Turn off System Restore

[saf]

Hi all,

Is it advisable to turn off System Restore in Windows 7 Ultimate just like Windows XP.......

 

[Ian]

I don't see any reason to disable it, so I'd keep it going . It's a really handy feature when something goes wrong!

 

[roban]

I can't see any reason to disable it either but you can also delete restore points you don't need through the Disk Cleanup utility.

 

[clifford_cooley]

I completely agree with Ian and roban.

Restore points will help in many ways. I'm saying this as a user that always disabled them in XP.

 

[beamish]

If you have another type of back up system in place.

 

[Tushman]

Hi all,

Is it advisable to turn off System Restore in Windows 7 Ultimate just like Windows XP.......

I personally prefer to use Acronis True Image & Norton Ghost. Therefore, I choose not to use the system restore feature. Technically speaking, one doesn't replace the other as they serve different purposes (sort of), but I don't think you really need both. Now it's possible they've improved the system restore compared to the WinXP days, but I never did care for it.