Free Up Disk Space After The Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Windows 10 Update Wastes 20GB: How to Get It Back

• Launch Disk Cleanup. You can get there by searching for "Disk Cleanup" in the Cortana box.
• Select the C drive and Click Ok.
• Click Clean up system files.
• Select the C drive again and click Ok.
• Select Previous Windows Installations and hit Ok. ...
• Click Delete Files.
• Click Yes if prompted to confirm.

1. Can I delete old Windows updates to free up disk space?
2. How do I get rid of Windows 10 anniversary update?
3. How do I free up space on my Windows 10 upgrade?
4. Why is Windows 10 taking up so much space?
5. How do I clean up Windows update files?
6. What happens if I uninstall a Windows update?

Can I delete old Windows updates to free up disk space?

Overall, you can safely delete almost everything in Disk Cleanup as long as you don't plan on rolling back a device driver, uninstalling an update, or troubleshooting a system problem. But you should probably steer clear of those “Windows ESD Installation files” unless you're really hurting for space.

How do I get rid of Windows 10 anniversary update?

How to uninstall Windows 10 Anniversary Update

1. Use the Windows key + I keyboard shortcut to open the Settings app.
2. Click Update & security.
3. Click Recovery.
4. Depending on your previous version you'll see a new section called “Go back to Windows 8.1” or “Go back to Windows 7”, click the Get started button.
5. Answer the question and click Next to continue.

How do I free up space on my Windows 10 upgrade?

Free up drive space in Windows 10

1. Open the Start menu and select Settings > System > Storage. Open Storage settings.
2. Turn on Storage sense to have Windows delete unneccesary files automatically.
3. To delete unnecessary files manually, select Change how we free up space automatically. Under Free up space now, select Clean now.

Why is Windows 10 taking up so much space?

The Windows 10 update saves files from your previous installation so that you can revert back to it if you need to. Deleting those files can get you back up to 20 GB of disk space. If you updated to Windows 10, you may notice a fair bit of disk space missing. ... Those files can eat up gigabytes of disk space.

How do I clean up Windows update files?

How to Delete Old Windows Update Files

1. Open the Start menu, type Control Panel, and press Enter.
2. Go to Administrative Tools.
3. Double-click on Disk Cleanup.
4. Select Clean up system files.
5. Mark the checkbox next to Windows Update Cleanup.
6. If available, you can also mark the checkbox next to Previous Windows installations. ...
7. Click OK.

What happens if I uninstall a Windows update?

Note that once you uninstall an update, it will try to install itself again the next time you check for updates, so I recommend pausing your updates until your problem is fixed.