System restore without monitoring?

Hairy Scot

Hairy Scot

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I apologise if this has been covered before, but after searching for quite some time I have found nothing, so here goes:-

What I am looking for is the ability to create system restore points manually without the overhead of the monitoring function which is required by the automatic process.
 

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Hey there Hairy Scot,
I am not quite sure what you are asking. Do you want to create a system restore point then disable it so it wont automatically make them?

Let us know and sorry for the confusion,
Ben
 

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System One

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    Dell
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    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 420 @1.60 GHz
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    Dell Inspion 530 Default
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    PNY 4GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
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    ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
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    Realtek HD Audio
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    Dell Inspiron 530
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Hello Harry,

I'm not sure if this is what you wanted, but you can disable the System Restore tasks in Task Schedular to disable the automatic creation of restore points. The tutorial below can help show you how to.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-change-automatic-restore-point-schedule.html


You might also find using the shortcut in the tutorial below will make it even easier to manually create restore points when you like.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72805-system-restore-point-shortcut.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
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    16 GB DDR4-2133
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Sorry if my question was not clear.

I want full manual, not automatic, control of System Restore.
Automatic control involves the monitoring function which results in significant disc activity.
Turning off System Restore causes deletion of the previously created recovery points, so that is not a viable option.

I appreciate that there are numerous products I could use to achieve my aims, but it seems a pity that a facility like System Restore has to be so restricted.
 

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System One

Brink said:
Hello Harry,

I'm not sure if this is what you wanted, but you can disable the System Restore tasks in Task Schedular to disable the automatic creation of restore points. The tutorial below can help show you how to.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-change-automatic-restore-point-schedule.html


You might also find using the shortcut in the tutorial below will make it even easier to manually create restore points when you like.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72805-system-restore-point-shortcut.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Thanks for that Shawn, I will read the articles and try out the solutions.
 

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System One

Brink said:
Hello Harry,

I'm not sure if this is what you wanted, but you can disable the System Restore tasks in Task Schedular to disable the automatic creation of restore points. The tutorial below can help show you how to.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-change-automatic-restore-point-schedule.html


You might also find using the shortcut in the tutorial below will make it even easier to manually create restore points when you like.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72805-system-restore-point-shortcut.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Hi Shawn,
That certainly covers most of the problem, and I found an interesting item on shadow copies (Controlling Shadow Copies in Vista (and Windows 7!) - Solutions by PC Magazine).
Now for the next step :geek:
When creating the restore point manually: if there are multiple discs or volumes is it possible to select a specific disc or volume?
 

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System One

Yes, you select your disk/volume here:

2009-12-21_1451.png
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
whs said:
Yes, you select your disk/volume here:

2009-12-21_1451.png
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That screen differs from the one I see on my system, and as I mentioned earlier, turning system restore off deletes the previously created restore points.

My system restore screen looks like this :-
 

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Glad to here everything is all set hairy. Ênjoy şir

Have a good one,
Ben
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 420 @1.60 GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell Inspion 530 Default
    Memory
    PNY 4GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768 @ 75 Hz
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250G ATA SATA-II
    Case
    Dell Inspiron 530
    Cooling
    None
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX100 Combo
    Mouse
    Logitech EX100 Combo
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/s
Yeah, that is a problem indeed. You will always end up with that one only. Imaging would be so much easier.
Your screen is a little different because mine is Win7 - but basically the same thing.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Hairy Scot said:
Brink said:
Hello Harry,

I'm not sure if this is what you wanted, but you can disable the System Restore tasks in Task Schedular to disable the automatic creation of restore points. The tutorial below can help show you how to.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-change-automatic-restore-point-schedule.html


You might also find using the shortcut in the tutorial below will make it even easier to manually create restore points when you like.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72805-system-restore-point-shortcut.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Hi Shawn,
That certainly covers most of the problem, and I found an interesting item on shadow copies (Controlling Shadow Copies in Vista (and Windows 7!) - Solutions by PC Magazine).
Now for the next step :geek:
When creating the restore point manually: if there are multiple discs or volumes is it possible to select a specific disc or volume?
Click to expand...

You're welcome Hairy.

Yes, that will allow you to change the maximum amount of disk space to be used for storing restore points.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76227-system-restore-disk-space.html

Did you get everything the way you wanted it?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    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,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    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
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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