It has wiped out all my system restore points from before the install, and it now fails to create any new automatic restore points, even when I install something new!

To use restore points, you must first turn on system protection for the installation drive. When enabled, Windows automatically creates a restore point when you install a new app, driver, or ...

All of that sounds incredibly helpful, and it actually is, but every restore point Windows creates takes up storage space. Sometimes a lot of it. Depending on the size of your sys ...