. I'm talking about applications that will automatically restore your computer to a certain state each time you reboot it.
I know what you're thinking, in theory you can create a system restore point and use it anytime something goes wrong, but that's not as effective as you would think. For starters, system restore doesn't delete files from certain folders so you will still have junk to clean up. Furthermore, most existing malware makes the system restore one of its first targets, either disabling or corrupting the files. Lastly, why waste time and do it manually when these tools can do it automatically?
Deep Freeze Standard (FullVersion)
If you haven't yet heard of Deep Freeze it means that your computer never fell into the wrong hands. This highly popular tool can either be incredibly useful or amazingly annoying, but both outcomes testify to its effectiveness. The software works like this: after installing Windows and the applications which you want to keep on the PC simply install Deep Freeze and choose the drives you want to protect. After this is done, any installed programs and downloaded or created files will automatically disappear each time you reboot the computer. This means that every time you restart, your system will be exactly as you want it to be.
Of course, if you actually need to install a new application that you want to keep on the PC you can deactivate Deep Freeze, but you will need to enter your password in order to do so. Furthermore, you can also create a ThawSpace which works like a box, where users without admin privileges can save the files that they actually want to keep in case cloud storage isn't an option.
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