#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : System Restore has no restore points, or restore fails Fix : Turn protection on and give it enough space Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-rec-restore-missing Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 15 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX There are no points at all. HOW TO UNDO IT Disable-ComputerRestore -Drive 'C:\' turns it off again and deletes the points. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' System Restore has no restore points, or restore fails' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Turn protection on and give it enough space' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 15 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Check whether protection is on and how much space it may use.' -Command { Get-ComputerRestorePoint | Format-Table SequenceNumber,Description,CreationTime vssadmin list shadowstorage } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Enable protection for the system drive.' -Command { Enable-ComputerRestore -Drive 'C:\' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Give it a workable allocation. The default is often too small to hold more than one point.' -Why 'With a tiny allocation, creating a new point silently deletes the previous one, so there is never more than one and it is always from five minutes ago. Ten per cent of the drive typically holds several weeks.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for=C: /on=C: /maxsize=10%' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Create a point now and confirm it appears.' -Command { Checkpoint-Computer -Description 'Manual baseline' -RestorePointType MODIFY_SETTINGS } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Note that Windows limits manual points to one per 24 hours by default, which is why a second Checkpoint-Computer appears to do nothing.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Get-ComputerRestorePoint lists the new point.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-ComputerRestorePoint | Format-Table SequenceNumber,Description,CreationTime } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-rec-restore-missing' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Disable-ComputerRestore -Drive ''C:\'' turns it off again and deletes the points.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule