Every time when Windowsul do what updatesystem/securityon hard-disk are written data occupy the storage space from it. So sometimes it can happen to wake up with little free space on system partitionWithout realizing what occupies the space.
When Windowsul installs update-hate or drivers in the system, the old updateare stored in a folder from C: \Windows, named WinSxS. They are kept as backups the event that some files are corrupted and need a restoration their previous versions. But even so, some of these updateobsolete will never be used again and occupies space that we can not afford to lose him.
Although Microsoft they enable users to delete files folder WinSxS using Delete, They can advertisements of space occupied of these files via utility Disk Cleanup.
Windows Update Cleanup is an option available in mode default in Windows 8/8.1 Disk Cleanup Tool when old are detected updateor versions of drivers that are no longer needed by the system. For users Windows 7 who want to use this feature to free up space on the hard-disk, Microsoft released a update, KB2852386, Which adds Windows Update Cleanup in Disk Cleanup, And can be downloaded using the following links:
Download KB2852386 Update for Windows 7 32-bit.
Download KB2852386 Update for Windows 7 64-bit.
How can we free up space on the hard-disk deleting updateold drivers and drivers from Windows?
- open utility Disk Cleanup (Write cleanmgr in Start Menu or Start Screen and give Enter) Then click on the Clean up system files the bottom of the window
- Identify and select the option Windows Update Cleanup (As I stated above, it is available only if the system identifies updateold ones you no longer need), then click on OK and on Delete Files for confirmation
Deleting files will take several minutes, but after the process is completed, you will have at least a few MB (or even GB) extra space on hdd. Success!
Note: After installation updateKB2852386, users Windows 7 they will have to restart the system for that option Windows Update Cleanup to appear in Disk Cleanup.
STEALTH SETTINGS – Reclaim free space on hard-disk by deleting old Windows Update files
