Delete Windows.old folder from Windows 11 [Guide]
4Delete Windows.old folder from Windows 11 [Guide]
When you refresh Windows 10, upgrade to Windows 10, or custom install Windows 10 on the same partition as the previous Windows installation without doing a clean install, then you will have a C:\Windows.old folder in your new installation afterwards.
If you choose to “Keep nothing”, your personal files are temporarily saved to the Windows.old folder, and will be automatically deleted in 10 days after the date you upgraded by default.
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If you did, you probably also noticed two other things: It is using a lot of hard drive space (potentially as much as two dozen gigabytes) and you can't delete it using your keyboard's Delete key.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.