Windows 10: how to enable restore previous versions feature on Windows 10

How do you restore previous versions feature on windows 10.

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Re-enable Restore Previous Version?

Is there a hack to re-enable good old Previous version feature using restore points shadow copies?
Current Windows 10 1809/1903 has changed this and now simply does a mirror backup of the previous file (wasting a lot hard drive space) IN ADDITION to restore points that actually already contain differential backup of the recoverable (you can use tools like ShadowExplorer) files... So the simple question is: is there a known hack to re-enable Previous version as it was before (based on shadow copies files, automatically enabled by the restore points feature), not using a "backup drive" to mirror files?

P.S.
I know the workaround using \\MyPC\C$\FileHistory as network path to force Win10 to use C:\FileHistory "drive", but it's a very bad idea by MS IMHO wasting too much hard drive space anyway...

 

Re-enable Restore Previous Version?

Literally, the old "Restore Previous Version" function form Windows 7. Where you set aside a portion of your disc to store old versions of files after they have been changed or over written.

In Windows 7 you used to be able to right click on a file and select Restore Previous Versions, and it would open up the properties screen to the restore tab and you would be able to access these hidden older versions.

The menu option is still there, but it's empty.





It is limited in what it can do as it won't protect files from certain problems, but is very convenient as an additional layer of protection as it's not dependant on me being connected to my home network to do a backup, and doesn't require me to use an external disc.

I'd like to switch it back on if possible, and if the feature plain isn't part f Windows 10 I'd like to find some software that lets me replicate this functionality.

 

Restoring to previous version of your windows

Windows 10 Fall Update (build 1511) showed up on my Windows 10 Pro laptap. It went through all the steps including the final "speed-o-meter". When it reached 100%, the "speed-o-meter" disappeared and up popped the start screen displaying the message "restoring
to previous version of your window". I did a command line "winver" and indeed, it reverted back to my previous version. Any suggestion? No error messages displayed.