Error missing Disk Cleanup on Windows 10/8/7, this is a fix

In some cases, Disk Cleanup is missing on the Drive Properties dialog box on Windwows 10/8/7. The cause of this error is probably because the Registry has been corrupted. To fix this error, please refer to the following article of Network Administrator.

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Fix the Disk Cleanup missing error
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Fix the Disk Cleanup missing error

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Before proceeding, you need to create a System Restore Point or back up the Registry.

See also: Instructions to create backup and restore points (Restore Point) on Windows 10

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First run regedit to open the Registry Editor. Then on the Registry Editor interface, navigate to the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMyComputer

Next right-click My computer => New => Key and name this new key cleanuppath.

At the Cleanuppath key, in the right pane, double-click on Default value, at this time the Edit String dialog box appears, in the Value Data box, copy and paste the following path into:

% SystemRoot% System32cleanmgr.exe / D% c

Then click OK and exit the window.

From now on you can see that Disk Cleanup appears on the Drive Properties dialog box.