Restore Point - Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in Windows

Restore Point - Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in Windows

How to Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8​

   Information

This tutorial will show you how to add "Create Restore Point" to the desktop and folder window context menu in XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add, remove, and use the Create Restore Point context menu.

   Note

This can be handy to make it easy to quickly manually create a restore point whenever you like.

When you right click or press and hold on your desktop on in an opened folder in File Explorer, and click/tap on the Create Restore Point context menu, you will see this dialog below pop-up to allow you to enter a description you want for the restore point.



When the restore point has been successfully completed a few moments later, you will see this dialog below pop-up to let you know.

   Warning

System Restore isn't available for Windows RT.

For the Create Restore Point context menu to work, you must have System Protection turned on for at least the C: (Windows) drive. If you do not, then you will get the error below while using this context menu.

• How to Turn System Protection On or Off in Windows 7
• How to Turn System Protection On or Off in Windows 8

EXAMPLE: "Create Restore Point" context menu

OPTION ONE

To Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu

1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below. Add_Create_Restore_Point_to_Context_Menu.zip


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2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.

3. Open the downloaded ZIP file, and extract (drag and drop) the Add_Create_Restore_Point_to_Context_Menu.reg and CreateRP-Success_Message.vbs files to your desktop.

4. Unblock the extracted CreateRP-Success_Message.vbs file, then move it into the C:\Windows folder.

5. If prompted, click/tap on Continue and Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC-Vista) to approve.

6. Double click/tap on the extracted Add_Create_Restore_Point_to_Context_Menu.reg file to merge it.

7. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK to approve.

OPTION TWO

To Remove "Create Restore Point" from Context Menu

1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below. Remove_Create_Restore_Point_from_Context_Menu.bat


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2. Save the .bat file to your desktop.

3. Right click or press and hold on the .bat file, and click/tap on Run as administrator.

4. If prompted, click/tap on Run and Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC-Vista) to approve.
That's it,
Shawn

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[mrdreamers]

Still don't work
i'd let you do remote access if that's possible.
i been dealing with you guys for years and it's been nothing but love

 

[Brink]

I must admit that I'm not sure why it doesn't do anything at all when you run/open the .vbs file itself extracted from the downloaded ZIP if you're logged in to an administrator account with UAC set to default.

Normally, you should:

1) Get a UAC prompt to click on Yes.

2) A "Create Manual System Restore Point" dialog opens for you to type a description you want, and click on OK.

3) A successfully created dialog opens soon afterwards to let you know the restore point was created.

 

[mrdreamers]

ill start over, link me what i need to completely remove it and then link me again to put it back.
maybe it's possible i didn't completely remove it the first time.
(i remember when i tried to remove it it did not remove the create restore in the right click content menu, maybe didn't restart or something)(i used reg file to put it in and remove it last time)

 

[Brink]

You can use Option Two on the first page to remove the one here for W7.

Step 3 below will remove the newer version from W10.

Add Create Restore Point Context Menu in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

I hope it will work for you this round.

 

[mrdreamers]

ok i removed it it 's not showing in the right click content menu, next?
(im gonna make sure i follow you to the "T"!

 

[Brink]

Try Option One on the first page again.

Fingers crossed.

 

[mrdreamers]

Before i do remember im on Windows 8.1 so should i try windows 7 method or windows 10 method?

 

[Brink]

You can still use this method in Windows 8.1.

 

[mrdreamers]

i tried this one but nothing happened ill try 10

Nothing both failed
oh well i tried..

 

[Brink]

If you like, you could create a "System Protection" shortcut to use to at least make it easier to manually create a restore point as needed.

:ar: Create System Protection shortcut in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

 

[lifetimer321]

I accidentally installed this on Windows 10, and want to remove it.I have tried to download the .bat file from Option Two on the first page, but it says I may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Why does it let me to download Option 1 file, but not Option 2?

 

[Brink]

I accidentally installed this on Windows 10, and want to remove it.I have tried to download the .bat file from Option Two on the first page, but it says I may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Why does it let me to download Option 1 file, but not Option 2?

Hello, and welcome.

The link in option 2 is still valid for me.

As a test, right click on the download link, and click/tap on open in new tab/window to see if it will work then.

Be sure you are logged in to the site as well.

 

[lifetimer321]

Hello, thanks a lot for your quick follow up. Finally I was able to download it using my phone.

 

[Brink]

Hello, thanks a lot for your quick follow up. Finally I was able to download it using my phone.

Great news.