SystemRestore

Here are some basic code samples to get started:

• Getting all instances using PowerShell:
  

  # getting all instances: Get-WMIObject -Class SystemRestore # viewing default property in GridView: Get-WMIObject -Class SystemRestore |    Out-GridView # using CIM cmdlet  # requires PowerShell 3.0 or better: Get-CIMInstance -ClassName SystemRestore

• Selecting all properties (view full object content):
  

  # viewing all properties: Get-WMIObject -Class SystemRestore |    Select-Object -Property * # Note: replace "*" with a comma-separated lists of properties to show only selected properties. # displaying information in GridView: # (Note: Out-GridView can only display a maximum of 30 columns. Additional properties are not shown.) Get-WMIObject -Class SystemRestore |    Select-Object -Property * |    Out-GridView -Title "SystemRestore"

• Querying information remotely:
  

  # connecting to a remote machine using current identity: $ComputerName = 'SomeServerNameOrIP' Get-WMIObject -Class SystemRestore -ComputerName $ComputerName # using credentials: $ComputerName = 'SomeServerNameOrIP' $Username = 'mydomain\\myusername' Get-WMIObject -Class SystemRestore -ComputerName $ComputerName -Credential $Username

Most WMI properties are read-only. You can only read values but no change them. Few properties are also writeable. You can assign new values to those properties.

Writeable properties are marked with this icon:   

  SequenceNumber

Data type UInt32

  RestorePointType

Data type UInt32

  EventType

Data type UInt32

  Description

Data type String

  CreationTime

Data type String

CreateRestorePoint

The CreateRestorePoint method creates a restore point.It returns a COM error code.

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Disable

The Disable method disables SR on a drive.It returns a COM error code.

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Enable

The Enable method enables SR on a drive.It returns a COM error code.

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GetLastRestoreStatus

Returns the status (0=fail, 1=success, 2=interrupted) of the last restore.

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Restore

The Restore method restores the system to a specified restore point.It returns a COM error code.

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