Windows 10: No System Restore Point Created During Microsoft Update

I upgraded from Win 7 to Win 10 this past week. All is well except for one thing. I received an update from Microsoft yesterday (Cumulative Update for Win 10 - KB3081424) and noted during the installation that no restore point was created. System Protection is ON and I am able to create restore points manually. Thus, this is only a minor annoyance since I can successfully create these points on my own. However, I would prefer for the system to do so when important updates from Microsoft come down. I guess it is possible that the update referenced above did not generate such a point but found that unusual since it is listed as a Cumulative Update. Thanks for any input regarding this issue!!!

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Does System Restore Create Points During Updates in Win 10?

I upgraded my Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 this past Tues. The upgrade went fine. During the day, I tested various functions including System Restore. I created a restore point without incident. On Wed, I checked Windows Update and it downloaded and
installed a Microsoft Update that took considerable time. I noted during the update that a restore point was not created. With Windows 7, such points were always created prior to the update installation. Does Windows 10 employ a different strategy for the
implementation and creation of restore points? Thanks in Advance

 

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Type System Restore in Start Search box. Create a Restore Point.

There you will see the button to create a Restore Point, and also a button to Configure, where you can apportion more space to System Restore to have it save Points longer. These are automatically set regularly including during Windows Updating - since
doing a System Restore is the first line of defense if your OS becomes problematic or unbootable, using a Windows media Repair console linked on second booted screen, or
a recovery drive.

 

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After update yesterday I can't go back to win 7 either, the windows.old folder is still in the pc
C:\Windows.old
Any way to resolve this without a full system restore ?

 

Recovery Point creation is still working for me. Upgraded from Win7 and had to turn it back on again.
I am also fighting with at 72GB SSD boot drive so while protection is you may need to check the reservation size. I had to increase mine and KB3081424 was supposedly pretty large. I am at 10% 7.4GB and with 3 restore points 6.8/7.4 shows to be used.

 

Yours is a completely different problem from the original poster. Please don't hijack threads with different problems -- it makes solving the original problem very confusing. Please start your own thread.

Thanks

 

Hokie,

Same problem here. Have built a test Win 10 on a spare PC and turned on System Restore, (it is turned off by default).
Created a couple of System Restores following antivirus and firewall installs, then checked for Windows Updates.
Lo and Behold, it did not create a Restore Point prior to installing. Let's hope that we don't have a serious problem with updates, otherwise there will not be a System Restore point to restore to, unless you have created a manual one.

The only options available via Start > Settings > Update & Security are 'Reset this PC' which removes apps & settings, or 'Remove Everything'. It does not include a System Restore option. Are Microsoft intending to phase out this functionality I wonder? If so, I regard this as a serious retrograde step.