Windows periodically creates restore points, such as before a driver installation or new software installs, in case something goes wrong and the user has to ‘restore’ their PC to a previous time. For many users, the restore points are never used and do nothing more than take up hard drive space. This tip will show you how to clean out all but the most recent restore point by using the system’s Disk Cleanup Utility.

1) Click on Start and then on All Programs.
2) Start the Disk Cleanup Utility by browsing through - Accessories > System tools > and clicking on Disk Cleanup.
3) If needed, select the appropriate drive with your Operating System installed on it. Else, skip to the next step.
4) Allow the program to completely finish analyzing, then click on the More Options Tab.
5) At the bottom you will see a System Restore frame. Within this frame, click on the button which says “Clean up…”.
6) Lastly, click Yes (saying you agreed to delete all but the most recent restore point) and wait until it finishes.

Congratulation, you have now successfully cleaned out many unnecessary and old system restore points.