System Restore Point Shortcut

How to Make a "Create System Restore Point" Shortcut in XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8​

   Information

This tutorial will provide you with a create a manual system restore point shortcut that will instantly create a restore point with an optional description and success message in XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

System Restore isn't available for Windows RT.

   Note

Restore points contain information about registry settings and other system information that Windows uses. System Restore points do not include personal user files in the C:\Users\(user-name) folders.

   Warning

For this shortcut to work, you must have System Protection turned on for the C: (Windows) drive. If you do not have it on, then you will get the error below when you try to use the shortcut.

EXAMPLE: Create System Restore Point with description and message shortcut
NOTE: When you click on the Create System Restore Point shortcut, you will see this window. Just type in a name for the restore point, and click on OK to create the restore point.

OPTION ONE

To Create the "Create Restore Point" Shortcut

1. Do step 2, 3, or 4 below for what type of shortcut you would like to use to create a restore point with.
2. For an Instant Create Restore Point Shortcut
NOTE: This shortcut will instantly create a restore point named Instant Restore Point in System Restore without prompting for a description or giving you any type of success message. If you didn't get an error, then the restore point was created successfully after a few moments.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Instant_Restore_Point.zip

Download


3. For a Create Restore Point with Description Prompt Shortcut
NOTE: This shortcut will prompt you to enter a description name for the restore point, then create the restore point. If you didn't get an error, then the restore point was created successfully after a few moments.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Restore_Point_Shortcut.zip

Download


4. For a Create Restore Point with Description and Success Message Shortcut
NOTE: This shortcut will prompt you to enter a description for the restore point, create the restore point, and give you a successfully completed message when it's finished.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Restore_Point_Message_Shortcut.zip

Download


5. Save the downloaded .zip file to your desktop.

6. Unblock the downloaded .zip file.

7. Open the downloaded .zip file, right click on the Instant_Restore_Point (step 2), or Restore Point Shortcut (step 3), or Restore Point Message Shortcut (step 4) folder, and click/tap on Copy.

8. Navigate to and open the C:\Program Files folder in Windows Explorer, then right click or press and hold on an empty area in the folder window, and click/tap on Paste. (see screenshot below step 10)

9. If prompted by UAC, then click on Continue and Yes.

10. You should now see the Instant_Restore_Point (step 2), or Restore Point Shortcut (step 3), or Restore Point Message Shortcut (step 4) folder in the C:\Program Files window now. (see screenshot below)

11. Open the downloaded .zip file, extract (drag and drop) the Create System Restore Point or Instant Restore Point shortcut to your desktop.

13. You can now leave the Create System Restore Point (left screenshot below) or Instant Restore Point (right screenshot below) shortcut on the desktop or move it to where you like for easy use of it.

OPTION TWO

To Remove the "Create Restore Point" Shortcut

1. Navigate to C:\Program Files in Windows Explorer, then right click on either the Instant_Restore_Point (step 2 above), or Restore Point Shortcut (step 3 above), or Restore Point Message Shortcut (step 4 above) folder, and click on Delete. (see screenshot below)

2. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes (Windows 7/8) or Continue (Vista).

3. Right click or press and hold on the Create System Restore Point (left screenshot below) or Instant Restore Point (right screenshot below) shortcut, and click/tap on Delete.

That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

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• How to Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
• How to Change the System Protection Disk Space Usage in Window 7
• How to Change the Maximum Disk Space Used for System Protection in Windows 8
• How to Turn System Protection On or Off in Windows 7
• How to Enable or Disable Windows 7 System Restore
• How to Delete System Protection Restore Points in Windows 7 and Windows 8
• How to Create a System Restore Point in Windows 7
• How to Create a Restore Point in Windows 8
• How to Do a System Restore in Windows 7
• How to Do a System Restore in Windows 8
• How to Create a Windows 7 "System Protection Properties" Shortcut
• How to Automatically Create System Restore Points in Windows 7 and Windows 8
• How to Create a System Recovery Shortcut in Windows 7
• How to Stop System Restore Points from being Deleted in Vista and Windows 7 when Dual Booting with XP
• How to Extract Files and Folders from System Restore Points in Windows 7 and Vista
• How to Enable or Disable Automatic System Restore Point Creation in Windows

 

[etrifonoves]

Thanks Brink, I did it with a new folder. in lessons pin a folder to the taskbar,

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Etrifonoves. I'm happy to hear that you got it the way you wanted.

 

[etrifonoves]

Thanks for your help, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.

 

[studioCJF]

This is a great shortcut... Thanks guys


I know that it will display an error message if not successful... but is it possible to get a revised script that provides this standard confirmation message?

 

[mie333]

HELLO..CAN I ASK..WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CREATE RESTORE POINT N INSTANT CREATE RESTORE POINT?N WHICH IS BETTER BETWEEN BOTH OF THEM?

OH..one more thing, i think it is much more convenient if we can choose to delete any restore point that we dont want manually..i think windows does not allow us to choose to delete restore point one by one..is it true?or i miss something?as example,we got three restore point, restore point 1, 2 n 3..we just want to keep restore point 1,so we just delete restre point 2 n 3 n keep restore point 1 only.so that we can gain more space on c. is there is any function like that in wndw 7?if no,then how to make it possible?

 

[Brink]

Hello Mie,

HELLO..CAN I ASK..WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CREATE RESTORE POINT N INSTANT CREATE RESTORE POINT?N WHICH IS BETTER BETWEEN BOTH OF THEM?

One creates the restore point immediately, and the other asks for you to type in a name for the restore point first. Both do the same thing, but it just depends on how you want it created. That's all.

OH..one more thing, i think it is much more convenient if we can choose to delete any restore point that we dont want manually..i think windows does not allow us to choose to delete restore point one by one..is it true?or i miss something?as example,we got three restore point, restore point 1, 2 n 3..we just want to keep restore point 1,so we just delete restre point 2 n 3 n keep restore point 1 only.so that we can gain more space on c. is there is any function like that in wndw 7?if no,then how to make it possible?

Sorry, but no you cannot delete individual restore points by defualt in Windows 7. However, you can using CCleaner (Tools - System Restore).

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[mie333]

thanks brink for the answer..k one more question, i already create system restore point by using ur method,but i didnt see any restore point that i create just now on my cc cleaner..why?

 

[Brink]

It may take it few moments before it shows up in CCleaner. Is it listed in System Protection?

 

[mie333]

yeah..now i can see it..thnks alot

 

[Brink]

You're welcome.

 

[Ghostwalker]

Can this be added to the desktop context menu?

 

[Brink]

Hello Ghostwalker, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Yes, you sure can. You can use the shortcut with the tutorial below to add it.

Context Menu (Desktop) - Application Shortcuts - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Ghostwalker]

Thanks for the fast reply, that is exactly what I was wondering.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Ghostwalker.

 

[GerryR]

Shawn,

Were it not for your tutorials I would never have gained the understanding of the OS that you have provided. The most critical one has been what I think of as the UAC defeater - the ability to create shortcuts that can be run by me as administrator. I teach myself each new OS, except Vista, which I never ran, and there is no way in the world that I would have found that.

For some reason I would not "enhance your reputation", possibly because I'm a very new member.

Many thanks,

Gerry Rains

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Gerry, and thank you.

 

[ToniB]

verification message?

Hi, Shawn,

just stumbled onto this site, am really glad -- I am new to Win7 & can very much use any timesavers, etc, I can get.

Your shortcut for the system restore pt brought me here. Installed & working, a great timesaver - thanks!

A quick question -- I miss the security of seeing "restore pt sucessfully created" message. Any way to still get that that you know of?

Thanks,
Toni

 

[Brink]

Hello Toni, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Thank you.

Sorry, but not unless you used the shortcut below instead to create a restore point the normal way.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/51177-system-protection-properties-shortcut-create.html

 

[ToniB]

Thanks. & for providing great content.

That's OK. Thought it worth asking. I had already seen & tried the manual method before I posted the question.

Decided your way was much more convenient regardless of if there was a 'fix' for the confirmation or not. )

Thanks.

 

[ToniB]

Thanks for the input/help but I did use the one with the name -- IMHO, not just only a few extra keystrokes, but also a great reminder of what was going on at the time.