Windows PowerShell command on Get-command Restore-Computer
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Windows PowerShell command on Get-command Restore-Computer

NAME

Restore-Computer

SYNOPSIS

Starts a system restore on the local computer.

SYNTAX

Restore-Computer [-RestorePoint] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] []

DESCRIPTION

The Restore-Computer cmdlet restores the local computer to the specified system restore point. Restore-Computer

restarts the computer. The restore is completed during the restart operation.

System restore points and Restore-Computer are supported only on client operating systems, such as Windows 7,

Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

PARAMETERS

-Confirm []

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-RestorePoint

Specifies the sequence number of the restore point. To find the sequence number, use the

Get-ComputerRestorePoint cmdlet. This parameter is required.

Required? true Position? 0 Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-WhatIf []

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

INPUTS

None You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.

OUTPUTS

None This cmdlet does not generate any output.

NOTES

* To run a Restore-Computer command on Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system, open

Windows PowerShell by using the Run as administrator option. This cmdlet uses the Windows Management

Instrumentation (WMI) SystemRestore * class.

Example 1: Restore the local computer

PS C:\>Restore-Computer -RestorePoint 253

This command restores the local computer to the restore point that has sequence number 253.

Example 2: Restore the local computer with confirmation

PS C:\>Restore-Computer -RestorePoint 255 -Confirm

Confirm Are you sure you want to perform this action?

Performing operation "Restore-Computer" .

[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): This command restores the local computer to the restore point that has sequence number 255. It uses the Confirm parameter to prompt the user before actually performing the operation.

Example 3: Restore a computer and check the status

PS C:\>Get-ComputerRestorePoint

PS C:\> Restore-Computer -RestorePoint 255

PS C:\> Get-ComputerRestorePoint -LastStatus

These commands run a system restore and then check its status.

The first command uses Get-ComputerRestorePoint to get the restore points on the local computer.

The second command restores the computer to the restore point with sequence number 255.

The third command uses the LastStatus parameter of Get-ComputerRestorePoint cmdlet to check the status of the

restore operation. Because Restore-Computer forces a restart, this command would be entered after the computer

restarts.

RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821627

Checkpoint-Computer

Disable-ComputerRestore

Enable-ComputerRestore

Get-ComputerRestorePoint

Restart-Computer



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