phaolo Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Hello, I'd like to change the default SR schedule to be more frequent (e.g: daily) No method suggested online seems to work and points are only created weekly. Is there a definitive solution for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Can you describe what you have tried already? For what it's worth, scheduling a System Image backup to run nightly (e.g., to an external USB drive) also causes a restore point to be created nightly. For example, I have such a backup scheduled for 2:00 am every day and I see this: If you're going to leave your system on, and it sounds like you are, I recommend getting an inexpensive Western Digital MyBook USB drive if you don't already have one, and scheduling a nightly System Image backup. It becomes incremental after the first one and will complete pretty quickly. -Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaolo Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, NoelC said: Can you describe what you have tried already? For what it's worth, scheduling a System Image backup to run nightly (e.g., to an external USB drive) also causes a restore point to be created nightly. Err.. I tried different things in various months, so I don't remember exactly. O_o' Anyway, nothing ever worked. I don't need daily System Image backups.. isn't there any other method for SR only? Edited March 23, 2016 by phaolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Not having done it myself, I can only defer to others on this. A number of websites imply that there's a registry entry that governs how long the system will wait before making another restore point. For example: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/is-it-possible-to-create-my-own-restore-points/b8af02ce-c7d4-47ec-a66a-80ae65453021 There is notably a scheduled task that apparently is the stimulus for checking. I suggest, since you have no specific memory of what you have done, that you start taking careful notes, then... 1. Add the following DWORD value and set it to less than the number of seconds in a day, e.g., 21600 decimal: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore]RPGlobalInterval REG_DWORD 21600 2. Verify that the following scheduled task is set to run at least once a day: Task Scheduler (Local) Task Scheduler Library Microsoft Windows SystemRestore -Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpclient Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 This VBScript I found somewhere works for me well for manual and automatic restore point creation. It shows prompt for UAC elevation too if run normally. You can set up a hidden scheduled task for regular restore point creation. If WScript.Arguments.Count = 0 Then Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") oShell.ShellExecute "wscript.exe", """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """ Run", , "runas", 1 Else Set oWshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") oWshShell.Popup "Creating a SystemRestore point. Please wait.", 2, "System Restore", 0 swinmgmts = "winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore" GetObject(swinmgmts).CreateRestorePoint "Scheduled Restore Point", 0, 100 'MsgBox "System Restore Point created", 0, "System Restore" End If On Bob 8, there are some new Registry values affecting System Restore: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa378727%28v=vs.85%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaolo Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 6 hours ago, NoelC said: Not having done it myself, I can only defer to others on this. A number of websites imply that there's a registry entry that governs how long the system will wait before making another restore point. Ah, now I remember that I already tried that. I'll give it another shot, but it probably didn't work. 4 hours ago, xpclient said: This VBScript I found somewhere works for me well for manual and automatic restore point creation. It shows prompt for UAC elevation too if run normally. You can set up a hidden scheduled task for regular restore point creation. Ah cool, if the solution above is still KO, I'll try this. Thanks for the suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Wouldn't also Powershell do? https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2012/05/08/use-powershell-to-back-up-system-state-prior-to-making-changes/ OT, but You might want to appreciate how in 8 the feature has been bettered by limiting it to a single checkpoint per day https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849822.aspx so, if you need more than one (like when you are testing new, dangerous things) you need to override the default:http://superuser.com/questions/994854/why-the-create-restore-point-script-work-differently-on-windows-7-and-on-windo EDIT: Oops, I see only now how xpclient's reply also mentioned this new behaviour in 8. jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaolo Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) On 23/3/2016 at 6:11 AM, xpclient said: This VBScript I found somewhere works for me well for manual and automatic restore point creation. OK, the first suggestion didn't work (as I remembered), but the script seems good! I've found an improved one created for various Win versions here:http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/67114-system-restore-point-create-system-startup.html --- 1 hour ago, jaclaz said: Wouldn't also Powershell do? https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2012/05/08/use-powershell-to-back-up-system-state-prior-to-making-changes/ jaclaz Oh, hello jaclaz. I saw that PS needs a single line (wow), but I opted for the more compatible solution. Btw, I'm happily on Win7 --- Thanks to all! Edited March 25, 2016 by phaolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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