Cleanup WinSXS folder with DISK CLEANUP tool (Windows 10, 8 & 7) Cleanup WinSXS folder with the DISM tool (Windows 10, 8) Method 3. Cleanup WinSXS folder with the Task Scheduler (Windows 10, 8) Method 2.
In this tutorial, I 'll show to you how to delete the contents of the WinSXS folder in Windows 10/8 & 7 OS. Starting with Windows 8 (and then in Windows 10), Microsoft has added a scheduled task to automatically remove the old version of the updated component, after 30 days have passed since – the updated component – was installed. At least that was happening on Windows 7 & Vista OS. Over time, the WinSxS folder may become big in size and this is happening because after installing an updated component, Windows still keeps the old version of the component for safety reasons and doesn't remove it. when installing a Windows Update, when enabling or disabling a Windows feature, when uninstalling a problematic update, etc.) The WinSxS folder (C:\Windows\WinSxS), is the location of the Component Store which used for Windows customization and updating.įor that reason, the WinSxS folder is an very important system folder and cannot be deleted, because it is used by Windows for several reasons.
In this tutorial, I 'll show to you how to reduce the size of the WinSXS folder in Windows 10/8 & 7 OS.
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