Create System Restore Point in Windows 10  

I used WMIC.exe many times, for a long time, with 1909 and previous builds. But I just updated to 2004, and it no longer works. Have the WMIC parameters changed, or how can I create a restore point from a .CMD file now?

The command I used was:

WMIC.exe /Namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call CreateRestorePoint "%Name%", 100, %Type%

Where "%Name%" and "%Type%" are of course variables such as "Installing something" and "0", respectively.

What's strange is that it still SAYS it works, but it doesn't. Here's the output it shows when it does NOT really create a restore point:

Code:

Executing (SystemRestore)->CreateRestorePoint()Method execution successful.
Out Parameters:
instance of __PARAMETERS
{
        ReturnValue = 0;
};

STRESSED said:

how can I create a restore point from a .CMD file now?

Use the following line of command in a CMD file:

Code:

Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Checkpoint-Computer -Description """Created by %username%.""" -RestorePointType "MODIFY_SETTINGS""

Reference: Add Create Restore Point Context Menu in Windows 10

That resulted in me getting the error:

WARNING: A new system restore point cannot be created because one has already been created within the past 1440 minutes. The frequency of restore point creation can be changedby creating the DWORD value 'SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency' under the registry key 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore'. The value of thisregistry key indicates the necessary time interval (in minutes) between two restore point creation. The default value is 1440 minutes (24 hours).

So I created "SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency" and set it to 240, but then I got the same error, but it said "...one has already been created within the past 240 minutes."

The restore point it refers to was created automatically, not by me. So, I still need a way to create a restore point on demand.

Hello, is there an easy quick way to create a manual restore point in Windows 10. Sorry, I don't know how to use Powershell. I can't make them the way I used to via the Control panel. Do you have a .reg file for it? Many thanks. 😊

FWIW, I have long used the WMIC method:

WMIC.exe /Namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call CreateRestorePoint "%Name%", 100, %Type%

Where "%Name%" is whatever name you wish to assign to the restore point, and "%Type%" is 0, 1, or 11, for "Install", "Uninstall", or "System", respectively. As far as I know, the type used doesn't really matter as it just determines what text will be displayed (along with the name of the restore point). There are other numbers accepted for type, but they all result in one of those three things (Install/Uninstall/System). OK, technically, if you use 2-5 or 8-9 for type, it will display "Unknown", which is probably going to be a bit confusing, if harmless.

Thanks so much for quick response. The Restore Point basic shortcut works great! 😊✔👍