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Disable-ComputerRestore



This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Disable-ComputerRestore', in PowerShell version 2 - as retrieved from Windows version 'Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate ' PowerShell help files on 2016-06-23.

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SYNOPSIS

Disables the System Restore feature on the specified file system drive.

SYNTAX


Disable-ComputerRestore [-Drive] <string[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



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DESCRIPTION


The Disable-ComputerRestore cmdlet turns off the System Restore feature on one or more file system drives. As a result, attempts to restore the c
omputer do not affect the specified drive.

To disable System Restore on any drive, it must be disabled on the system drive, either first or concurrently.

To re-enable System Restore, use the Enable-ComputerRestore cmdlet. To find the state of System Restore for each drive, use Rstrui.exe.



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RELATED LINKS

Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135207
Enable-ComputerRestore
Get-ComputerRestorePoint
Restore-Computer
Restart-Computer

REMARKS

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Examples


-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

C:\PS>disable-computerrestore -drive "C:\"



Description
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This command disables System Restore on the C: drive.








-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

C:\PS>disable-computerrestore "C:\", "D:\"



Description
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This command disables System Restore on the C: and D: drives. The command uses the Drive parameter, but it the omits the optional parameter name.