Turn Off System Restore in Windows Visa

Written by: AVP

23 May, 2010 - 07:00 AM - 10 Comments

Windows comes with a rollback feature (it keeps cached copies of system files/drivers and other essentials) so that in event of a crash,the last defined restore point can be loaded to bring back Windows to it’s normal state.

If you wish to disable system restore here are the steps :

How:

1. Right click on My Computer icon and go to Properties.

2. Select System Protection.

3. Partitions that have the system restore will be ticked(D: in this example).

4. Uncheck the needed partitions and there should pop up a warning message.

5. Select “Turn System Protection Off”.

Done.

Cheers.

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Drew Fullen

Thanks for the tips. I found this post that also helps to turn off Systems Restore for various systems and explains why it is necessary when cleaning a computer of viruses.

http://links.maas360.com/windows7SystemRestore

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Luqman @ Domain name registration

Nice quick tip to save some amount of memory, I have the two operating system, XP and Window 7, but I always go to my XP because I am used to it, my adaptation to the Window 7 s very slow.

jun brown

I dont have any reason turn off the system restore at this moment, many times it help me when my PC crashed..

John Paul Aguiar

if I did this, I would save memory, but wouldnt I be at risk of losing info if I ever needed to restore my system?
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AVP

@ John Paul Aguair - There exists a potential risk of losing info and hence the importance of regularly backing up data.

Opting to disable system restore most times doesn't cause Windows crashes and saves disk space but it is always better to backup data on a seperate media and not totally rely on system restore.

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AVP
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Andreas@text links

I just tried it on a machine running windows XP and couldn't find the system protection menu link.
I'll wait some more for 7 to be fully stable (normally I wait 1+ year whenever switching to a new O/S) and then switch over.

dragonblogger

I have been using Windows 7 64 Bit Ultimate since the day it was released and have NEVER had the operating system crash once on me yet. Programs crash, but my Windows 7 has been stable for months now. I also leave my computer on 24x7 and only reboot when patching. 10x more stable than Windows XP in my opinion.

@Andreas : The settings posted are for Windows Vista.

In XP,you need to right click on My Computer,go to Properties and select System Properties where you will find the System Restore tab.

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This will help save some good memory on your system...but people really need to switch over to Windows 7. Vista is old :(
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