Delete System Restore Points in Windows 10  

How to delete restore point with vbscript?

Brink said:

You may be able to use the command from option 3 to delete them.

It does work in a batch file, but no in vbscript.

Why do you want to use VBScript instead of a batch file?

Matthew Wai said:

Why do you want to use VBScript instead of a batch file?

I want to be able to delete the current restore point, create a new one and have the window close. The only batch file code that I can find leaves the window open and adding "Exit" at the end doesn't help:

Code:

vssadmin delete shadows /for=c:  /Quiet
cmd.exe /k "wmic.exe /Namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call CreateRestorePoint "My Shortcut Restore Point", 100, 7"

@rdwray, use VBScript to run your batch file:

CreateObject("wscript.shell").run("""D:\A folder\rdwray.bat"""),0

Create an elevated shortcut to run the VBScript file. No Command Prompt window will appear.

I added a "pause" to the batch file and created elevated shortcut but the batch file does not run:

Code:

CreateObject("wscript.shell").run("""D:\Programs\RestorePoint\PS.bat"""),0

The whole problem with this is that "wmic" will not work without "cmd.exe /k" preceding it which open a second window which will not close.

rdwray said:

I added a "pause" to the batch file and created elevated shortcut but the batch file does not run:

Click here to download a ZIP file. Extract the files and double-click to run "Testing.vbs". No elevated shortcut is needed. See whether the batch file will run. It runs at my end.

Got that to run with remove "Echo." which I have used in the past, but for some reason, it gets kicked out on my PC.

BTW: Thanks....

rdwray said:

The whole problem with this is that "wmic" will not work without "cmd.exe /k" preceding it which open a second window which will not close.

You can create a restore point without "wmic" and "cmd.exe /k". See: Add Create Restore Point Context Menu in Windows 10
Try to combine my script with yours.

rdwray said:

Got that to run with remove "Echo." which I have used in the past, but for some reason, it gets kicked out on my PC.

Due to my poor English comprehension, I don't know what you mean by "kicked out".