Restore or Save Point

Question

Please note my System Protection is turned on.

My questions are as follows:

1. When Windows 10 updates, does Windows 10 automatically create a new system restore point prior to its update?
2. If I were to manually create a new restore point now, do I click on the Create button where it says “To create a restore point, first enable protection by selecting a drive and clicking Configure” in the System Protection tab under System Properties?
3. What is the best frequency or when is a restore point created best, among below:

a. I’ve seen in the Internet about doing a restore point upon start-up. Is it advisable to have a restore point created automatically upon start-up versus when Windows 10 automatically creates a new system restore point, i.e., assuming Windows 10 does automatically create a new system restore point. (Getting ahead of your answer to question # 1)? If yes, what are the steps without dealing with the registry?

b. Should we manually create a system restore point anew following your answer to question # 2 above before downloading  app updates?

c. If I newly download an app from the Microsoft Store, should I create a new restore point prior to downloading the new app? If yes, is it by following your answer to question # 2?

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

1. When Windows 10 updates, does Windows 10 automatically create a new system restore point prior to its update?

-> No, it frequently does not do this. In many cases it even disables System Restore.

2. If I were to manually create a new restore point now, do I click on the Create button where it says “To create a restore point, first enable protection by selecting a drive and clicking Configure” in the System Protection tab under System Properties?

-> If System Restore is enabled and configured then clicking the Create button will suffice.

3. What is the best frequency or when is a restore point created best, among below:

a. I’ve seen in the Internet about doing a restore point upon start-up. Is it advisable to have a restore point created automatically upon start-up versus when Windows 10 automatically creates a new system restore point, i.e., assuming Windows 10 does automatically create a new system restore point. (Getting ahead of your answer to question # 1)? If yes, what are the steps without dealing with the registry?

-> Let Windows decide when to create a restore point!

b. Should we manually create a system restore point anew following your answer to question # 2 above before downloading  app updates?

-> >Yes.

c. If I newly download an app from the Microsoft Store, should I create a new restore point prior to downloading the new app? If yes, is it by following your answer to question # 2?

-> Yes, yes

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Answer 2

Hi

To be honest, Windows 10 has basically made the System Restore option obsolete . . .

Windows 10 updates change so many of the system files and registry keys that any previous restore points are deleted automatically by the update process . . .

The best option if you are going to use the System Restore process is to create a manual restore point after the second Tuesday (patch Tuesday) of each month.

This is because Windows 10 Updates may delete all previous Restore points to preserve system stability due to the number of system files and registry keys which are change in large updates . . .