How to delete Windows.old?
Windows.old is a folder in partition C: /, which remains behind after a reinstallation of Windows, or upgrade to a higher version of Windows (an upgrade).
When trying to delete Windows.old, we hit the refusal of the system to delete the content Windows.old; Indeed some files are deleted, but most of them remain and they can not be removed under any circumstances.
Deletion does not work because these folders and files, in Windows.old are marked as system files and protected.
To delete Windows.old, we do not need third party software, we only use Disk Cleanup, a Windows utility that users do not really use it.
Its use Disk Cleanup to delete the Windows.old is a very good idea because it is already in PC and also did not delete elsewhere, as do other cleansing programs.
How to delete Windows.old?
1. Right click on the C: drive /
2. properties
3. disk Cleanup
4. After analyzing, click on "Clean up system files"
5. After analyzing, select "Previous Windows installatons"
6. Click OK, and in the "Delete files" dialog box
7. Now be patient and not interrupt the process!
How to delete Windows.old after reinstallation or upgrade
Last update at July 29 2015 De 74 comments
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Good, tell me some where I could get a key, we license the Windows 7, and another PC wind. 8.1
or if you do and you please a tutorial for those who have licensed Windows,
one more question, I have windows 8,1 enterprise, this means they can get a license for Windows 10 enterprise?
So you can benefit from free 10 Windows, you must have a Windows license 7 or 8.
If Windows with Windows you bought in the store or if you've bought your Windows means that you will get updates. Dava no, no!
Windows license can buy from stores with IT products.
Thank you. Finally I could erase windows.old.
Hi I have a problem with Windows installed on tracing paper had 10.Am retail w 8.1 I upgraded to w10, everything was ok.Am formatted the hard drive and reinstalled w10 have about a month to clean .When he made windows an update and it reappeared old windows and tracing Mege like hell. I did and resettlement w10 and again was ok, but after about a month reinstated a windows update problem reaparut.De old and then how do I get rid of this problem .Please give me advice what to do ? the laptop does not have this problem only on tracing paper that has ssd.
Hello .
I monitor this Philips 227E3LHSU / 00.
I had no problem at 60 frames / s
Thanks for the video.
Cristi good today I did the upgrade from Windows to Windows 8.1 10 here http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 takes about 3 hours but no longer stay with nothing in PC after installation, trebiue to install all the programs from the beginning, and of course stay Windows.old
Mr. Cristi, windows 10 available here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 ! can link is useful for those impatient
Hi! I downloaded Windows on the link I've dat.Totul is ok just do not know how it activez.Tin to mention that I had windows license 7 pro and I made a reservation for. I did 10.Instalarea windows on some advice to stick.Rog can I activate Windows 10 legal !!!!!!!
Likely to have lost the license, if you did clean install, rather than upgrade. Haste makes waste!
Hello! Eventually we took care of it !!! I'm writing here to know others who have made the mistake that I did eu.Mi I reinstalled Windows 7 back, I turned and then I have downloaded the program ala Media Creation Tool and did upgrade !!!!! In this way we managed to keep my license !!!! I hope will be of use to someone what I wrote here !!!! a beautiful evening and hold it ffffff so on !!!!! I learned a lot from you !!!!! Thanks !!!!!!
Normally I would have to go jerky because you have an old video card Radeon HD series 4000 this video but I had no problems, possibly because there were many movements
And I have all my video card that went pretty well
Cristi hello I never had problems with 60 fps super seen better luck than ever before are still the hottest
ptr those who have licensed windosul 7,8 8.1 download or installation kit here http://www.microsoft.com/ro-ro/software-download/windows10 and update directly without waiting for the notification of all the best… .and yes it looks bestial at 60 frames.
… And one more thing, after updating (I honestly downloaded the iso image first and installed the windos 10 from Windows, and after the installation the windos remained activated)… .there is a perfectly legal utility that backs up to the Windows 10 license- advanced tokens manager… same used for Windows 8 or 8.1. Once backed up you can reinstall the boot winder thousands of times… because that utility will activate windos 10 indefinitely… .a good evening.
The YouTube player says that 720p and 1080p would be at 48 frames, not 60…
Hello,
I also have a problem… today 29.07.2015 when windows 10 was launched I was able to install it exactly after 13 pm on a laptop with windows 8.1, and it went without problems. But, I have another ambiguity… on a PC with windows 7, it gave me a kind of fail, meaning windows tried another (hidden) upgrade and failed. Then I searched on google and found a "forced" update, practically the same thing, it's just the command from cmd. All good and beautiful, I installed it, it works fine, only that in Windows Activation I get something with "connect windows to internet to complete activation" anyway something with internet connection… what could be the problem? or how I could solve it. I want to mention that windows meets the requirements, and it is not pirated, it has a OEM license for life (from windows 7).
Thanks, Cosmin.
Perhaps you have a security suite that contains firewall. Stop firewall.
Hello,
Thanks for the reply, but I solved it. I restarted the PC, I went there in the settings to "Activation", I removed the cable from the internet, I waited about 10-15 seconds, then I put it back and it worked. Is it okay how I proceeded? (I didn't see the answer at the time, and this idea came to me).
Thanks, Cosmin.
I also have a question as an obs that you know everything…
I also have a Netis wf2419l Wifi and I wanted to upgrade it and after it reached 100% it was restarted and I forgot the ip address and it doesn't emit any signal and I can't access 192.168.1.1 si .and no reset yes from the button… what do you advise me I am waiting for an answer
Greetings!
You know how I could save license after upgrade from the 8.1 10? I'm thinking of doing a fresh install and it would help to have a license saved somehow.
Hello guys . Yesterday at 13:28 I received an update after which I had the opportunity to upgrade to Wind.10. The installation took about 30 minutes after which I tested the applications and games installed on the old OS (Wind.7 Pro in my case). Following this upgrade, everything worked perfectly, from the installed drivers to the applications used later. First impression… is WoW !!!
* previously used applications… (sorry 🙂)
hello I face a dilemma and would like to advise me and me
I Audio Driver realteck HD Audio is the sound effects a setting called equalization intensity if you tick sounds good but I do not know if it is real to hear the sounds low level of countries want to know will you hold on or off to know if it's normal to be used
I hope you iteles what I wanted to say in English tells loudness equalizer
Hello, Alberto! I have it activated this function for sound to be equal everywhere. I prefer to hear that sound the same (ex. YouTube some videos sound is louder and more slowly to the sound that I want to draw). I hope I have cleared up!
thanks for the advice but when you play a game and you hear for example a sound that does not want to be equal such as whispering or steps that should not be heard as the sound of a weapon…
Download this application depending on what OS you want (X 32 or x64). Or, again with this application: Media Creation Tool ISO version can download the Wind.10 or directly on a USB stick. Link to download: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Cristi on YouTube I only option to 1080 48p maximum frames.
Your tutorial is very good, but there is another possibility, there is an option in Windows 10. The steps are as follows. Enter the SYSTEM from the start or from the notification center. Enter the following option in the system, STORAGE, then click on the C: disk (in the partition where the operating system is located) After entering the C: disk on the left will appear a series of data, about music ,… files in the last rows below is also the piece of Windows.old, click on the file to be deleted. That's about what I did. I also had a windows 7 crack with up-to-date updates, and it was activated. It was activated on windows 7 and windows 8.1. Everything is perfect. I want to tell you that I was able to upgrade to an Acer Aspire 1500, the old models, only it has 4 GB Ram and HDD, 320 Hybrid and it moves very fast.
hello, really shows, AQM a question for tine.eu I did windows update 10 from 8.1 10 now we pro pro, I wanted to know if I format my shawl can use ISO 10 8.1 times must reinstall windows with licenza, thank you
Hello here you = Win Valued 10 90 days == https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise?OCID=WIP_r_Win10_Body_Ent_Eval
still not removed folderol thousand windows.old
Hello, I did forced upgrade, greatly lasted downloading, upgade was made 20 minutes. From 8.1. Deleting old windows but did not succeeded, he broke windows 10, had to look for an ISO and reinstall. I did instal clean, and after connecting to the net, Windows automatically activated. Ptr. @alberto, I do not take active equalizer. E shore so well in movies.
A tutorial about the healthiest panels laptop with your eyes get tired hardest or do not exist?
Hi, excellent TUTORIALS !!! go to the object,
What is "Temporary Windows installation files"? that I noticed that it takes up more space than old Windows
Thank you
Are temporary files that Windows has used during installation. A kind of crumbs that remain after you take the table. You can delete mercilessly.
Please help me in trouble. I upgraded to Windows 10 7 Pro PRO from Windows and can not install my webcam on the laptop. In device manager says it's driver installed but has an exclamation mark. Toshiba webcam is installed on a Toshiba Satellite C650 (model made for German and Austrian), unfortunately no longer find any in their archives, or I do not know how it caut.Ce can you recommend to do in this situation, the Windows installation 10 told me that my computer is compatible and has no compatible device.
Usually webcams site are to download several webcams: Chicony, Liteon, Philips, etc. Maybe you downloaded anything inappropriate.
But in the end, if your webcam works fine.
Well just does not work, and installed I installed the original driver given by Toshiba.
Driver for Windows 8 or 10. If not, try downloading the driver from another site.
Here are two choices:
1. Not the right driver for the camera.
2. There is no driver for Windows 8 or 10.
You dreotate driver is to Windws 7. What can I do in this situation, except to wait until a driver do ptr Win 10 because C650 no longer manufactured in a while. It is possible to install a driver Toshiba ptr from another room? I still have a question I always ask the account password from the opening Microsoftinainte Os community. You know how I can get rid of this?
Hi Cristi, does something happen if I delete through this method "temporary windows installation files"? It takes up 6,21 GB. Thank you in advance !
You can delete without problems if all goes well the new OS.
Those are files that Windows has downloaded and used during the upgrade.
I upgraded to Windows 10 and moves unexpectedly well without any problem with drivers or compatibility with other software! Thank you very much !
I did upgrade from the 7 10 Ultimate Pro. Disk Cleanup utility in Windows 10 not exist in the Properties, General tab. I looked with Search, degeaba.Am tried to delete the settings Windows.OLD-Storage-SYSTEM (C) -Fisiere Windows Temporary-Old, but give nothing happens removal. I keep saying to me that after a month will automatically deleted.
Disk Cleanup If you have not, you most likely Windows Home 10 which, if I'm not mistaken, has Disk Cleanup
Sees good!
Same problem as George. I 10 Pro and Windows.
good! I downloaded after July 29, from torrents, win 10 Pro build 10240 and who helps me to get a license key for windows activation… ..initiate it I had installed win 8.1 also without license
What you need w10 the torrent when the official website you give it for free 8.1. !
Unfortunately I have not got rid of the old W., although I respected exactly, instructions in videotutorial;
I failed in all six attempts in the last six days I hope no connection with the following specifications:
1. I had 7 licensed W;
2. I W 10 9 days before the official launch, as a participant in the program Insider;
3. To-date with updates occurring thereafter;
4. Samsung EVO SSD 850 125 GB (recently installed on the desktop) works perfectly;
5. It's a pity W. old to occupy so much space, even or especially if it is on the SSD.
Please disposal W.old solution.
Hello Cristi Thanks for the tutorial, just what you saved me, as I had no more space that I recently purchased a mini pc pipo x 8 just please take a look and you give an opinion, has 2 Os sites 8.1 android and win, we did update the win and was left 10 2 15gb of space allocated for disk cleanup windows.Am given, by the way 10 home's windows and you have disk cleanup disk cleanup in the search bar and run as administrator, I look the old windows have 12gb but only after disk cleanup wiped 2,5 gb Why?
Thanks a lot Cristi I wiped 27,9 GB if you believe only Windows .old, thank you very much once again.
Hello Cristi, after a few days win 10 made several up-dateuri and then PC does not stop, just stop hdd but fans continue to work, I searched the net and it seems to be a common problem win8 10 to win and some with a solution but for most of that solution is not good, it may in the future to study the issue and put us here to do a tutorial on how you extinguish it? thanks a lot a good day!
Hi Cristi, I just upgraded to W 10 home premium and everything is going ok. Initially I changed the virtual memory, but I returned to automatic mode (I have 4 giga rams and I resell automatically). We are looking to delete the file from C that can be seen in the "fog" windows bt (ie the one that helped install W10). This is the first question. That is, if I can use that folder to make a DVD with W10?
My "Windows old" folder has 21 gigs !!!!. Partition C is 100, no bathrooms, but I was amazed by the old W size. I always delete C and format. I admit that I upgraded to W 10 after almost 2 years with W7, but it worked fine and I had no viruses. Can I use disk cleanup to wipe W old quietly? The laptop is a Lenovo Edge think pad from 2011. Thank you!
Thank you, it was very good tutorial.
Ceva..Vreau yet to shoot myself with Action but can not because they always give a kind of flashes black screen and not saved anything in mp4.
I have hard ATA… is that the problem?
I drop my PC specs here
Ram: 3 GB
Processor: Pentium Dual Core E2160 1.80GHz
Video card: GeForce SE 7300 / 7200 GS
Hard: 160 GB ATA
If you know why I can't film with action or if it doesn't work for me, please recommend me one so that I don't film for 3 minutes in a 1gb…
I tried on all versions of Windows from xp to 10 in a row all but in vain…
Hello
It helped a lot this tutorial, you're good strong well explain very well. Thank you
Thanks so much for the information clearly and well exposed delete Windows.old related to me were helpful, I solved the problem long unresolved.
Thanks a lot .If not think this information were not able to uninstall the old version of Windows.
Thank you!
hello my name is Dragos and I have problem with what will now look imii says it's virus or corrupted, I tried with antivirus what can I do? I ntrat there but odd nimiknmi show nimik if not with anger thank C: \ Users \ 10 \ AppData \ Local \ Microsoft \ Windows \ INetCache \ IE \ UBBXCY29
I did what we saw in the video but is still there win.old what to do ??
thank you !
Hello!
I have a question: At an Asus Vivo V230IC workstation how can I reinstall the windows with the stick, and how can i delete the preinstalled windows.
The workstation came with preinstalled windows.
Excuse me, I know he does not have a look at it.
Thank you!
Hello, thank you very much helped me a lot to know
but how do I contact you to help me and me to delete windows 10 and install xp… that's all I ask
Thanks 10 with congratulations. You saved me from nerves and the problems caused by windows.Bravo!
Thank you for your help. I really needed to remove from win 10, win 7 pre-installed them.
Thank you very much. Yesterday I got upgrade (update) and I stayed with some 5 gb. So with your help I released 27 gb (win old) Merci fain.
Update: It showed me 27 but it only released 10. Why?
hello, your great tutorial has been a great help.
I have one question, the game world of tanks and at a time after 5, 6 fight appears to me that we Memory failure to restart the game does not understand why he started doing this work system look like they 5 2430 m cpu @ 2,40 ghz 2,40 GHz rAM 6gb (2,7 usable) Windows 7 professional 32 bit is HP pavilion g 6 had a Windows 7 to 64 bit and I changed hardware that took blue chest and I did not have to do with it but I was be it the problem of the video card is intel (r) HD 3000 graphics if you could still help me to be of great help thanks a lot
… Hello ! there is a possibility to recover the .rugj file or decrypt the affected data
Good evening, I also have a question, about 10 years ago my sister reinstalled Windows on a Pentium 4 and implicitly selected the D partition so that I was left with nothing on it.... The drive is functional but my curiosity is if it still can i recover deleted data from it somehow if it has something hard or something in it where we could recover something from then….. Thanks a lot for your reply!