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    Update is available that enables you to delete outdated Windows update


    Posted: 08 Oct 2013
    Teerex brought this to my attention in this thread

    If you already have taken updates, and have SP1, the update is already installed. It is well worth your while to run cleanmgr.exe. I had already manually removed a number of superseded updates and yet the cleanup removed 3.91GB! A significant number on an 80GB SSD. Thanks Teerex for bringing this to our attention.

    This article describes an update for the Disk Cleanup wizard in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

    This update adds a new plugin to the Disk Cleanup wizard. After you install this update, you can use the Windows Update Cleanup option to delete Windows updates that you no longer need.

    Notes
    The Windows Update Cleanup option is available only when the Disk Cleanup wizard detects Windows updates that you do not need on the computer.

    To enable you to roll back to previous updates, updates are stored in the WinSxS store even after they are superseded by later updates. Therefore, after you run the Disk Cleanup wizard, you may be unable to roll back to a superseded update. If you want to roll back to a superseded update that the Disk Cleanup wizard deletes, you can manually install the update.
    Update is available that enables you to delete outdated Windows updates by using a new option in the Disk Cleanup wizard in Windows 7 SP1

    A Guy
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    08 Oct 2013



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    Ooops, looked everywhere...but there I guess. I figured it was news as it can benefit many

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    No worries mate. :)
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    Worked for me and removed 4.41 GB. No problems when I got done.
    I also found it was listed in Cleanup Disk Extended.
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    There is now a Microsoft blog post on this. Apparently this is a consolation gift to us Win 7 users for not getting a SP2 for Windows 7, especially for all those who brought their Windows 7 installations online a long time ago.

    Instead of bringing SP2 to Windows 7, they brought Windows-8-style SxS cleaning to Windows 7. Well, I'd still prefer SP2, but I'll take this too...

    P.S. This blog post is also a little misguided and misguiding, which I have pointed out there in the comments.

    P.S. 2: You can freely delete up the copy of the DISM folder you will find in the User\Local Temp folder after running this tool.
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    Consolation Prize!!!

    Far prefer SP2 pack...disk clean up takes me 10mns of my time and updates since SP1 are such time to install!
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    Yep, it seems likely there was pressure for SP2. Ms doesn't want to do that. Not because there is work involved ( they did SP2 for Vista , yet very few business/big clients were running that ).

    It seems they don't want to make it easier to install. Given that so many are using it, business has only recently migrated to 7 , etc, they realised they had to do a little something. This is that little something.

    It as great example of MS listening - they come up with something, not what they were asked for, but better than nothing.
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    It is a little buggy still, perhaps it needs an update already. LOL.

    Every time you run it, a copy of dism is left in appdata - you could end up with several. It also keeps offering to remove 2.18 mb, but that never goes away.

    I am sure those little glitches will be fixed. Useful for anyone who has had their installation for a long while. :)
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    Kudos and thanks fellers, got rid of almost 4gb
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