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=== Windows XP ==={{:Create a Restore Point with Microsoft System Restore}} {{:Windows XP Tools Make a Restore Point}} === Windows Vista === You can create a restore point manually at any time. #From within Windows, you can type restore into the Start menu search box, and you’ll immediately see System Restore at the top of the start menu.#In the left pane, click System protection. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.#Click the System Protection tab, and then click Create.#In the System Protection dialog box, type a description, and then click Create. === Windows 7 === You can create a restore point manually at any time. In Windows XP the "create restore point" was in the same place as selecting a restore point. In Windows 7 the option to manually create a restore point is no longer in the ''System Restore'' dialog (which is ordinarily accessed by typing "restore" into the Start menu search box, and selecting "System Restore"). Microsoft likes to move windows features around so they can sell more training. To Manually create a restore point in Windows 7 do the following:#From within Windows, you can type "system protection" into the Start menu search box, and you will see "'''Create a restore point'''" as one of the options. Select it.#The "System Properties" dialog box will open with several options. Locate the "Create" button at the bottom of the dialog and click.#The "Create a restore point" dialog will open. Type in a name for the restore point and click "Create." === Windows 8 and 8.1 ===System protection is a feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files, programs, drivers, and registry settings as restore points for all drives that have system protection turned on. System Restore isn't available for the mobile device version known as Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1. On a system with only a single user account that boots directly to the desktop (or Metro) without prompting for a login, system restore will work, however, the user may be prompted to grant administrator rights #Sign in as Administrator (or use a privileged account)#Open the Power User Tasks Menu, click on System or open the Control Panel (icons view), click on the System icon.#Click on the System protection link in the left pane. #Click on the Create button to create a restore point for all drives that have system protection turned on.#Type in a description name. For additional information, see: [[Using Microsoft System Restore on Windows 8.1]] - a page on this wiki specific to using System Protection (aka System Restore) for Windows 8.1.=== Start System Restore from a command prompt ==={{:Start System Protection and System Restore from the command prompt in Microsoft Windows}}You can start System Restore from a command prompt window if you cannot start your computer in any mode other than Safe Mode with Command Prompt. You need to have an administrator account to perform these steps. This procedure is for "restoring" and not for creation of a restore point. Microsoft [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449 KB-304449] Q304449#Start your computer in Safe Mode with Command Prompt. #Login#At the command prompt, type "rstrui.exe," and then press Enter. === Start System Protection from a command prompt ===System Restore is used to restore your system from an already existing restore point in Windows Vista/7 and System Protection is used to create a restore point. System Protection can not be ran directly from the command prompt. It can be accessed indirectly from one of two interfaces that you can open from the command prompt. # Run system restore "rstrui.exe" and then click the link in the middle of the dialog that is the last line of text which reads "To create a restore point, <ul>open System Properties</ul>." --or-- You can go directly to System Properties by typing "sysdm.cpl" at the command prompt.# Click the "System Protection" tab and then the "Create..." button in the bottom right. System Protection is actually one of the tabs in the System Properties dialog box. The "System Protection" tab has a button in the bottom right of the dialog which says "Create..." System Properties is a Windows Control Panel Applet and the command "sysdm.cpl" is one of the many useful [[Windows Control Panel Applet Commands]].