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Microsoft will begin rolling out the free upgrades for Windows 10 users withĮligible hardware from 5 October, but it’ll require at least 64GB of storage to install. For most people, setting up Storage Sense to run regularly in the background will be sufficient.Ĭlaiming back storage is especially important for anyone considering updating their device to Just make sure the update is stable and bug-free first. It’s worth following these steps shortly after installing a new update if you want to minimise the amount of space they take up. After a few seconds, the files will be permanently deleted.From the pop-up window, click ‘Delete Files’ to confirm removal.Select those you’d like to uninstall and click ‘OK’.All these files can be uninstalled, but those under ‘Windows Update Clean-up’ or ‘Previous Windows installation (s)’ refer to the Windows.old folder You’ll now see a vertical scrolling list of the files that can be deleted.Click ‘Clean up system files’ and wait for a few seconds.From the window that appears, click ‘Disk Clean-up’ from the ‘General’ tab.Locate Local Disk (C:) drive (where Windows is usually installed).Storage Sense should be your first port of call, but File Explorer offers a way to specifically target files from previous installations: How to remove the Windows.old folder from File Explorer

Provided Storage Sense remains turned on, the Windows.old folder will be deleted shortly after any new version is installed. After a few seconds, this will remove any files that your device isn’t using (including Windows.old).

Scroll down to the ‘Free up space now’ sub-heading and click ‘Clean now’.

Turn on the ‘Storage Sense’ toggle if you haven’t already, then choose ‘Configure Storage Sense or run it now’.

Head to Settings > System and choose ‘Storage’ from the left pane.

Provided you’re running version 1903 (May 2019) of Windows 10 or later, the easiest method is via Settings: How to remove the Windows.old folder in Settings

All your personal documents and settings were correctly carried over when you installed Windows 10.

It’s been more than 10 days since you’ve installed the current version, so the option to ‘go back to the previous version’ in Settings is no longer availableįull backup of Windows regularly, so can install earlier versions in an emergency anyway.

However, to make sure there are no unintended consequences, meeting the following criteria is also recommended: