A user is experiencing intermittent system errors and instability after a recent software update. Before performing more invasive troubleshooting steps, which action is advisable to potentially resolve these issues?
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End tasks in Task Manager that are not responding.
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Perform a system restore to a point before the update was installed.
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Reformat the drive and reinstall the operating system.
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Use disk cleanup to remove temporary files that may be causing the problem.
Performing a system restore uses restore points to return the system to a previous state where it was functioning correctly. This is an effective troubleshooting step when new software installations or updates cause instability. A disk cleanup does not address software issues created by new updates or installations, while ending tasks would not resolve problems arising from a software update. Reformatting the drive is a very invasive procedure that should be the last resort, as it completely erases the system's data.
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