Backup and Restore Create System Restore Point in Windows 11

andrew129260 said:

I noticed that system restore is off be default in windows 11 as well. I used to have your vbs script to turn on system restore and then name it whatever you would like. I heard vbs scripting is getting decrepitated though. Is the only way to do this through powershell now going forward?

If I was doing this through a bat file to call it, I guess I could just call the powershell script to run it.....

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TechnoMage2021 said:

Since I want a new Restore Point, every day, without all the manual entries, I just put the script that I got from Brink, in my Startup folder.
So every day I get a new Restore Point, till they start dropping off into the ol' Bit Bucket.
I always have one when I need it.

Don't work for your computer, make it work for you!

TM

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Haydon said:

Can anyone write me a script that creates a weekly restore point as follows. TIA
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#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
Set-StrictMode -Version 'latest'

function Get-NonUSBDrives
{
    Write-Output @(Get-CimInstance -ClassName 'Win32_DiskDrive' -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -Filter 'InterfaceType <> ''USB''' |
    Get-CimAssociatedInstance -ResultClassName 'Win32_DiskPartition' |
    Get-CimAssociatedInstance -ResultClassName 'Win32_LogicalDisk' |
    Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Name')
}

$InformationPreference = [Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::Continue

if ((Get-CimInstance -ClassName 'SystemRestoreConfig' -Namespace 'root\default' -Property @('RPSessionInterval')).RPSessionInterval -eq 0)
{
    Write-Information 'System Restore is disabled.'
    Enable-ComputerRestore -Drive (Get-NonUSBDrives)
}

if ((Get-CimInstance -ClassName 'SystemRestoreConfig' -Namespace 'root\default' -Property @('RPSessionInterval')).RPSessionInterval -ne 0)
{
    switch ((Get-Date).DayOfWeek)
    {
        { $_ -in @([DayOfWeek]::Friday, [DayOfWeek]::Saturday, [DayOfWeek]::Sunday) }
        {
            Write-Information 'It''s backup day!'
            if ((Get-Date).Hour -ge 22)
            {
                Write-Information 'It''s backup time!'

                [DateTime]$lastRestorePointDateTime = [System.Management.ManagementDateTimeConverter]::ToDateTime((Get-ComputerRestorePoint | Sort-Object -Property @('CreationTime') | Select-Object -Last 1).CreationTime)
                if ((Get-Date).Subtract($lastRestorePointDateTime).TotalDays -gt 3)
                {
                    Write-Information 'Last restore point is more than three days old. Creating a restore point.'
                    [string]$restorePointName = (Get-Date).ToString("ddd_dd_MMM_yyyy") -replace '_', ([string]::Empty)
                    Write-Information "Restore Point Name: `"$($restorePointName)`""
                    ## Need to uncomment this to actually make a restore point.
                    ## Checkpoint-Computer -RestorePointType 'MODIFY_SETTINGS' -Description $restorePointName
                }
            }
            break
        }     
    }
}

pseymour said:

Powershell:

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
Set-StrictMode -Version 'latest'

function Get-NonUSBDrives
{
    Write-Output @(Get-CimInstance -ClassName 'Win32_DiskDrive' -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -Filter 'InterfaceType <> ''USB''' |
    Get-CimAssociatedInstance -ResultClassName 'Win32_DiskPartition' |
    Get-CimAssociatedInstance -ResultClassName 'Win32_LogicalDisk' |
    Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Name')
}

$InformationPreference = [Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::Continue

if ((Get-CimInstance -ClassName 'SystemRestoreConfig' -Namespace 'root\default' -Property @('RPSessionInterval')).RPSessionInterval -eq 0)
{
    Write-Information 'System Restore is disabled.'
    Enable-ComputerRestore -Drive (Get-NonUSBDrives)
}

if ((Get-CimInstance -ClassName 'SystemRestoreConfig' -Namespace 'root\default' -Property @('RPSessionInterval')).RPSessionInterval -ne 0)
{
    switch ((Get-Date).DayOfWeek)
    {
        { $_ -in @([DayOfWeek]::Friday, [DayOfWeek]::Saturday, [DayOfWeek]::Sunday) }
        {
            Write-Information 'It''s backup day!'
            if ((Get-Date).Hour -ge 20)
            {
                Write-Information 'It''s backup time!'

                [DateTime]$lastRestorePointDateTime = [System.Management.ManagementDateTimeConverter]::ToDateTime((Get-ComputerRestorePoint | Sort-Object -Property @('CreationTime') | Select-Object -Last 1).CreationTime)
                if ((Get-Date).Subtract($lastRestorePointDateTime).TotalDays -gt 3)
                {
                    Write-Information 'Last restore point is more than three days old. Creating a restore point.'
                    [string]$restorePointName = (Get-Date).ToString("ddd_dd_MMM_yyyy") -replace '_', ([string]::Empty)
                    Write-Information "Restore Point Name: `"$($restorePointName)`""
                    ## Need to uncomment this to actually make a restore point.
                    ## Checkpoint-Computer -RestorePointType 'MODIFY_SETTINGS' -Description $restorePointName
                }
            }
            break
        }     
    }
}

Somethin' like that.

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1. Open Task Scheduler by typing “Task Scheduler” in the Start menu search bar and selecting “Task Scheduler”.
2. Click “Create Task” in the “Actions” pane on the right.
3. Give the task a name and description.
4. Under the “Triggers” tab, click “New” and select “Weekly”.
5. Choose the day of the week and time you want the task to run.
6. Under the “Actions” tab, click “New” and select “Start a program”.
7. In the “Program/script” field, enter powershell.exe.
8. In the “Add arguments (optional)” field, enter the path to the script file you created earlier.
9. Click “OK” to save the task.

pseymour said:

Get-Date -Format "dddddMMMyyyy" would return FridayJan2024. Not quite what you wanted.

My script has extra steps to make sure System Restore is on, and to make sure the last restore point is more than three days old.

The Copilot script, if set to run weekly on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, would create restore points on all three days.

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