By default it should make a restore point daily at midnight. You can check it in the Task Scheduler (search for it in the start menu). Browse through the folders in the Scheduler to Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore. Under the Triggers tab, it should say Daily at 12:00AM.
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Core i5-750 @ 3.2 Ghz [Hyper-212+ Cooling]
Gigabyte P55A-UD3 Mobo
8GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 @ 9-9-9-24
XFX Radeon HD6950
Creative X-Fi
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD
2x Hitachi 2TB HDD
Corsair 650W PSU
Dell 24" [1920x1200] LCD
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