Windows 10 updates keep turning off system restore thus deleting previous restore points!

When a "feature" upgrade is performed such as the Anniversary Update (v1607), original Creators Update (v1703), or Fall Creators Update (v1709), the update will clear at least (1) Restore Points, (2) Event Log entries, (3) Windows Update History, and (4) Reliability History. Basically you are installing a new operating system, and using restore points from previous versions would mess things up. You do have the option of rolling back to the previous version for a period of time if you have issues with the new version.

JohnD

Thank you! I was surprised to get a concise answer so soon. Since I'm blind, using a screen reader, I probably missed any notification of such annoying processes. Even my Windows Media Player got reset to Groove Music, which I seems less accessible. Way to go Microsoft, clearing up the changes took me at least an hour.

That is such a crap response, The point is I like most people who use that "system restore points" do it to protect our systems and data. If they need to delete our restore points why in gods name can they not turn the "System Protection" back On and create a new restore point?? That is what would be expected by someone who is and has been taking all the steps needed to protect their system and it data, to do this is a blatant undermining of these actions taken by the user. I for one would sue if their direct actions of doing prevented my systems recovery.

The update must check the system to see if it is on in order to turn it off to start with. I constantly ask myself are micro-soft to stupid to care about people's person settings or are they just going out of their way to piss people off by while trying to showing that they are really the one in control???

Noel

That is such a crap response, The point is I like most people who use that "system restore points" do it to protect our systems and data. If they need to delete our restore points why in gods name can they not turn the "System Protection" back On and create a new restore point?? That is what would be expected by someone who is and has been taking all the steps needed to protect their system and it data, to do this is a blatant undermining of these actions taken by the user. I for one would sue if their direct actions of doing prevented my systems recovery.

The update must check the system to see if it is on in order to turn it off to start with. I constantly ask myself are micro-soft to stupid to care about people's person settings or are they just going out of their way to piss people off by while trying to showing that they are really the one in control???

Noel

Agree. I understand how historical restore points may be invalid and should be cleared, but there is no excuse for turning off system restore and compromising the system moving forward,

Boy do I have issues. We are now into 2018 and once again, a Windows update wiped out more than one restore point. Besides that, Calculator is constantly being loaded in the background and it no longer works with my JAWS screen reader. If I do need to use Calculator, I have to load NVDA or Narrator. Yes, I have add-ons turned off in settings-privacy, and that doesn't stop calculator from loading. Now, I also have a problem with Internet Explorer 11 getting locked up. Sometimes it gets stuck in a Google tool bar when I was in a completely different web site. When I shell out to the desk top, I have to go into Task Manager to turn off IE11. It will not close from the Task Bar. And, no, I don't want to change to Edge or Google Chrome. Already tried them.don't I exit