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

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    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
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    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.

    Restore Point - Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in Windows-description_prompt.jpg

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

    Restore Point - Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in Windows-success_message.jpg

       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.


    Restore Point - Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in Windows-error.jpg


    EXAMPLE: "Create Restore Point" context menu
    Restore Point - Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in Windows-create_restore_point_context_menu.jpg



    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


    Download

    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


    Download

    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






  1. Posts : 52
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86/32bit Build 7600
       #1

    oh, thank you so much for posting this!

    this would be very, very handy for me as I often play with my system files because I like to daddle with themes, so this would be very handy if I change some system files.

    thank you so much!
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  2. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    You're most welcome zephychan. I'm glad to hear that it's helpful for you. :)
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  3. Posts : 103
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #3

    oh very nice!
    i need that!!
    thank you!
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  4. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #4

    Very handy addition to context menu Shawn
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  5. Posts : 5
    w 7 64
       #5

    Create restore point uninstall


    Hello, first time for this "old man" (82).
    I have installed "Create restore point" 2 month ago, but am not so happy with it.
    Can you tell how to safely uninstall this?

    Thanks,

    Hansjohan.
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  6. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Hello Hansjohan, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    You could use OPTION TWO in the tutorial to safely remove it automatically.

    Was there an issue with it?

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
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  7. Posts : 5
    w 7 64
       #7

    Hi Shawn, option 2 got me to a DOS screen of which I am naturally "petrified"!!!
    Every time I start my computer I get a new Restore point and that is much more than I want; plus w7 start is slowed down.
    So it is too much of a good thing.
    When I open the program (Program files/restore point shortcut/createRP.vbs) I get the same window as at start up.

    Greets, hansjohan
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  8. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Hansjohan,

    The context menu in this tutorial doesn't automatically create restore points. It only allows you to manually create one when you click on it.

    No worries. OPTION TWO does noting to harm your system. It opens a command prompt to run a command to remove both the context menu and the .vbs file from OPTION ONE. It's perfectly safe.

    The new restore point each time you restart your PC is most likely the normal automatic one created by system protection. If you like, you could set how much maximum space on the hard drive is allowed to be used to store restore points.

    System Protection - Change Disk Space Usage
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  9. Posts : 5
    w 7 64
       #9

    Hi Brink, please, all I would like to do is simply uninstall this short cut.
    What is for me the simplest way? Recognizing I am not all that computer savvy.

    Thanks, hansjohan
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