Read it here
Note: I don't recommend doing this unless you have to, as the version of System Restore in Windows Vista is greatly improved over it's predecessor in Windows XP.
You probably want to know a little bit more before shutting it down completely...
If you do so you can read it here at Microsoft's Vista website.
To disable System Restore completely:
Click on Start, right click on Computer, and finally click on "Properties".
In the left hand pane click on "Advanced system settings".
If User Account Control prompts you to confirm the action, click on "Continue".
In the "System Properties" window that appears, click on the "System Protection" tab.
Figure 1: System Restore in Vista System properties
Under "Available Disks", uncheck any drives that are checked.
When asked "Are you sure you want to turn System Restore off?", click on "Turn System Restore Off".
Click on the OK button to close the "System Properties" window.
Close the "System" window.
Figure 2: Turn Off dialog for Vista System restore
I hope this information proves to be useful to all of you! I was wondering why I was using so much more hard disk space than I did when using Windows XP with all the updates applied. After clearing out my System Restore points, I freed up a whopping 30 GB! Wow.
I should mention that System Restore is set to use a percentage of your hard drive, so if you have a small drive, it's probably not going to use 30GB.
| Tested on: |  | Business | | |  | Ultimate |
Note: I don't recommend doing this unless you have to, as the version of System Restore in Windows Vista is greatly improved over it's predecessor in Windows XP.
You probably want to know a little bit more before shutting it down completely...
If you do so you can read it here at Microsoft's Vista website.
To disable System Restore completely:
Click on Start, right click on Computer, and finally click on "Properties".
In the left hand pane click on "Advanced system settings".
If User Account Control prompts you to confirm the action, click on "Continue".
In the "System Properties" window that appears, click on the "System Protection" tab.
Figure 1: System Restore in Vista System properties
Under "Available Disks", uncheck any drives that are checked.
When asked "Are you sure you want to turn System Restore off?", click on "Turn System Restore Off".
Click on the OK button to close the "System Properties" window.
Close the "System" window.
Figure 2: Turn Off dialog for Vista System restore
I hope this information proves to be useful to all of you! I was wondering why I was using so much more hard disk space than I did when using Windows XP with all the updates applied. After clearing out my System Restore points, I freed up a whopping 30 GB! Wow.
I should mention that System Restore is set to use a percentage of your hard drive, so if you have a small drive, it's probably not going to use 30GB.
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