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.

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.

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.

error.jpg


EXAMPLE: "Create Restore Point" context menu 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



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oh, thank you so much for posting this! :D

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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You're most welcome zephychan. I'm glad to hear that it's helpful for you. :)
 

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oh very nice!
i need that!!
thank you!
 

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Very handy addition to context menu Shawn :cool:
 

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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?:o

Thanks,

Hansjohan.
 

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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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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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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.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/335-system-protection-change-disk-space-usage.html
 

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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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The easiest way to remove this from your context menu would be to use OPTION TWO in the tutorial to use the .bat file. Be sure that you do all of the steps, and will remove it for you automatically. :)
 

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OK, The DOS window opens with the little curser flashing. What is the command line I must enter to to make it run?
 

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You don't need to type anything. Are you logged in an administrator account?

Did you right click on the .bat file, click on "Run as administrator", and click on "Run" and "Yes" to approve the .bat?
 

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Yes! After hours of trying, I re-installed the program, followed Option 2 once more and it looked promising because the command prompt line now read DELETED: and the details; it disappeared so quickly that I could not copy the rest.
I restarted W7 for the so many-est time and the "Create Restore Point" once again appeared!!!
I solved it finally, by going to the windows Start Menu/Programs/ Start Up and found there the 2 files that kept opening and showing "Create Restore Point"and deleted them.
A re-start confirmed success.
To finish off I used the standard Windows System Restore program to create a restore point, just to make sure "all was well"
I like to thank all who have tried to help; one big plus is that I have have discovered and joined Seven Forums!

Greetings, hansjohan
 

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Ah, you had used something else instead of this tutorial to add a "Create Restore Point" shortcut to your startup programs.

I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. :)
 

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No Luck

I followed the directions exactly as described, when i click on the create restore point there is no warring i needed to bypass. It goes right into create the restore point. so i dragged and dropped the script into the c:/Windows drirectory and added the registry key. The key shows on my desktop context menu, but when i click one it i get the error in the pick. I followed all the directions more than once and i read them over and over to makesure i was doing everything correct. Acorriding to the tutorrial i am doing everthing 100% correct. Nomatter what i do the same error/thing keeps happing. Any ideas why or what could be wrong? Here is a Pic to show what happens when i click the context button and also the location of the script. :huh:

restore_point_error.png

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Figured it out

Looking at my own Pic i noticed the script was in the main C drive not C://Windows folder. I just put the script into the windows folder and bang everything works 100, Thanks for the tutorial :party:
 

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Hello Helix, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Ooops, don't you love it when that happens. I'm glad to hear that you got it sorted. :)
 

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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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Thanks

Brink said:
Hello Helix, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Ooops, don't you love it when that happens. I'm glad to hear that you got it sorted. :)
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Brink>> Thanks for the welcome. I am also glad i got it worked out i guess i should have looked at the pics b4 posting this. LOL Now i just hope if i ever want to remove it i don't have any issues or ill be right back here probley asking another dumb question. :o
 
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Nar, you shouldn't. Option Two will undo it if you should ever want to. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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