Windows Installer Folder Cleanup

How to Clean Up c:\windows\installer Folder? – Windows 10

Feb 05, 2017 · I have a windows 10 laptop with a bloated windows folder — almost 40 gb. on my windows 10 desktop it is just 15 gb. that’s reasonable. back to the problematic laptop: I ran windows disk cleanup, with system files cleanup, and it doesn’t find

How do you clean out the C:\Windows\Installer folder

Feb 08, 2010 · Hi, My C:\Windows\Installer folder has been getting out of hand, And i wanted to clean it out. However, after reading a few tutorials and trying msizap.exe it appears that those methods are not applicable to windows 7.

Safely clean your Windows Installer folder with PatchCleaner

Safely clean your Windows Installer folder with PatchCleaner. PatchCleaner is a free tool which can detect and safely remove junk files from the \Windows\Installer folder, potentially freeing up gigabytes of hard drive space. The folder contains Windows Installer-based setup programs and patch files, and uses these whenever you want to modify

Windows Installer Folder – Windows Server – Spiceworks

Sep 25, 2015 · Windows Server. Anybody have any advice for cleaning up the windows installer folder? Several of ours are fast approaching 30GB+ which means constant disk extensions are needed. OS ranges from 2008R2 to 2012R2.

Cleaning C:\WINDOWS\Installer\ folder – Forums – CNET

Dec 08, 2012 · It found a new purpose in the C:\WINDOWS\Installer\ folder. In some the installer folder got very big for some users so it proved very useful.

Reduced my C:\Windows\Installer folder by 17gigs with

The tool has been out for a long time but after watching my Windows installation grow to 49 GB on my 240 GB SSD, I starting looking around in WinDirStat for which folders take up the most space. I found the Installer folder filled with tmp installer folders from months ago.

Delete contents of folders windows\\winsxs and windows

To cleanup the Windows\Installer folder you can try the 3rd party tool PatchCleaner which allows to cleanup old unused MSI/MSP files. Click on Move to move the no longer needed files to a network drive, so that in case, the tool has a bug and removing/updating a software requires a MSI/MSP file, you can copy it back.

WinSxS Cleanup Tool Available for Windows Server 2008 R2

WinSxS Cleanup Tool Available for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. The wizard is described by Microsoft as “a back port” from Windows Server 2012 R2. WinSxS folders tend to bulk up over time. The amount of space freed by the Disk Cleanup Wizard varies, but Microsoft’s announcement claimed a reduction of 6.6GB after running the tool.

How to troubleshoot Windows Installer errors

Dec 12, 2018 · Right-click Windows Installer, and then click Properties. If the Startup type box is set to Disabled, change it to Manual. Click OK to close the Properties window. Right-click the Windows Installer service, and then click Start. The service should start without errors. Try to install …

Clean Up the WinSxS Folder | Microsoft Docs

In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, you have a number of ways to start the cleanup of the component store, which use a combination of package deletion and component compression to clean up the WinSxS folder:

How to address disk space issues that are caused by a

Apr 17, 2018 · More Information. To reclaim additional disk space on your system, follow these steps: Click Start, and then in the Search Programs and Files text box, type Disk cleanup. Click the Disk Cleanup icon, and run the Disk Cleanup tool to determine …

[v3.1.0] WICleanup – Windows Installer unused files

WICleanup is an application used for scanning and clearing away the unused, unwanted Windows Installer redundancy (junk) files inside system (MSI and MSP files in the “\Windows\Installer” folder), with full name “Windows Installer UnUsed Files Cleanup Tool”. Windows Installer is a new installation technology introduced by Microsoft,

How to: Disk Cleanup in Windows Server 2012 (R2) – DISM

Dec 22, 2014 · The disk cleanup utility is not installed by default on Windows Server 2012, so how do you perform a disk cleanup in Windows Server 2012 R2? Here is how to clean up the WinSxs folder on Windows Server 2012 R2, to reclaim disk space. Delete superseded updates and unused system files to gain Gigabytes of extra disk space with dism.exe‘s disk cleanup options, learn how […]

Windows Installer Folder Clean Up | Tech Support Guy

Aug 19, 2014 · By googling around, I have found that some people are talking abt removing/cleaning the folder C:\Windows\Installer. (which is ~35% of my Windows folder).) Is it because the fact that I upgrade from win7 by choosing to keep all files and settings..? I am not quite sure, since I have already cleaned up the windows.old folder.