Disk cleanup safe to remove updates ?

rufford155 · 11 Jul 2016

Disk cleanup says it can remove 13.5GB of windows updates.
Seems an awful lot - is this normal (not done before).
I do not have the Win 10 update files.
Is it safe to remove all thes updates?

Brink · 11 Jul 2016

Hello Rufford, :)

Yes, it's safe to delete them if you like. It only allows you to remove outdated Windows Updates.

Windows Updates - Remove Outdated Updates in Windows 7

Layback Bear · 11 Jul 2016

I use Disk Cleanup all the time without any problems.

Brink has another tutorial that can make things a little easier.

Disk Cleanup - Add to Context Menu

Ranger4 · 11 Jul 2016

Just a note to keep in mind. Disc clean up, does not actually remove the old updates until you shut down or reboot the computer.

UsernameIssues · 11 Jul 2016

Ranger4 said:

Just a note to keep in mind. Disc clean up, does not actually remove the old updates until you shut down or reboot the computer.

...and this can take hours on some computers :-(

The OP might want to set the computer not to sleep and let it work on the reboot process overnight.

rufford155 · 12 Jul 2016

Many thanks for all the advice.
I will do it tonight. (The cleanup that is).

ThrashZone · 12 Jul 2016

Hi,
I really don't believe it's worth using,
Some updates will return that were removed.

rufford155 · 12 Jul 2016

Someone uses it all the time.

Someone else says not worth it.

Confused? I will be !

Ranger4 · 12 Jul 2016

I use it fairly regularly & have never had any problems. I always leave it a few days after & large Windows Update install to make sure all is well & then I run it.

ThrashZone · 12 Jul 2016

Hi,
Yea it's just some thing I leave alone if the updates system is working properly as is :)