Restore method of the SystemRestore class

Initiates a system restore. The caller must force a system reboot. The actual restoration occurs during the reboot.

Syntax

uint32 Restore(
  [in] uint32 SequenceNumber
);

Parameters

SequenceNumber [in]

The sequence number of the restore point. To determine the sequence number for a specific restore point, enumerate all restore points on the system.

Return value

If the method succeeds, the return value is S_OK. Otherwise, the method returns one of the COM error codes defined in WinError.h.

Examples

'Restore Method of the SystemRestore Class
'Initiates a system restore. The caller must 
'force a system reboot. The actual restoration 
'occurs during the reboot.
Set Args = wscript.Arguments
RpNum = Args.item(0)
Set obj = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!root/default:SystemRestore")
if obj.Restore(RpNum) <> 0 Then
    wscript.Echo "Restore failed"
End If
Set OpSysSet = GetObject("winmgmts:{(Shutdown)}//./root/cimv2").ExecQuery("select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Primary=true")
for each OpSys in OpSysSet
    OpSys.Reboot()
next

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
None supported
Namespace
Root\\Default
MOF
Sr.mof

See also

SystemRestore