xWindowsRestore

The xWindowsRestore module contains the xSystemRestore and xSystemRestorePoint for managing system restore and system checkpoints on a Windows machine.

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Contributing

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Resources

• xSystemRestore enables or disables system restore on a specified system drive.
• xSystemRestorePoint: creates and removes system checkpoints.

xSystemRestore

• Drive: Specifies the file system drives. Enter one or more file system drive letters, each followed by a colon and a backslash and enclosed in quotation marks, such as 'C:' or 'D:'.
• Ensure: Ensures that the system is or is not configured for system restore: { Present | Absent }

xSystemRestorePoint

• Description: Descriptive name for the restore point.
• RestorePointType: The type of restore point. The default is APPLICATION_INSTALL.
• Ensure: Ensures that the restore point is Present or Absent.

Versions

Unreleased

• Update appveyor.yml to use the default template.
• Added default template files .codecov.yml, .gitattributes, and .gitignore, and .vscode folder.

1.0.0.0

• Initial release with the following resources:
  • xWindowsRestore
  • xSystemRestorePoint

Examples

Enable System Restore

In the Examples folder, ConfigureSystemRestore.ps1 demonstrates how to enable system restore.

Creates a System Restore point

In the Examples folder, CreateSystemRestorePoint.ps1 demonstrates how to create a system restore point.