Restore points are being deleted each time you start Windows 8!
What can be done?
Go to the Metro interface > click at the bottom of the page and then click > All applications > Run.
Type > regedit and OK.
In the registry, expand the following keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices.
Right-click on MountedDevices then select New > Key.
A new key is created. Name it as "Offline".
Right-click on the Offline key > New Value > Dword 32.
Name the value as: " \DosDevices\C"
The C/ refers to the letter of the system partition.
Select "Hexadecimal" and as value enter "1".
Close the Registry.
Then go to Control Panel > Recovery > Configure System Restore.
Disable the system restore feature and reactivate it.
Allocate a maximum 7-8% to the system restore feature and create a Restore point.
Restore points will no longer be cleared, upon restarting your PC.
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