Turn off creation of System Restore checkpoints: registry value LimitSystemRestoreCheckpointingComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

Policy ID

MSI_DisableSRCheckPoints

Scope

Computer Configuration

Supported on

At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional

Source

Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)

Category

Windows Components › Windows Installer

Registry