The system restore point is a copy of your computer state including system files, Windows Registry, local user profiles, and system settings. By default, it is enabled in Windows 7 and it will create a restore point automatically when you install programs, drivers, Windows Updates, etc.
Also, Windows 7 will create a system restore point automatically if no other restore points exist in 7 days. Once your computer stops responding or runs slowly, you can use it to recover computer to an earlier date.
✎ Where are Windows 7 Restore Points?
The restore points will be saved on the volume that you are protecting. Please note the system restore point gone if the volume is corrupted.
✎ Can I create my own restore point?
You can easily create a system restore point in Windows 7 manually at any time. If the disk free space on the volume is too low for System Restore to operate, it will automatically disable itself.
Here you will learn 2 effective ways to create system restore point in Windows 7, namely using System Restore and Windows Task Scheduler. The previous one requires human intervention while the second one is a set-and-forget method. Select them based on your needs.
1. Open System Restore. You have 2 methods in the following:
2. Select System Protection and select the drive you want to create a restore point in Windows 7, C: drive, for example. Click Configure to set restore settings, disk space, or delete restore points and Apply > OK.
Here are 3 options in the following window.
3. After configuring system restore point, click Create...to create system restore point in Windows 7.
4. A pop window will appear and you can type a description to help you identify the restore point. Finally, click Create to confirm.
5. Once the process is completed, you will see the restore point was created successfully message.
Instead of creating a restore point manually, you can also use Windows Task Scheduler to automatically create system restore point in Windows 7 on a scheduled time or event. For example, to create system restore point in Windows 7 at startup:
1. Click Start, type Task Scheduler in the search box, and hit Enter.
2. On the left panel, navigate to Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > SystemRestore.
3. Double-click on the task named SR to edit it.
4. Under the Triggers tab, you can click New to add a new trigger at Startup. Or just click Edit to change the trigger.
5. Set the scheduled time to perform the task and click OK to confirm.
Now, a new system restore point will be created automatically at your preferred schedule and intervals.
When your system gets corrupted or something else goes wrong, you can use system restore point to restore the system to a previous good state. Two ways are available.
1. Open the System Properties windows. Scroll down and click the System Restore button.
2. A window will appear, confirm the restore point in Recommended restore is working fine, and click Next.
3. If not, tick Choose a different restore point. It will list all the recent restore points and the most recent option is selected. Click Next and Finish to start the restore.
Notes:
If you cannot access the Windows desktop, boot into safe mode and perform a system restore.
1. Start your computer, and press the F8 key repeatedly until you see the Windows logo.
2. At the Advanced Boot Options window, select Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
3. Type rstrui.exe in the command prompt window and press Enter.
4. Here you will see the System Restore window, tick Recommended restore, and click Next. Then, perform a system restore just like you are in Windows.
As mentioned, system restore will restore system files, drivers, registry settings, and installed software. So you may find:
Therefore, you may want a deeper layer of protection, just think about it as a permanent restore point in Windows 7.
To protect your computer from serious issues like file system corruption, ransomware infection, hard drive failure, you should create a permanent restore point in Windows 7 with free backup software like Qiling Disk Master Standard.
It includes not only computer status, but also OS, personal data, etc. everything on the Windows 7 disk. So you can restore Windows 7 to new hard drive or SSD without downtime.
Moreover, it has a clear interface, so intuitive to users, even a green hand can create a permanent restore point in Windows 7 easily.
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1. Free install and run Qiling Disk Master. Then in the interface, click Backup > System backup.
2. System drive and other boot partition(s) are selected by default. Click the second box and select a local path, network or NAS, or cloud drive to save the image file.
3. Click Schedule Backup and select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Then, click Proceed to create a permanent restore point in Windows 7.
Tips:
✿ Universal ways to restore system in Windows 7:
✿ The advanced way to protect your computer:
Instead of create system image backup and bootable media one by one, you can choose to use onekey recovery software Qiling Disk Master. It can complete these tasks simultaneously and store the boot files and system image into a created recovery partition during the backup process. And it adds boot menu as well and allows you press a specific key (eg: F11 or A ) to access it and then restore system image without booting into Winodws.
You can easily create a restore point in Windows 7 with the above methods and perform a system restore in the event of installed programs, drivers, system files, or settings go wrong.
But there are some problems system restore point cannot fix, such as data loss. In view of this, it's suggested to create a permanent restore point instead of computer status. So you can recover your computer at any time.