Why can't I create a system restore point on Windows 10?

Question

I want to create a system restore point. My pc has two internal drives installed: C, where Windows is installed, and D, where Ubuntu and most of programs are installed and all media are stored. I want to create the restore point on my second internal drive (D), if possible.

I'm on the property manager now and I cannot select "create a system restore point" ->

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When I select "configure" and the other window opens I cannot select the "Activate system protection" ->

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Some additional info about my system ->

I did a clean installation of Windows 10 x64 (from ISO on usb stick, I didn't select format before installing) and since then I only installed Solidworks 2016 and Bitdefender 2017 (both are original) and deactivate the UAC. After each new installation I usually run the registry cleanup tool both on Glary Utilities and on CCleaner and I always find a lot of issues; anyhow I don't mind because the system is clean, installed right now, with only two programs installed.

What am I supposed to do for being able creating a system restore point? I tried deactivating Bitdefender protection so far but it didn't work.

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Answer 1

A Windows system restore point can only be saved on C:\ if Windows is installed there, so I have to use C:\ , instead than D:\, to create it.

I followed the instructions below->

Each drive can be setup for restoring that drive, but a restore point cannot be saved to another drive.

Windows System Restore is capable of monitoring anything installed to your Windows OS, even on other partitions/drives

For my D:\ drive has Linux installed, i.e. another operative system, that may be the reason why I cannot create a restore point for Windows there. For Windows is installed on C:\ I can create my windows restore point there; so I have to repeat all the operations described in the Question (selecting the drive and configure it) by keeping C:\ instead than D:\

So here is what I did to solve the problem:

I searched "Restore" on the Window search bar and then select "Create a restore point". In the property manager which opened all my drives had the protection disabled and so I could not configure any restore point (the "Create" button was disabled) ->

I selected C:\ and then click on "Configure"; I activated system protections in the window which opened, applied and saved->

I returned to the previous property manager window and select "Create" to create a new system restore point; then a third window opened asking me to name it ->

The restore point was successfully created.