Oct 14, 2019 In this article, we will clean up Windows 10. This will include debloat, startup maintenance, system tweaks, and privacy settings. These 3 stages are broken down below and will help maintain a healthy Windows 10 system. I’d recommend re-running these steps every 6 months. Step 1: Debloat Windows 10. Read: Fix Corrupted Recycle Bin on Windows. How To Cleanup FileRepository Folder in DriverStore Clean FileRepository – Using Windows Utility. Windows is having one inbuilt disk cleanup tool to remove old unused drivers. Windows utility is not very much effective in cleaning. It is unlikely that you will be able to free only 30-100 MB of space.
When a new version of a device driver is available in Windows 10, the operating system keeps the older version after installing the recent one. This behavior is implemented to allow the user to roll back the device driver in case something goes wrong with the updated driver version. Old driver versions fill your disk drive space. To reclaim free disk space, you might want to remove them. Here is how.
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Before you continue, keep in mind that once you remove old versions of drivers in Windows 10, you won't be able to rollback a driver. First ensure that all your devices have no issues with installed drivers and everything works as expected.
To remove old driver versions in Windows 10, you need to do the following.
That's it. This will remove older versions of drivers from Windows 10. Once this is done, you won't be able to rollback drivers using Device Manager.
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This topic is about the different ways to reduce the size of the WinSxS folder on a running version of Windows 10.
One commonly asked question is, 'Can I delete the WinSxS folder to regain some disk space?' The short answer is no. You can, however, reduce the size of the WinSxS folder using tools built into Windows. For more information about the WinSxS folder, see Manage the Component Store.
Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 automatically reduce the size of the WinSxS folder by using methods similar to the ones described in this topic, in addition to internal processes, such as uninstalling and deleting packages with components that have been replaced by other components with newer versions. Previous versions of some components are kept on the system for a period of time, allowing you to rollback if necessary. After a period of time, these older components are automatically removed from the installation.
You can also reduce the size of a Windows image using some of the same techniques, as discussed in Reduce the Size of the Component Store in an Offline Windows Image.
To learn about finding the size of your WinSxS folder, see Determine the actual size of the WinSxS folder.
Warning
Deleting files from the WinSxS folder or deleting the entire WinSxS folder may severely damage your system so that your PC might not boot and make it impossible to update.
In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, you have a number of ways to start the cleanup of the component store, which use a combination of package deletion and component compression to clean up the WinSxS folder:
Task Scheduler
The StartComponentCleanup task was created in Windows 8 to regularly clean up components automatically when the system is not in use. This task is set to run automatically when triggered by the operating system. When run automatically, the task will wait at least 30 days after an updated component has been installed before uninstalling the previous versions of the component.
If you choose to run this task, the task will have a 1 hour timeout and may not completely clean up all files.
Run the StartComponentCleanup task in Task Scheduler to clean up and compress components
Dism.exeWindows 10 Driver Store Cleanup Tool
The /Cleanup-Image parameter of Dism.exe provides advanced users more options to further reduce the size of the WinSxS folder. For more information, see DISM Operating System Package Servicing Command-Line Options.
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Use the /StartComponentCleanup parameter
Use the /ResetBase switch with the /StartComponentCleanup parameter
Use the /SPSuperseded parameter
Disk Cleanup
You can use Disk Cleanup to reduce the number of unnecessary files on your drives, which can help your PC run faster. It can delete temporary files and system files, empty the Recycle Bin, and remove a variety of other items that you might no longer need. The option to cleanup updates helps reduce the size of the component store.
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Run Disk Cleanup to delete system files
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