Free memory space after updating Windows 10 Anniversary

After upgrading Windows 10 version to Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607), Windows 10 will automatically create a backup copy of the previous version of Windows 10 into the folder named Windows.old so that users can remove it. Install Windows 10 Anniversary Update and use the previous version of Windows 10.

Suppose if you do not want to use the old version of Windows 10, you should proceed to delete the files of the old version of Windows 10 to free up memory space.

Regain memory space after installing Windows 10 Anniversary Update

To regain memory space after installing Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you can use one of the following ways:

1. Solution 1

Step 1:

Open the Settings application by clicking the Settings icon in the left pane of Start Menu or alternatively press the Windows + I. key combination .

Step 2:

On the Settings window, click System => Storage .

Step 3:

Next, click to select the Windows 10 installation drive (usually drive C). Usually the Settings application will display the Windows logo on the Windows 10 installation drive so that users can easily identify it.

Step 4:

On the Storage window, scroll down to find the Temporary files option to view the Temporary files (including the Windows.old folder), which takes up as much% of the memory space.

Next, click Temporary files to open the Temporary files window.

Step 5:

Here you select the Previous version of Windows option and then click Remove file to free up memory space.

Alternatively, select Temporary files and then click Remove files to delete temporary files (Temporary files).

2. Solution 2

Step 1:

Open This PC , then right-click the Windows 10 operating system installation drive (usually drive C), select Properties.

Step 2:

On the Properties window, in the General tab, click Disk Cleanup.

Step 3:

Now on the screen that appears the Disk Cleanup dialog box, here you click to select Clean up system files .

Step 4:

Finally, in the Files to delete section , type the check box and select Previous Windows installation (s) and Temporary Windows installation files and then click OK to delete the files from the old Windows version and free up the memory space.

Refer to some of the following articles:

1. How to download Windows 10 Anniversary Update update?

1. Here's how to uninstall Windows 10 to return to using Windows 7 or 8.1

1. Summary of several ways to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode

Good luck!