If you want to manually create a Windows system restore point, you can do so by using the Windows System Restore tool. This tool can be found in the Start menu.

When System Restore is enabled, it creates a restore point every time a file or folder is modified. You can then restore the previous version of the file or folder by selecting the Restore Point option from the File menu. ..

Windows system restore is not a robust backup solution for your files and folders. ..

Enable System Restore

To open the System Protection tab in Windows 10:

  1. Click the Start button and type “System Protection” into the search bar.
  2. When System Protection appears as a result, right-click it and select “Open.”
  3. On the System Protection tab, click the “Enable system restore” checkbox. To open the System Protection tab in Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10:
  4. Click on the Start button and type “System Restore” into the search bar . If you don’t see System Restore in your results then you may need to enable hidden files and folders. To do this follow these steps: 1) Open Control Panel by clicking on its icon on your desktop or by pressing Win+R (Windows key + R) to open a Run dialog box. Type “control panel” into this dialog box and press Enter to open Control Panel. 2) Once Control Panel opens, double-click on System Restore in the left pane of Control Panel 3) On the General tab of System Restore window, under Settings select Enable system restore 4) Click OK to save your changes and close System Restore 5) Restart your computer for these changes to take effect ..

To restore your computer to the way it was when it first started, you’ll need to click on the Create a restore point button.

If System Restore is disabled, you won’t be able to access any of your data or files. ..

In the Configure button, you can choose how Windows protects your files. If you have multiple hard drives, you might see them listed under Protection Settings. Windows is normally installed under C: (System), so click on that to select it. Then click on the Configure button.

If you want to increase the system protection radio button’s slider to a value between 3 and 5 percent, you can do so by turning on system protection radio button and adjusting slider under Disk Space Usage.

If you enable System Restore on the C drive, then 3% of the drive will be used for System Restore points and 5% of the drive will be used for data. ..

If you have a C partition that is the size of the entire drive, then 3% of 1TB would be a whopping 30 GB. This is huge if you have just one C partition that is the size of the entire drive. In these types of cases, setting it to 1% or 2% would help reduce your overall storage usage.

The recommended minimum size for a partition is 1GB, but it’s important to make sure the value is greater than 1000 MB or 1GB as a minimum. Each GB will be able to hold anywhere from 1 to 3 restore points, depending on what you have on that partition.

I recommend a value between 3 GB and 10 GB for system restore as it can prove to be very handy in certain situations. The more you have, the more likely you’ll be able to recover your computer from a problem.

If you want to reduce the amount of space system restore is using on your system, you can adjust the slider to a lower percentage. Additionally, you can click the Delete button to remove all of the current restore points for the drive. This way, you can keep system protection enabled but clear up some space if you are running out of hard disk space.

Disable System Restore

To disable System Restore, open the Start screen and type in system restore. Then click on the Create a restore point button.

Configure the computer to disable protection for a hard drive.

If you want to turn off system restore, you can do so by clicking on the OK button. You will also get a message stating that all restore points will be deleted from the disk and new ones will not be created.

I do not recommend turning off system protection unless you know what you are doing and already have another backup solution in place. If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment. Enjoy!