Searching for "Create a restore point" on Windows Server 2012, brings up a link that when clicked takes you to System Properties. Once there, there is no System Protection tab or option to create a system restore point. Windows Server Backup is installed and functioning.

Is this feature available in Windows Server 2012? Was it replaced with Shadow Copies for Shared Folders?

Thanks for any insight you can provide.

Are you looking for a system restore point or the ability to retrieve earlier versions of user files from a share?

Hence my question, since the title and the content of the original post seemed to be going in different directions.

To my knowledge, there is not system restore point in Windows Server.

It could be found in Windows 8 client system in System Properties but not Windows Server 2012.

This page provide a screenshot of Windows 8:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zxue/archive/2012/03/09/windows-8-how-to-29-restore-system-to-a-previous-state-using-restore-point.aspx

In order to create a backup of whole system you could perform a backup by checking "system state" in Windows Server Backup.

• Proposed as answer by comp-service Wednesday, August 13, 2014 11:11 AM

Dear Tim, Shaon,

do you both really consider yourselves content with this answer and state of things? NO system restore points in servers? We have them since windows 2k I guess, we have additionally VM checkpoints, but NO such option for the hypervisor itself? Are you nuts? Do you want me to backup the Hyper-V Host each time I install updates or new drivers?

You both as MS partner and MSFT CSG have the responsibility to feedback the sleeping monster when it is wrong in the garret.

I am a MCITP:EA and implementing MS software solutions over 10 years, but I am not blind to see that this mishandle or other current functionality cutoffs are wrong!

Sincerely

Very well said Boian.

Thank you, in the name of all the Windows server users.

Are you looking for a system restore point or the ability to retrieve earlier versions of user files from a

Why not simply add the Windows Server Backup feature and create scheduled backups?

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/how-to-restore-a-system-image-in-windows-server-2012/

To create a system restore point, run msconfig.exe, that will launch a UI, click the tools tab, select system restore, that should invoke a UI which asks if you want to  restore to an earlier version or do you want to create a new restore point. I clicked "create a new restore point" The problem that I ran into is that when I click that button is I receive the error: can't find "C:\Windows\System32\rstrui.exe". That's the .exe which supports the "Create / restore point' processes. I posted a question about the missing .exe on the windows > windows 8.1 > Repair and recovery forum and was told to post it here. :>) The subject title of that post is "rstrui.exe Create a system restore point on windows server 8 Standard". That post documents the steps that I followed trying to create a system restore point. (FYI: I'm not trying to backup any drives. I know what a system restore point is and what backup is. They are two different animals). I want to create a restore point prior in order to prep for installing an App. So, If a problem occurs; the registry keys and app files can be backed out to some extent. BTW: Create system restore point on windows 8.1does work perfectly well, there's a different UI. I just didn't know where to post the initial problem.regards,Steve