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System Restore: When Does It Auto Create a Restore Point?
In Windows 7, when does System Restore automatically create a Restore Point?
In Windows 7, when does System Restore automatically create a Restore Point?
Basically it makes one weekly, during critical system events and before the installation of programs.
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System Restore: frequently asked questions - Windows Help
If you want a new one every day, have a look at this tutorial, it will do it daily when you fire up your machine.
System Restore Point : Create at System Startup
Thanks to all for the replies.
Making a restore point before installing programs was the point I was most interested in. I didn't know it would do this; but I heard something about it recently, and was wondering if it was true. I have often created a restore point manually before installing a program due to not knowing this.
Here is a tutorial by Brink that explains System Restore:
System Restore
See steps 9 and 10 for helpful info on what Restore Points you have and what is affected.