Change System Restore Point Creation Frequency in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance

Brink · 17 Feb 2018

hexaae said:

Just to be clear...
So it's not like Win 7 where every 2-3 days Win automatically created a restore point and if I want it to behave as it was before I have to restore this feature manually now, as explained above, for Win 10 FCU 1709?
Or 'SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency' is just to change interval check, but will still work as in quoted text?

Hello hexaae, :)

Windows will still automatically create the usual scheduled restore points.

"SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency" is for if an app, command, or schedule calls to create a restore point in Windows 10, system restore will only create the restore point if no other restore point has already been created within the past 24 hours (1440 minutes) by default. If it's been longer than 24 hours since the last restore point, it will get created. Changing the "SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency" allows you to change the default 24 hours to what you want instead based on your needs.

Users can always manually create a restore point at any time from within the System Restore user interface though.

johnniedoo · 10 Dec 2018

i missed where the frequency or interval time in minutes can be changed. i couldnt even find the older seconds =24hr location to adjust
john

Brink · 10 Dec 2018

johnniedoo said:

i missed where the frequency or interval time in minutes can be changed. i couldnt even find the older seconds =24hr location to adjust
john

Hello John,

The DWORD is no available in the registry by default. You would have to add it with the data value you want to change the default.

The steps on how to do this is on the first page here in this tutorial.

Change System Restore Point Creation Frequency in Windows 10 | Tutorials

johnniedoo · 10 Dec 2018

I guess i should have added that i followed the tutorial and created the frequency line and put 0 in it but i am not getting any restore point unless i do one myself. i though 0=1440. i did not know whether i should put any number in that space other than 0 or whether i needed to delete the line.

Brink · 10 Dec 2018

The value "0" would set it for unlimited to never skip creating a restore point.

A restore point will only be automatically created by Windows if an app, command, or schedule calls to create a restore point.

If you like, you could use either tutorial below to have a restore point created at startup or on a schedule you want.

Automatically Create System Restore Point at Startup in Windows 10 | Tutorials

Automatically Create System Restore Point on Schedule in Windows 10 | Tutorials

johnniedoo · 10 Dec 2018

thanks, will do, though i do have a 'one click hack' ive downloaded and used to create restore points but the results vary. sometimes not one of the points i thought i made show up when i look. i never did a task though have the tutorial bookmarked. thanks for this

Brink · 10 Dec 2018

You're most welcome.

I've noticed that sometimes it may take a few moments for the restore point to actually show up after being created.

johnniedoo · 10 Dec 2018

yes, i know, and i use the standard method by going to sys protection and clicking on that, so see how long it takes doing it the 'old fashioned' way and it gives off a message box with completion success. so , when i use the downloaded methods and nothing happens i suspect they arent working for one reason or another. and get verification when i look--nothing happened. i had just been trying to set up a one click easy method to set a point immediately before i try something dumb or that i am not sure how it will work out. in windows 7 i had those, but i am not navigating around windows 10 as easily or the items i got used to are now hidden somewhere.

Brink · 10 Dec 2018

You might also like the context menu added by the tutorial below.

Add Create Restore Point Context Menu in Windows 10 | Tutorials

johnniedoo · 10 Dec 2018

oh , yes i do. thanks. i have added a bunch of things to my context menus over the years and nearly depend on them now. so, thanks. others like to clean up the context menu, i like to add certain things. so this is great, thanks again i am glad you sent this