Windows 10: Add Create Restore Point Context Menu in Windows 10

How to: Add Create Restore Point Context Menu in Windows 10


Information system restore that takes your PC back to an earlier point in time, called a system restore point. This can be handy if your PC isn't working well and you recently installed an app, driver, or update.

Each restore point contains the necessary information needed to restore the system to the chosen state. Restore points are automatically generated when you install a new app, driver, or Windows update, and generated when you Restoring won’t affect your personal files in your %UserProfile% folder, but it will remove apps, drivers, and updates installed after the restore point was created.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Create Restore Point context menu for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add and use the Create Restore Point context menu.


Note System protection must be turned on for at least your Windows drive (ex: C: ) for this added "Create Restore Point" context menu to work.

If you have Windows booted in Safe Mode, then you will not be able to create a restore point.


Tip How to use Create Restore Point context menu:

1) Right click or press and hold on your desktop or in an opened folder in File Explorer, and click/tap on the Create Restore Point context menu item.

2) Click/tap on Yes when prompted by UAC.

3) You will now see a command prompt open to create a "Manual" system restore point, and automatically close when finished.




EXAMPLE: "Create Restore Point" context menu






Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Create_Restore_Point_to_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Create Restore Point" from Context Menu
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Create_Restore_Point_from_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Hello Pietprof,

If you like, Windows will already automatically create a restore point if the last restore point created is older then 7 days.

The tutorial below can still be used in Windows 10 for scheduled automatic restore points though. *Smile

System Restore Point : Create at System Startup - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

Hello Shawn, Thank you very much for your quick and adequate reply. I remember now again how i did it the first time. I could not find anymore the startup files in w8 and w10. But it works perfect again now. The reason I need this : w7 destroys the restore points of w8 and w10 in a multiboot setup. I need still w8 and w7, due to a sophisticated Flightsimulator settng in w7 and Canon software that does not work correctly in w10. Thanks for your advice, it did help really.

 

You're most welcome Pietprof. I'm glad it could help. *Smile

 

Hello Brink,
The Windows 7 VBS script for creating scheduled system restore point contains code for Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. NOT for Windows 10.
That’s why I assume it does’nt work in Windows 10
An updated vbs-script for Windows 10 would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

Hello Jansi, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

That tutorial has been updated. Please try now.

 

The Option 2 Remove bat is not working. I finished Step 3 (run as admin) and blank cmd window opens. Item still in context menu.

 

Hello Mrgeek, *Smile

Odd, it's still working for me. You might give it a try one more time in case something interfered the fist time.

If not, then here's a .reg file below to do the same instead. It won't remove the .vbs file like the .bat in OPTION TWO though.

Remove_Create_Restore_Point_from_Context_Menu.reg

 

Thanks, the reg file worked perfectly. I downloaded the orig 'remove' cmd a while back and again today, when I saw you updated the tutorial but neither worked for me. I put the vbs on desktop because I like to create my own frequently. Thanks, as always

 

You're most welcome. *Smile

 

Shawn, thanks for the update.
vbs-script works fine now, the scheduled task didn't.
Had to make an adjustment in the scheduled task tutorial
In the "Action" tab, the program/script commandline changed to C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe with the vbs-script in the "arguments" box.

 

Thank you Jansi. *Smile

 

Hi Brink
Thanks for the tutorial very quick and easy as i use system restore a lot.