Update is available that enables you to delete outdated Windows update

SIW2 said:

Yes, it seems to be similar. Makes you wonder why MS hadn't included this extra disk cleanup thing earlier.

Useful for them to do it now, as it may ameliorate somewhat the calls for SP2. MS may still end up doing SP2 next year, it depends how much pressure there is. They claim to be listening.

kado897 said:

If I remember correctly there was a cleanup after SP1 was installed. Not sure if it was similar.

It is similar, yet different. The SP cleanup tool establishes the SP 1 version as the new baseline, i.e. all the components, features and files are at SP1 version and all the older ones, from RTM to SP1, are removed. The Service Pack cannot be uninstalled any more because there are no older components and files to roll back to.

That brings us to..

Borg 386 said:

I'm guessing this isn't an option on Win 8.1? Or is it?

Windows 8.1 has an even ''stronger'' version of this command included, where you can pick any point in time and run the command (there is no GUI though, you have to use the console) to establish the present state of your Windows installation as your baseline. Unlike this Windows 7 tool, or the Windows 8 DISM command (which is also a background task Windows 8 runs automatically) where you can always roll back at least to RTM (in Windows 8) or SP1 (in Windows 7, now), while the interim updates get removed - using that ''stronger'' option in Win 8.1 rolling back becomes impossible, all versions older than the ones presently used are removed. This is the command

Code:

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase

It is all documented here.

Disk clean up got rid of 9.35 GB of which 6.74 GB were service pack back up files. Nice ...

Ok, so this is interesting...

Disk size was 137GB before deleting 2.3gig of outdated files. After deletion... HD still sitting at 2.3gig

Anyway nice program as I was able to rid myself of 2.3gig outdated junk.

scr said:

Disk clean up got rid of 9.35 GB of which 6.74 GB were service pack back up files. Nice ...

A Guy said:

Service pack backup files has been an option all along, but good you found it. That's a big amount recovered!

A Guy

Quite true.

Brink said:

You could run it as often as you like since it's just Disk Cleanup. It depends on how much junk you accumulate, but probably once a month is good. :)

Although I am shivering in fear, absolutely terrified by the possibility of contradicting the Brink , I dare say once a month is too often. After running this tool once, it should be used once in a quarter, maybe even six months. The gains in one month would be negligible.