Restore point creation disabled by Group Policy

Problem :

When you open System Properties and select the System Protection tab, the Create button may be greyed out, and the following message is displayed :

Restore point creation disabled by Group Policy

you’re unable to create System Restore Points or configure System Restore.

Resolution :

This happens if the Turn off Configuration Policy is enabled in your system, using Group Policy.  Please follow these steps :

Using the Group Policy Editor

1.Click Start > Run, type gpedit.msc. and press ENTER

2. Go to the following branch :

Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | System Restore

3. Double-click Turn off Configuration and set it to Not configured.

Note : If the above setting is already set to Not configured, set it to Enabled and click Apply. Then revert back the setting to Not configured, and click Apply, OK.

4. Exit the Group Policy Editor.