Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10  

    Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10

    Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10

    How to Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10
    Published by Category: Backup & Restore
    05 Mar 2021
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10


    System protection (if turned on) is a feature that allows you to perform a 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 create a restore point manually. 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.

    See also:

    This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a System Protection context menu for all users to open System Protection, do a system restore, or create a restore point in Windows 10.

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


    EXAMPLE: System Protection desktop context menu
    Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10-system_protection_context_menu.png Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10-system_protection.png
    Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10-system_restore.png Add System Protection Context Menu in Windows 10-create_restore_point.png



    Here's How:

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


    2 To Add "System Protection" to Desktop Context Menu

    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Add_System_Protection_to_desktop_context_menu.reg

    Download


    3 To Remove "System Protection" from Desktop Context Menu

    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_System_Protection_from_desktop_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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    Once again another little goodie.
    I like things when they are easy to get to.

    Thank you.
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    Thanks as always, Brink. You're awesome!
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    You are one valuable asset to this place! Thanks for sharing your knowledge so freely.
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    Glad it could help guys. :)
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    Just stumbled across this one. You make it so easy. Many thanks, Brink, for excellent tutorial.
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