Disk Cleanup not removing system update files/SFC can't fix problems

LiterallyMike

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Disk Cleanup claims it can remove about 9.5 GB of old system update files, but upon running it, nothing happens (and I don't free up any space).

This may or may not be related, but I ran SFC and it found problems it couldn't fix. I've attached the logs.
 

My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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Intel i5 760
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Radeon HD 7850
Hard Drives
C Kingston snv425s264gb
D Hitachi hds721050cla362
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Avast
Did you run Disc Clean up as Administrator. Right click on Disc Clean up & select run as Administrator. When it opens make sure there are Ticks in all the boxes you wish to clean up.
 

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Self built using existing case
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
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Intel i5 3570 3.4Ghz Ivy Bridge SKT 1155 quad core
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Gigabyte Z77-HD3 SKT 1155 2xSata 3, 4x USB 3.0
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G-Skill Rip Jaws 16Gb (8x2) DDR3 -1600 PC3 12800 CL 10 red
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Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory
Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
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EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
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1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
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INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
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EVGA Platium 1200W
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Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
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Das 4 Professional
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Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
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LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
I've been running the Disk Cleanup as an admin, and that hasn't been working. Incidentally, I don't get a prompt to restart the computer and restarting manually doesn't do anything special.

Layback Bear, running the cleanup that way got me 4 GB of space but Disk Cleanup still says it can get rid of 5.5 GB of old update files. Should I just ignore that?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel i5 760
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7850
Hard Drives
C Kingston snv425s264gb
D Hitachi hds721050cla362
Antivirus
Avast
It's hard to believe after running Disk Clean Extended that their are 5.5 GB of old updates left.
Look and see if it is MB instead of GB.

Things that I have noticed but have no charts, graphs or Googles to prove it.

Disk Clean Extended will not request a reboot.

When you reboot you will notice it takes longer while somethings are being removed. It all depends on what is being removed.

Once booted to desktop do nothing and just watch the hard drive light after the cleanup. Many time you will notice for a minute or two it will be very active. To me that indicates Window 7 is doing something it normally doesn't do on a reboot.

I would just run the cleanup again and reboot and then check to see the results.
If the cleanup doesn't remove them, just leave them alone.
Windows 7 will not hurt Windows 7. Windows 7 tries is very best to protect itself.

Be advised: Make sure that the items to be remove have a check mark beside them.

I use Disk Clean Extended every day in conjunction with Ccleaner with no problems.
Do not use the registry cleaner in Ccleaner unless you know what you are doing.
I trust no registry cleaner. I have to investigate what it finds before taking action if any.
99% of the time their is no need to mess with the registry.

These are just thing that I have noticed using Disk Clean Extended and Ccleaner on my systems.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory
Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution
1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Hard Drives
INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
PSU
EVGA Platium 1200W
Case
Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling
XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Keyboard
Das 4 Professional
Mouse
Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
Internet Speed
100 mbits
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser
I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info
LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
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