System Restore regularly tracks changes to your computer's system files, and uses a feature called System Protection to create restore points. System Protection is turned on by default on all hard disks on your computer. You can select which disks have System Protection turned on.
Turning off System Protection for a disk deletes all restore points for that disk. You cannot restore the disk until you turn on System Protection again and a restore point is created.
Open System by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking System.
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In the left pane, click System Protection. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
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To turn on System Protection for a hard disk, select the check box next to the disk, and then click OK. – or – To turn off System Protection for a hard disk, clear the check box next to the disk, and then click OK.
NoteSystem Restore doesn't protect FAT32 and other FAT disks because FAT disks don't support the use of shadow copies. Shadow copies contain information about changes to documents and system files. Shadow copies require the NTFS file system. In this version of Windows, System Restore uses shadow copies to create restore points. If you store system files on a FAT disk, you cannot use System Restore to undo changes.
The primary storage device located inside a computer. Also called a hard drive or hard disk drive, it is where your files and programs are typically stored.
Default
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Default
A predefined setting. You can accept the default option settings, or you can change them to suit your own preferences.
FAT32
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FAT32
A system used to store files on a computer drive. FAT32 is based on the file allocation table (FAT) file system, but it uses 32-bit values for storing files instead of the 16-bit values used by the original FAT file system. FAT32 uses drive space more efficiently than FAT and supports volumes of up to 2 terabytes (TB) in size.
Restore point
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Restore point
A representation of a stored state of your computer's system files. Restore points are created by System Restore at specific intervals and when System Restore detects the beginning of a change to your computer. Also, you can create a restore point manually at any time.
NTFS file system
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NTFS file system
A file system for formatting computer hard disks so they can store information. NTFS provides several improvements over earlier file allocation table (FAT) file systems, including file and folder permissions, encryption, and file compression.
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