How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Whenever you install a Windows update or new device driver, a Windows 10 system automatically creates a restore point. This helps you undo system changes and revert to an earlier system state if Windows 10 becomes unstable.

However, it is best not to have many system restore points, as more than one restore point can consume a lot of disk space. So, if your PC is working fine, there is no point in keeping a lot of restore points. So how do you delete more than one system restore point in Windows 10? Here's how you can do it.




Method 1: how to delete more than one system restore point in Windows 10 using system protection

Step 1: print Tasto Windows + R together on the keyboard to open the file run box type SystemPropetiesProtection in the box and press Log in.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Step 2: Under the Protection tab on System properties window, select the drive from which you want to delete system restore points and click Setting up button.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Step 3: In the next window, click To remove button. Click Follow in the message below to confirm the removal of the system restore points.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Method 2: how to delete more than one system restore point in Windows 10 using Disk Cleanup

Step 1: print Windows key + X together on the keyboard and click Browser on file Open This PC.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10


Step 2: A Browser on file window below What PC, right-click on a file local unit [in this case, we clicked on the OS (C:) drive] and click Property in the context menu.



How to delete system restore points in Windows 10


Step 3: In the next window [OS (C:) Properties], under the general click on the tab Disk Cleanup button.


How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

4 phase: Open the Disk Cleanup window. Click on Clean the system files button.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Step 5: In the next window, you will see a new tab, More options. Click on this tab and below System restore and snapshots click on the option Cleaned up button.


How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Step 6: A confirmation message will open. Click on To remove in this message and all Windows 10 system restore points will be removed except the most recent ones.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Method 3: how to delete single restore points in Windows 10 using command prompt

Step 1: Click on windows type of icon Symbol of the system a search box, right-click the result and click Run as administrator to open the file Symbol of the system with administrative rights.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Step 2: Enter the following command and press Log in to open the list of all system restore points created for all drives in the system.

vssadmin list shadows

Be careful of creation date e Snapshot ID for individual system restore points.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

Step 3: Now to delete any system restore points, run the following command and hit Log in.

vssadmin delete shadows /Shadow={shadow copy ID}

Log in E for Yes to confirm and the snapshot for that specific system restore point will be deleted.

How to delete system restore points in Windows 10

* Note: To delete all system restore points, enter the following command and press Log in.

vssadmin delete shadows /all

That's it, and voila!

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