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Create a restore point in Windows 10 with one click

If you use the System Restore function in Windows 10 to revert your operating system to the last known stable point when it was working correctly, you might be interested in having the ability to quickly create a restore point with one click. This can be done by creating a shortcut to a command which creates the restore point. In modern Windows versions, it is especially useful because System Restore has been scaled back to create restore points far less frequently, even as low as once a week!

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Before you begin, make sure you have System Restore enabled.
To create a restore point in Windows 10 with one click, you need to do the following:
  1. Right click on the Desktop and select the command "New -> Shortcut" from the context menu.
  2. In the shortcut target, type or copy-paste the following text:
    cmd.exe /k "Wmic.exe /Namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call CreateRestorePoint "%DATE%", 100, 7"

    Windows 10 create restore point shortcut

  3. Give this shortcut the desired name and icon. Windows 10 restore point shortcut nameTip: An appropriate icon is in the following file:
    C:\Windows\System32\rstrui.exe

    You can use it:Windows 10 restore point shortcut icon

  4. Now, open the shortcut's properties by right clicking it and click the Advanced... button on the Shortcut tab of its Properties. Check the option to run as administrator in the shortcut's properties -> Advanced and click OK everywhere to save settings:Windows 10 restore point shortcut admin

Now, all you need to do is run this shortcut to create the restore point. The result will be as follows:Windows 10 restore point created

The line "Method execution successful." indicates that everything is OK. You can use the mentioned WMIC command in batch files as well:

Wmic.exe /Namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call CreateRestorePoint "%DATE%", 100, 7

Just remember to execute it from an elevated command prompt.

That's it.

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Author: Sergey Tkachenko

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17 thoughts on “Create a restore point in Windows 10 with one click”

  1. This works, but when I go to restore, each restore point is called “Automatic Restore Point”. Nothing I put in for the name gets saved (i.e. “%DATE%” as shown here).

  2. Thank you very much for this!! I am making a bat file with lots of commands in one…. Like a one click fix See below and paste it on your desktop in a .bat file

    Wmic.exe /Namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call CreateRestorePoint “%DATE%”, 100, 7
    echo Del /S /F /Q %temp%\*
    Del /S /F /Q %Windir%\Temp\*
    RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1
    RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
    RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
    RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 32
    RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16
    RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
    RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351
    DEL /S /Q “%TMP%\*.*
    DEL /S /Q “%TEMP%\*.*
    DEL /S /Q “%WINDIR%\Temp\*.*
    DEL /S /Q “%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*
    DEL /S /Q “%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\*.*
    powercfg.exe /hibernate off
    powercfg -h off
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\*.*
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\*.*
    del /q /f /s “%temp%\*.*
    del /q /f /s “%systemroot%\Prefetch\*.*
    bcdedit /set recoveryenabled NO
    bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No
    bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy IgnoreAllFailures
    powercfg -h off
    bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy
    bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy IgnoreAllFailures
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%temp%\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%systemroot%\Prefetch\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%systemroot%\Temp\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Last Active\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PrivacIE\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\IECompatCache\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\IETldCache\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Cache\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\*.*”
    pushd “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\*.default\”
    del /q /f /s “Cache\*.*”
    popd
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\9.0\Search\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Common\Media Cache\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\*.*”
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\*.tmp”
    del %systemdrive%\$Recycle.bin\*.* /f /s /q
    del /q /f /s “%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\*.tmp”
    del /s /f /q c:\windows\temp\*.*
    rd /s /q c:\windows\temp
    md c:\windows\temp
    del /s /f /q C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch
    del /s /f /q %temp%\*.*
    rd /s /q %temp%
    md %temp%
    deltree /y c:\windows\tempor~1
    deltree /y c:\windows\temp
    deltree /y c:\windows\tmp
    deltree /y c:\windows\ff*.tmp
    deltree /y c:\windows\history
    deltree /y c:\windows\cookies
    deltree /y c:\windows\recent
    deltree /y c:\windows\spool\printers
    del c:\WIN386.SWP
    echo
    cls
    netsh winsock reset
    netsh int ip reset
    netsh int ipv4 reset
    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /renew
    ipconfig /flushdns
    ipconfig /registerdns
    shutdown /r /t 060
    exit

    1. Make sure you go back to the shortcut and mark it “Run as administrator” (see above directions). That will fix it.

  3. I created the desktop shortcut as explained and the results were successful, just as shown above. However, when I go to System Restore afterward, the restore point(s) that I just made do not show on the list of available restore points. What is happening? Thanks.

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