We can enable or disable system restore from Windows command line by modifying the relevant registry keys. We can also configure system restore service from command prompt using sc command.
Disable System Restore from Windows command line
We can disable system restore by setting the registry key DisableSR to1 under the node
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
From Windows command line we can edit this registry key by running the following command.
Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore" /v DisableSR /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
To enable System restore from command line you can run the below command:
Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore" /v DisableSR /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Disable System restore service from command line
We can disable system restore service from command line using the below command.
sc config srservice start= disabled
To enable system restore service from command line you can run the below command.
sc config srservice start= Auto
(or)
sc config srservice start= demand
Note that the above commands do not change the current running status of the system restore service. If the service is running currently, disabling the service won’t stop it in the current session, but when the system is restarted this service won’t be started.
To stop system restore service from command line we can run the below command.
net stop srservice
To start system restore service from command line we can run the below command.
net start srservice
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Thanks for the useful information.
But,there are some mistakes, please correct.
> /v DisableCR /d 1 /f
→ /v DisableSR /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Corrected the post..thanks for letting me know..
I tried all of the above, but it said my system restore wasn’t running. I looked in services.msc and noticed there was no line for system restore. Do I have to insert something in services for system restore to start in the first place? Thanks.
Can’t wail until I buy a Mac…
Sean,
This post applies to XP only. Looks like you are using Windows 7/Vista. Please check this link for questions on Win7 system restore.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/System-Restore-frequently-asked-questions
Yes. In Windows 7 it gives this error:
Does both “sc config srservice start= disabled” & “net stop srservice” cmd code work on win 7?
thanks very much. helped.
In Windows 10, and maybe in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
System Properties > System Protection > Restore Settings.
– Turn on system protection.
In DOS (wmic doesn’t work in PowerShell) : wmic /namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call enable “C:\”
In PowerShell : Enable-ComputerRestore “C:\”
– Disable system protection.
In DOS (wmic doesn’t work in PowerShell) : wmic /namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call disable “C:\”
In PowerShell : Disable-ComputerRestore “C:\”
– Resizes the maximum amount of storage space that can be used for shadow copy storage.
In DOS and PowerShell : vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for=C: /on=C: /maxsize=10%
– Deletes all of the shadow copies.
In DOS and PowerShell : vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
Command line equivalent in DOS : wmic shadowcopy delete