On Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:51:29 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

Even so, I attempted to delete the _last_ restore point, whose time in the
vssadmin command was only a few seconds off from what is in the GUI.
o https://i.postimg.cc/NfKgqJWP/deleterestorepoint01.jpg

o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
vssadmin list shadows
vssadmin delete shadows /Shadow={5d53f007-fdcc-4a66-8c2f-0b12d08621f5}

SOLVED

There are _two_ of those squiggly-bracketed IDs for each restore point!
o https://i.postimg.cc/NfKgqJWP/deleterestorepoint01.jpg
o https://i.postimg.cc/3Rv6dgr1/deleterestorepoint02.jpg
o https://i.postimg.cc/0NcmD3j2/deleterestorepoint03.jpg

Roughly identify by time stamp or order the restore point to be deleted:
o Win+R systempropertiesprotection [System Restore]
(_)Recommended restore
(o)Choose a different restore point
[Next]

Manually note the date, time, & description
o Date and Time = 9/26/2020 10:29:17 PM
o Description = Driver Booster : Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
o Type = Install

Important note: For whatever reason, those are NOT the description and
times reported in the vssadmin command, even when run moments later!

o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
vssadmin list shadows
....
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {5d53f007-fdcc-4a66-8c2f-0b12d08621f5}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 9/26/2020 10:29:44 PM
Shadow Copy ID: {41e23906-ad53-4697-b51c-6d219224f753}
Original Volume: (C\\?\Volume{7a136a2d-0000-0000-0000-300300000000}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy13
Originating Machine: pcname
Service Machine: pcname
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessibleWriters
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, Differential, Auto recovered
....
vssadmin delete shadows /Shadow={41e23906-ad53-4697-b51c-6d219224f753}

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2013 Microsoft Corp.
Do you really want to delete 1 shadow copies (Y/N): [N]? y

Successfully deleted 1 shadow copies.

Note that the vssadmin command doesn't list what's in the GUI,
so you kind of sort of have to guess a wee little bit on the ID.
o https://i.postimg.cc/3Rv6dgr1/deleterestorepoint02.jpg

Luckily, for me, the time stamps were only 27 seconds off, and,
luckily, it was the last restore point that I wanted to delete.
o https://i.postimg.cc/0NcmD3j2/deleterestorepoint03.jpg

See also:
o How to Delete System Restore Points in Windows 10
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/33593-delete-system-restore-points-windows-10-a.html

o How to Delete System Restore Points in Windows 10
https://thegeekpage.com/delete-system-restore-points-in-windows-10/

o Delete a System Restore Point in Windows 10
https://winaero.com/delete-system-restore-point-windows-10/
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