Prevent creation of a system restore point during device activity that would normally prompt creation of a restore point
- Policy ID
- DeviceInstall_SystemRestore
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Device Installation
Description
This policy setting allows you to prevent Windows from creating a system restore point during device activity that would normally prompt Windows to create a system restore point. Windows normally creates restore points for certain driver activity, such as the installation of an unsigned driver. A system restore point enables you to more easily restore your system to its state before the activity.
If you enable this policy setting, Windows does not create a system restore point when one would normally be created.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows creates a system restore point as it normally would.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DisableSystemRestoreREG_DWORD