How to enable or disable creating Complete PC Backup functionality in Windows Vista?


This tutorial will help you to allow or prevent users from creating a complete PC backup. If you disable this setting then the Backup Computer button in the Backup and Restore Center window is greyed out as shown in figure below.



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To accomplish this follow these steps:

1) Open Local Group Policy Editor and expand the branch

User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components \ Backup \ Client in the left pane



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2) Double click the Turn off Complete PC Backup functionality option in the right pane

3) Select Not Configured or select Disabled dot to turn on ( enable or allow) Complete PC Backup functionality

OR

Select Enabled dot to turn off (disable or prevent) Complete PC Backup functionality



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4) Press OK button