Activate File History in windows 8.1 with Powershell

Hey :)
I just wondered if there is any way to activate File History in Windows 8.1 with Powershell?
I want to make a script where File History get activated automaticly, and since I want to do this on a lot of computers I want to use powershell.

Hi,
Looks like you can just adjust a registry value to enable/disable this feature:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/7706-file-history-enable-disable-windows-8-a.html
EDIT: Since you want to do this on multiple machines, I'd suggest using GP to set this value.
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Related links:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-files/filehistory-unable-to-scan-user-libraries-for/b43183bc-eeaa-4d1a-bda4-0ab9dcf061be
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My Event Log:
Log Name:      Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Engine/BackupLog
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Core
Date:          4/3/2014 11:01:19 PM
Event ID:      201
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:
User:          SYSTEM
Computer:      ThinkPad-Edge
Description:
Unable to scan user libraries for changes and perform backup of modified files for configuration C:\Users\inert_000\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Core" Guid="{B447B4DB-7780-11E0-ADA3-18A90531A85A}" />
    <EventID>201</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x1000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-04-03T14:01:19.267846200Z" />
    <EventRecordID>12</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation ActivityID="{388E273A-4F3D-0001-022B-8E383D4FCF01}" />
    <Execution ProcessID="556" ThreadID="5128" />
    <Channel>Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Engine/BackupLog</Channel>
    <Computer>ThinkPad-Edge</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="Hr">2147747327</Data>
    <Data Name="ConfigFilePath">C:\Users\inert_000\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Hi, thanx for the post. It helped me to fix my Problem with file history.
In my case it was the spelling of some files. I'm German and we have some Special chars like ä,ö,ü and ß.
The "Problem" is that You can spell These also in a different way for example "ä" is same like "ae" and "ß" is same like "ss" .
If I Name one file like "groß.txt" and the other one "gross.txt" file history won't work! I don't know why, probably MS conversts the Name in the background or whatever - but this really
sucks!
Even more that You don't get informed! Only when checking the eventlog - and not even in the "normal" eventlog - You have to go to "Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Engine/BackupLog" - well, how often does one look up this??
I think file history is quite useless in this state as it does not inform the user about Problems with the backup. And I really don't want to get "informed" when I Need to restore some files...
Cheers
To life is christ, to die is gain...

How do I re-enable showing the download files history in the download manager window?

System: Windows XP
I am trying to re-enable showing/retaining the list of downloaded files in the download manager window. I want to be able to drag and drop directly from that window into a folder of my choosing. (I used to be able to do this, but apparently I messed that up...)
I have tried the suggestions that could easily be found, including setting Firefox to remember all history in the Privacy tab of Options.
I also deleted the mimeTypes.rdf file to "reset" the browser defaults, but to no avail.
Any ideas/help?
Thanks.

By the way, a few other things you probably know:
(1) The setting to keep the downloads list displayed after a download is here:
orange Firefox button ''or'' classic Tools menu > Options > General
Check "Show the Downloads window..." and ''uncheck'' "Close it..."
(2) You can always show the list by pressing Ctrl+j
The mimeTypes.rdf file isn't particularly relevant to this problem; it affects what application Firefox uses to open a particular type of file.
However, there is a database file which stores your download history which might be corrupted. You could rename that file and have Firefox start building a new one.
(1) Open your personal settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder
Help (or Alt+h) > Troubleshooting Information > "Show Folder" button
(2) Switch back to Firefox and exit the program (e.g., File > Exit)
(3) Wait a few moments for Firefox to finish updating files in your settings folder, then rename '''downloads.sqlite''' to something else, like downloads.old. Alternately, you can delete the file.
(4) You're done with your profile folder and you can restart Firefox now.
Any improvement?

Windows 8.1 File History is completely unreliable and not fit for purpose!

I bought a new computer last week with Windows 8.1 installed and turned on File History. I've been pulling my hair out ever since trying to get it to work properly to no avail.
There are two inherent problems in File Checker which seem to have went unresolved for over two years now according to numerous posts all over the internet. Some files are not being backed up at all, and some files which have not been changed are being
duplicated. From searching the internet, it seems this has been an ongoing issue since Windows 8 was rolled out and it has still not been resolved by Microsoft.
I've tried all of the suggestions I've found such as running system file checker, deleting the File History folder and corresponding configuration files and running File History again from scratch, turning off Homegroups, but it makes no difference whatsoever.
Still I'm finding media, pdf and word files that are either being omitted or duplicated unnecessarily during backup and it appears to be completely random.
Until Microsoft resolve this major and widespread issue, File History cannot be relied upon to back up user files. Users need to know that when disaster strikes and they go looking for a file in File History that it's going to be there. Since
Windows 8 was rolled out, this appears not to be the case.
Microsoft, will you please fix this because the idea behind File History is excellent - if only it would work properly!!

Hi Htimsc,
I can understand that you feel upset since this feature doesn't work fine on your computer. I have used this feature for a while to backup my files, and haven't encounter such issue. My OS is Windows 8.1 enterprise.
As I known, the issue on this feature can be caused by following factors:
Not scheduled properly.
Clear up the history so frequently or the free spaces leaves before deleting files isn't set properly.
Disk error you backup files on
If you got network drive used to backup file history, the unstable network connection can be the caused.
corrupted system files
So we have to determine the root cause of your issue and feedback.
First, File History only protects user libraries, desktop, favorites and contacts. Other files, such as operating system files, applications, and settings, are not backed up. Make sure that the non-backup files are not in this scope.
Another thing is that File History only protects file stored on a local drive.
•If you use offline folders and folder redirection, your folders (like My Documents or My Pictures) are redirected to a network share and will not be protected.
•If you add a network location to any of your libraries, this location will not be protected.
Make sure that all settings a properly and the files were not excluded during set up.
Since the released updates every month will fix some known issue from feedbacks, please make sure that your computer is up to date.
Article for your reference:
Protecting user files with File History
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/07/10/protecting-user-files-with-file-history.aspx
Kate Li
TechNet Community Support

Anyone know if the long standing duplicate files problem with File History has been fixed yet?

There are loads of public threads about the duplicate files problem
with Windows 8/8.1 File History backup system.
From all the threads I've looked at, there seems to be no solution,
and no acknowledgement from MS that they can even repro the problem
(which surprises me considerably as there are so many people who
notice the problem).
Is anyone aware of whether MS (may) have fixed this for Win10?
Are MS aware of the problem and if they're able to fix it?
Dave - with many GB of duplicated files in File History :)

Hmm, is that the attitude MS would recommend? :)
Why would I care what Microsoft would recommend?
Clearly you don't, and you appear to have missed my smiley. Calm down
Noel, many of us are as annoyed by aspects of modern Windows as you
are. :)
I'm all about making Windows actually WORK/./
Aren't we all? Windows is software I use too many hours every day, I
along with many millions of others need it to work really well. You
are not alone.
When they implement something that doesn't work, and even if it did work doesn't do what's needed - and/beyond that/ they remove features people DO need (such as the GUI for Windows Backup), I see no wrong in advising people of the way things
really are.
File History essentially does work - it's saved me a couple of times
in the past couple of weeks. It just has a highly annoying habit of
creating 100% duplicates of some files for no apparent reason. If MS
have fixed that I won't have any known complaints about it.
If you don't like it, you don't have to use it. I generally like it, I
just want to see that its fixed.
Dave

I lost the top toolbar that has Safari-File-Edit-View-History-Bookmarks-Window-Help

I lost the top toolbar that has apple-safari file-edit-view-history-bookmarks-window help
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View webpages in full screen
In many applications on the Mac, including Safari, you can expand the window to fill your entire screen. You can make a webpage full-screen with one click, and switch to another webpage (or full-screen window in another application) with a swipe of the trackpad.
IMPORTANT:Viewing in full screen, and the Mission Control feature, are available only if you have Mac OS X v10.7 Lion or later. For information on upgrading Mac OS X, go to the Mac OS X website.
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To enlarge a webpage so it uses the screen, click the arrows in the top-right corner of an application window:
To move from one window to another in full screen view, swipe left and right, or press the arrow keys on your keyboard.
To return to standard view, click the arrows in the window’s upper-right corner:
If you prefer viewing webpages in full screen, Mission Control lets you see everything running on your Mac, including your full screen windows. Mission Control presents your full screen windows as thumbnail images, making it easy for you to move from one to another.

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