{"id":16020,"date":"2020-06-17T01:45:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T01:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=16020"},"modified":"2020-06-17T01:51:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T01:51:43","slug":"scheduling-automatic-creation-of-system-restore-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/scheduling-automatic-creation-of-system-restore-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Scheduling Automatic Creation of System Restore Points in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I get system restore points created on a schedule? A system restore point can roll back Windows to an earlier working state if it becomes unstable or unbootable. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to create automatic system restore point on a daily schedule in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Create System Restore Point on a Daily Schedule in Windows 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before getting started, you need to turn on System Protection and disable system restore point frequency. This can be done with the methods described in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/create-system-restore-points-with-cmd-or-powershell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our previous article<\/a>. Afterwards you can use the Task Scheduler to schedule automatic creation of system restore points daily.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-open-task-scheduler-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opening Task Scheduler<\/a>, right-click the item &#8220;<strong>Task Scheduler Library<\/strong>&#8221; in the left pane and then select <strong>Create Task<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/create-task.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/create-task.png 582w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/create-task-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>General<\/strong> tab, enter a descriptive name for the task. Choose the &#8220;<strong>Run whether the user is logged on or not<\/strong>&#8221; option and tick the checkbox named &#8220;<strong>Run with highest privileges<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/restore-point-creation-task.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/restore-point-creation-task.png 584w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/restore-point-creation-task-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Triggers<\/strong> tab. Click on the <strong>New<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/triggers-tab.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8220;Begin the task&#8221; drop-down list, select &#8220;<strong>On a schedule<\/strong>&#8220;. Choose the <strong>Daily<\/strong> option and specify a time for the creation of the restore point. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/begin-the-task-on-schedule.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"495\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/begin-the-task-on-schedule.png 593w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/begin-the-task-on-schedule-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Actions<\/strong> tab. Click on the <strong>New<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/actions-tab.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;<strong>Start a program<\/strong>&#8221; by clicking the Action drop-down list. Enter the <strong>powershell.exe<\/strong> command in the Program\/script field. In the &#8220;Add arguments&#8221; field, type the following and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<code>-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command \"Checkpoint-Computer -Description \\\"My Daily Restore Point\\\" -RestorePointType \\\"MODIFY_SETTINGS\\\"\"<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/schedule-auto-system-restore-points.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"447\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/schedule-auto-system-restore-points.png 456w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/schedule-auto-system-restore-points-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Conditions<\/strong> tab. Uncheck both &#8220;<strong>Stop if the computer switches to battery power<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Start the task only if the computer is on AC power<\/strong>&#8220;. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/task-conditions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/task-conditions.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/task-conditions-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Enter the password of your current Windows account when prompted, and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/password-prompt-for-running-task.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"262\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/password-prompt-for-running-task.png 324w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/password-prompt-for-running-task-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now, system restore points should be created automatically at your specified time every day. You can check if new restore points are created successfully by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/view-system-restore-points-in-windows-10\/\">following this tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I get system restore points created on a schedule? A system restore point can roll back Windows to an earlier working state if it becomes unstable or unbootable. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to create automatic system restore point on a daily schedule in Windows 10. 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