Windows 7: Regular system restore

1x4 · 31 Dec 2010

Hi

I've read that Windows 7 creates regularly restore points, but in the list I only can find the ones when something new has been installed. So I'd like to know where I could set up that Windows creates a restore point for example every day.

Thank you

TanyaC · 31 Dec 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by 1x4

Hi

I've read that Windows 7 creates regularly restore points, but in the list I only can find the ones when something new has been installed. So I'd like to know where I could set up that Windows creates a restore point for example every day.

Thank you

FWIW, I run my backup each day at 3:00am. My PC creates a restore point at 3:00am each day when the backup runs. Looking at my list of restore points, on the days where my backup didn't run there are no restore points either...

Just my two cents worth.

Hopalong X · 31 Dec 2010

Make sure the yellow boxed is checked when looking for restore point son this page. Yellow circled in the picture.

kado897 · 31 Dec 2010

I believe that windows 7 only creates one restore point per week automatically and only if no other restore points are created within the week either with backups, installs or manually. Personally I have never gone a week without some sort of activity creating a restore point so I can't confirm that.

Golden · 31 Dec 2010

Hi 1x4,

You can use Task Scheduler to schedule regular system restoration.

Click Start Orb, and type task in the search box, then select Task Scheduler. Now maximise the options that I have shown underlined/circled in red, in the image below.

I also strongly recommend that you read through the following tutorials that describes system restore do's and don't's in detail:

System Protection - Turn On or Off[2]=Backup Restore
System Restore[2]=Backup Restore

Regards,
Golden

Hopalong X · 31 Dec 2010

Golden

Your link is to System Images not System Restore points. I'm not sure what you intended.

Mike

Golden · 31 Dec 2010

Whooops...too much beer. Thanks Mike. I have edited original post.

JMH · 31 Dec 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by kado897

I believe that windows 7 only creates one restore point per week automatically and only if no other restore points are created within the week either with backups, installs or manually. Personally I have never gone a week without some sort of activity creating a restore point so I can't confirm that.

Well said kado,
From my reading / research I believe this to be correct with Windows 7.{unlike older OS SR}
I tend to do a manual restore point on a daily basis.

kado897 · 31 Dec 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by JMH

Quote: Originally Posted by kado897

I believe that windows 7 only creates one restore point per week automatically and only if no other restore points are created within the week either with backups, installs or manually. Personally I have never gone a week without some sort of activity creating a restore point so I can't confirm that.

Well said kado,
From my reading / research I believe this to be correct with Windows 7.{unlike older OS SR}
I tend to do a manual restore point on a daily basis.

Hi JMH,

I do a data only backup every day which creates a Restore Point and an image once a week.

By the way I have accepted your friend request. Happy New Year to you and I'm just gutted for you about the cricket.

Keith.

TanyaC · 31 Dec 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by kado897

I believe that windows 7 only creates one restore point per week automatically and only if no other restore points are created within the week either with backups, installs or manually. Personally I have never gone a week without some sort of activity creating a restore point so I can't confirm that.

Interesting. What then is wrong with my system that it creates a restore point every day at 3:00 am when my backup runs? If Windows 7 is not meant to do that, how then could I turn that off?

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