Windows 7: Disabled System Restore/Protection, windows update turns it back on

I turned off System Protection and when I did a windows update I thought I saw a message that said "creating restore point". I checked and it did turn it back on. That is annoying. I want it to be off permanently.



suggestions?

i forgot, i triple boot the following:

win xp pro 32 bit
vista business 64bit
windows 7 pro 64bit

Windows Update always does the Creating Restore Point regardless if it is off. It does not turn it back on ever.

What exactly are you trying to disable, System Restore? If so why do you want to disable this most useful feature?

It is indeed shortsighted to turn off System Restore for any reason. I rescue Systems regularly using it.

If anything, one should increase the HD space apportioned to System Restore in System Protection>Configure to around 20% so restore points hang around longer. My Dad just recovered from a bad infection only by Restoring to almost a year ago.

Well then how did it turn itself back on?

c: on


it was :
off

and i certainly did not do it.

Please lets try to stay on topic, this is not about whether or not you think system restore/protection is the greatest thing since sliced bread or not.

This is about a "feature" that I disabled and somehow keeps being re-abled.

FWIW, I normally format and start from scratch if I ever have problems of any kind. Anything I want to keep is already backed up.

logicearth: you are wrong, it does turn back on.
gregrocker and mitchell65: there are other solutions, then Windows System Protection - I use Acronis so there is no need for MS to use space on my SSD, that space is at a premium.

Cham44 asked a legitimate question and as typical, people try to insult is intelligence.

So gregrocker and mitchell65; how do you use Windows System Protection to recover from a hard drive that fails................I can answer that...you don't, but with Acronis and another hard drive you do.

So maybe those who depend on Windows System Protection are the shortsighted ones?

Users need to depend on both.

If you have a special situation with limited SSD space then that's one thing, but we aren't going to advise others to turn off System Restore as we help recover systems here every day using it.

Stick around and you'll see beyond your one post.

Although I agree with the others that system restore should normally not be turned off, you can try to disable the Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider in Services. Another possibility is to give it very little shadowstorage space - I believe 300MB is the minimum.