Windows 10 - Did you reactivate System Restore?

[Eug]

I re-enabled System Restore on my machines after upgrading to Windows 10. I figure it might come in handy to have a restore point before installing the Anniversary Update.

Any reason Windows 10 disables System Restore? About the only downside I can see (without knowing the technical reasons behind Microsoft's choice here) is that extra disk space is used. However, at this point with relatively clean installs, I'm still using less than 100 MB (after deleting older system restore points).

In case you're wondering, an easy way to find the dialogue box for System Restore is just open Cortana and type "Create". An option to "Create a restore point" should pop up. Or you can just find it in the Control Panel.

 

[tidy]

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[Puffnstuff]

It almost never works for me on 10. I've had a few borked driver updates and every time I try using SR to roll back it refuses to do so.

 

[Eug]

It's been hit and miss for me, but nonetheless when it "hits" it can be a life saver. Or at least saves from having to do something more drastic like a full backup restore. Plus creating a restore point is a lot simpler and faster than creating a full backup. I only do full backups periodically so the interval between backups is longer than with restore points.

 

[Dahak]

Odd, its on on mine. I do not recall turning it on off hand but maybe i did at some point I do not recall.

As for using it from an upgrade, seeing as the Anniversary Update, is pretty much a new install, I do not believe it will help much anyway.

So best bet is to have an image of the drive in case if you want a backup

 

[corkyg]

You can add me to the list of System Restore non-users for all the reasons stated above. Plus, I have duplicate drives for all my Windows, 7 and 10, and I keep them up to date weekly. System Restore is OK if you have no other resource.

 

[JackMDS]

There is a Point for System Restore if the OS is highly stable and the Updates are mainly some security codes, here and there minor Drivers, and may be a rare bug or two.

However, when the Updates are Active prevalent upgrades the way it is with Win 10 (and presumably will stay so for the Decade to come (I.e., No new version of Windows Just Win 10 Forever). I think that Sys restore sort of Nulled it self.

Using Acronis TI I keep and image that is Updated every few weeks 9or immediately if I installed or did something Big that call for it. It does not take more than 10Min to do so to my Network backup Sever (or external drive).

 

[nerp]

I thought it was on by default. At least it has been on my clean installs of Windows 10 lately. I always disable it. I figure it's a waste of storage and I don't keep sensitive data on any one machine so if something happens, a full reinstall is a mere annoyance, not a nightmare. Gone are the days of having to reinstall every game, reconfigure every tiny thing. I can go from bare drive to my steam library installed and everything fully updated in like, 20 minutes. It's insane (thank you fast internet).

 

[Puffnstuff]

I hope to be able to afford one of those gigapower connections in the future so I can experience a cloud restore of that nature. Until them I must chug along with a 30mbps cable connection.