Delete outdated Windows updates by using a new option in the Disk Cleanup wizard in Windows 7 SP1

Dervious · 14 Oct 2013 at 11:11

andy_mk3 said:
I had the same issue with validation, but opened up windows update and it was there in optional updates

Thanks. I was worried I was doing something wrong, possibly due to moderate beer intake !

I must have installed it previously and not known about it.

With so much competition from Apple, you would think that Microsoft would be making their OS and OS support more "user friendly". Quite often it's a challenge, even for those of us with a fair bit of Windows experience.

d_brennen · 14 Oct 2013 at 11:16

Dervious said:
With so much competition from Apple, you would think that Microsoft would be making their OS and OS support more "user friendly". Quite often it's a challenge, even for those of us with a fair bit of Windows experience.

OSX has never been, nor ever will be, competition to Windows. They are practically in different markets. OOS will eat both alive

Dervious · 14 Oct 2013 at 12:37

iOS seems to be eating into Windows' market share though, even if it is a "different animal".

andy_mk3 · 14 Oct 2013 at 12:53

If OSX was more gaming friendly I'd be all over it!

Dervious · 14 Oct 2013 at 12:57

andy_mk3 said:
If OSX was more gaming friendly I'd be all over it!

Me too, but I'd want to install it on my own hardware.

yashiro · 14 Oct 2013 at 13:34

This was already posted in the Windows forum on the 11th; but the more people see the news the better I guess.

Dervious · 14 Oct 2013 at 15:26

yashiro said:
This was already posted in the Windows forum on the 11th; but the more people see the news the better I guess.

For a while, I was wishing I hadn't !

andy_mk3 · 14 Oct 2013 at 15:29

Dervious said:
Me too, but I'd want to install it on my own hardware.

I feel like having a play with that again

Dervious · 14 Oct 2013 at 16:05

andy_mk3 said:
I feel like having a play with that again

Help yourself.

FrankJH · 14 Oct 2013 at 16:35

huge fail (only 270mb)

Dervious · 14 Oct 2013 at 17:32

FrankJH said:
huge fail (only 270mb)

More like a small file fail.

V F · 14 Oct 2013 at 18:29

Damn. 9.08TB.

panyan · 14 Oct 2013 at 19:06

V F said:
Damn. 9.08TB.

thats nothing

Digit · 16 Oct 2013 at 13:22

Isn't this just the same as doing the following?

open command prompt as admin, then type:

dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded

This is what always do after a fresh install and last time it removed 1.5GB. I also use "1-Click Cleaner" which is part of Windows 7 Manager and that removes even more for a clutter free OS

neil_g · 16 Oct 2013 at 14:11

Digit said:
Isn't this just the same as doing the following?

open command prompt as admin, then type:

dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded

This is what always do after a fresh install and last time it removed 1.5GB. I also use "1-Click Cleaner" which is part of Windows 7 Manager and that removes even more for a clutter free OS

dont think so. previously you never used to be able to remove the old update files as it had different file version stored in each folder. if i remember rightly.

Steampunk · 16 Oct 2013 at 15:32

4.49GB

Makes you wonder why this wasn't in Windows to begin with.

-Ad- · 16 Oct 2013 at 16:55

5.07GB

Thanks OP

unleashed · 18 Oct 2013 at 12:40

Wow 2.2 GB deleted

Mana · 18 Oct 2013 at 22:34

3.83gb freed!!!

Thanks for this tip

.

DarrenM343 · 18 Oct 2013 at 22:41

Note that this works under Windows 8.1 too. I just used it to remove 256meg of old driver files and gigabytes worth of old system files which are moved to WindowsOld (or OldWindows) during the Windows 8.1 upgrade from 8. You need to click system files and the window appears to close but in the next window leave it at C and click ok and this time it will show old operating system files/ and drivers which can be cleaned.