Click on it, select the drive again (not sure why Windows 11 asks to select the drive again) to see additional types of files (like Windows.old folder containing the previous version of Windows) that can be deleted. If you have selected a drive where Windows 11 is installed, the dialog will show a Cleanup system files button. Step 4: In the Files to delete section, select the items you want to delete and click the OK button. In a few seconds, you will get the Disk Cleanup dialog. Step 3: The Disk Cleanup app will look for files and folders that can be safely deleted to free up drive space. In other words, you can clean up only one drive at a time. Note that you cannot select multiple drives at once. Delete the Windows.Step 2: When you get the following dialog, select the drive you want to clean up from the drop-down and click OK.Reclaim Hard Drive Space by Shrinking Windows 10.The cleanup might take some time, depending on your system and how much you're deleting, but that extra space will be worth it. The command is Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup

There's another command you can use to uninstall Windows updates and service packs, which saves more space, but we don't recommend you do that, because you won't be able to uninstall any current service updates or service packs after performing this.

If recommended, clean up the folder using this command in the Command Prompt: Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup When it's done, you'll see size details of the components in the WinSxS folder and, at the bottom, a recommendation to clean it up or not.ģ. It could take a few minutes for the DISM tool to analyze the folder.

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