System Restore Disabled Group Policy
System restore is a Microsoft Windows utility that allows users to roll their system back to a previous point in time. This is often used to fix system issues resulting from software updates and installations. The group policy object (GPO) has settings to control system restore settings, including disabling the system restore utility.
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Finding the Settings
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To modify the system restore settings in the group policy object, you must first locate them. Expand the following sections in the navigation pane: Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System and System Restore. There are two configurable settings, "Turn Off System Restore" and "Turn Off Configuration."
Turn Off System Restore
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When this setting is disabled, system restore is turned on and cannot be turned off by end users. Enabling this setting turns off system restore and prevents it from being turned on. If you leave this setting set to "Not Configured," system restore will use the local configuration settings.
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Turn Off Configuration
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If system restore is disabled by the group policy, this setting has no effect. When enabled, this setting prevents end users from making changes to the system restore configuration on their machines. If system restore is enabled and this setting is set to disabled, the system restore configuration screen is visible, but the system defaults are enforced. When this setting is set to "Not Configured," end users have the ability to make changes to their system restore configuration.
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