How to Change How Often Windows 11 Makes Restore Points

What is a Restore Point?

A restore point is like taking a snapshot of your computer’s important files and settings at a certain time. If something goes wrong later — like after installing a new program — you can use a restore point to put your computer back to that earlier, working condition.

How Often Does Windows Create Restore Points?

Windows 11 automatically creates a restore point if it hasn’t made one in the last 24 hours, but only if system protection is on for your main drive.

You can change this time to make Windows create restore points more often. Or you can set it so Windows creates one every time something changes on your computer.

How to Change How Often 🪟 Windows 11 Makes Restore Points

Important: You will be changing the Windows Registry. This is a part of Windows that controls important settings. Please follow these steps carefully. It’s a good idea to back up your registry first, just in case.

Step 1Open the Registry Editor

1. Press Win + R on your keyboard. This opens the Run box.
2. Type regedit and press Enter.
3. [ADMIN REQUIRED] If Windows asks for permission, click Yes.

Need help? See this guide: How to Open Registry Editor in Windows 11.

Step 2Find the SystemRestore Folder

In the Registry Editor window, go to this path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore

If you don’t see the SystemRestore folder, follow these steps:

1. 🖱️ Right-click on the CurrentVersion folder.
2. Select New > Key.
3. Name the new folder: SystemRestore.

Step 3Create or Change the Frequency Setting

1. Click on the SystemRestore folder.
2. On the right side, right-click in the empty space and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
3. Name the new value: SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency.
4. Double-click the new value you just made.
5. In the box for Value data, enter how many minutes you want between restore points.

To change how often Windows 11 creates restore points, you’ll need to adjust a specific setting in the Registry.

• 0 means Windows will try to create a restore point every time it can (never skip).
• 1440 means Windows will make one restore point every 24 hours (this is the default).

Step 4Save and 🔄 Restart Your PC

1. Click OK to save your changes.
2. Close the Registry Editor.
3. 🔄 Restart your computer to make the new setting take effect.

Summary

You can easily control the Windows 11 restore points frequency by changing a setting called SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency in the computer’s Registry.

• Setting the value to 0 means Windows will create restore points every time it tries, without skipping.
• You can choose any number of minutes that works best for you.

Want to learn more? Check out the official Microsoft info here: Microsoft Restore Point Info.

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