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Not always. I disable system restore right away on all of my systems, and all the ones I support. It has never worked for me when I've tried...only giving me false hope and wasting time that could be spent getting right to the issue and solving it. At one point, the major AV companies used to recommend disabling it completely because malware could hide there and reinfect systems. Maybe that has changed, but there's still no reason (for me) to leave system restore enabled.
Now, for the record, I do not tell others on here to disable it. I wouldn't try talking anyone out of using it. For my own personal experience, it's a complete waste of time and space....but the emphasis is on personal.