Solved Disable Windows creating a restore point.

[Paul Black]

Good afternoon,

Is there a way I can disable creating a restore point please?
The reason for this is to speed up a clean install prior to imaging.
What I do first is to clean install the OS, then run all the updates, make changes to the system so it is how I want it, then install programs that I use and know to be safe. Once that is all done and everything is how I want it I take a system image.
I know that the Windows updates is the main trigger for creating a restore point.
I would have already disabled automatically create system restore point at startup & daily from Task Scheduler in making changes to the system so it is how I want it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[pbcopter]

See this tutorial

System Restore - Enable or Disable - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

[Brink]

Hello Paul,

You could use the method in the tutorial below to completely disable System Restore.

:ar: System Restore - Enable or Disable - Windows 7 Help Forums

EDIT: Looks like we're thinking alike.

 

[Paul Black]

Wow, that was quick, thank you both for the replies.

One question please, is the method you posted better than what I have just found here please?

System Protection - Turn On or Off

Thanks in advance.

 

[torchwood]

Both do exactly the same just different routes to them

Roy

 

[Paul Black]

Brilliant, thank you all for your help and time, it is appreciated.

 

[Brink]

Glad we could help.

They both essentially do the same, but one disables while the other only turns off.