How to delete old windows versions install#
How to delete old windows versions update#
How to delete old windows versions full#

Were I you, I would make sure that I've snagged any of my user data from the machine then do a fresh install of Windows 10 using a fresh copy of the Windows 10 ISO file that you download using the Media Creation Tool that's found on the Microsoft Windows 10 Download Page. When situations like this occur they're virtually the only way you're going to recover your system to it's 'pre-hosed' state.

How to delete old windows versions full#

File History is fine for user data files but either Windows' own system image backup or something like Macrium Reflect or similar for full system image backups.

If you do not have a backup drive the first thing you need to do is to acquire one and take regular backups. Windows.old is automatically deleted by Windows itself when the time has expired on the 'roll back to previous build' feature, which I think is 10 or 14 days after each major (as in Version change) update. excuse my use of emotion on a forum post, but i just want people to know, i really need a fix.Дeleting Windows.old will not create the problem(s) you're having, and neither will CCleaner's disk cleanup option. Now that i don't have it, i'm pretty much depressed. I've gone from a really bleepty laptop to a pretty nice one, and it made me very happy when i had it. (any additional information you need, ask) TL DR: used ccleaner to delete windows.old after creators update, pc wont boot. If you're going to help, please don't go looking for information in the top 4 pages of any keywords related to this problem, i'm certain I've done it. And i swear to you, I've been all over the web looking for solutions. I force restarted only to run into the same problem a million times over again. I said, 'probably just taking a while because i just did a bulk thing' but then it was taking longer, and i got really worried. I said to myself, 'I probably need to restart my computer.'And so i did.Д«ut, I got my ASUS logo, and a circle of dots, spinning. After CCleaner finished, i couldn't run any apps. I used CCleaner to get rid of the 'windows.old' file, because it's old. I then recalled seeing a message BY MICROSOFT that said something like, 'Running low on storage? Delete previous versions of windows to free some space up!' I listened. So, i went on a journey to free up space.

How to delete old windows versions update#

I tried to run steam and it wouldn't run because there wasn't enough space to update it. But, i did notice that the new update filled my SSD right on up. Since then, nothing out of the ordinary has occurred. Not even a few days ago, Windows 10 updated my computer to the new creators update. My parents let me open it early, sine i did technically buy it myself. My birthday is June 2nd, the sale would've ended on May 22nd, i baught it May 12th.

Some of my family members pitched in some of their cash, and helped me pay it off before the sale ended. I was my intention to pay for it in full, but a sale came up, and most of my family already knew how much I've wanted an upgrade. I baught this new laptop as a birthday gift for myself, but it wasn't entirely funded by me. So, let me give you a heartfelt story first, just so you can understand the urgency of my problem.