How To: Disable System Restore

March 22nd, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows OrbSystem Restore is a useful backup utility but it has a tendency to use large amounts of disk space.  Therefore some users may want to disable this feature.

How To Disable System Restore on Windows Vista

  • Click Start > Control Panel
  • Click System and Maintenance > System
  • On the left side pane click Advanced system settings
  • On the System Properties box click the System Protection tab
  • Deselect the drives from the list

This will disable System Restore on Microsoft Windows Vista.  Freeing valuable disk space in the process.

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