System Restore - How to Turn it On or Off
By Maximilian on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 20:19
In our previous articles we have shown What System Restore is, How to Create a Restore Point and How to repair your system using this tool. I will finish the series with an article which shows how to turn System Restore on or off, depending on what you need.
NOTE: You can turn System Restore on or off only if you have administrative rights. This setting will apply to all users defined on your computer.
How to Turn Off System Restore
Start System Restore, select the drive for which you want to disable it and click on the Configure button.
In the next window you can turn off System Restore for the selected drive. To erase all the restore points that were created for that drive, use the Delete button.
To turn it off, select 'Turn off system protection' and press the Apply button.
A confirmation window will appear. Click on the Yes button.
You are now back to the System Properties window. You can now see that System Restore is disabled for the partition you selected.
You can repeat the same procedure for all partitions. When done, click on OK.
How to Turn On System Restore
Open System Restore and select the partition for which you want to turn it on. Then, click on Configure.
Select the 'Restore system setting and previous version of files' option and press the Apply button.
Conclusion
As you can see from this tutorial, it is very easy to turn System Restore on or off. If you disable it, make sure that another recovery solution is installed and you've made a backup of your system. For more information about this tool and how to repair your Windows computer, check the articles recommended below.
Related articles:
What is System Restore and How to Create a Restore Point
System Restore - How to Repair your System
How to Setup a System from Scratch? The Best Order for Installing Everything
An Overview of System Recovery Options for Windows 7
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Comments
This explanation is
This explanation is clear.
What is NOT clear is why, when I have turned off System Restore on all drives, it still insists on having a System Volume Information folder on each drive. Even after reading some articles on this, I'm still in a fog. Oh well, one of life's little mysteries.
Turn it off if you have
Turn it off if you have another automated alternative in place such as Norton Ghost, for example.
Otherwise... keep it ON, at least for the system drive.
"To erase all the restore
"To erase all the restore points that were created for that drive, use the Delete button."
Rather than deleting all restore points, I recommend running Disk cleanup and selecting "More Options". This allows you to remove all but the most current restore point. Even with a backup, I don't want to be without a good restore point. Windows 7 has a much more robust System Restore than Windows XP and Windows Vista.
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