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Delete files from C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight

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  • #1

Is there a way to delete files from C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight?
I have tried several ways to force delete them (including Command Prompt), but nothing seems to work.
I am specifically trying to delete a folder marked Recall, which also appears in my start menu.
Recall itself is not installed on my computer.

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  • #2

I am specifically trying to delete a folder marked Recall, which also appears in my start menu.

Was it ever installed? Do you know where this folder came from?

Otherwise, boot from a Linux distro (Mint’s a good flavour) and try to delete.

BUT IMAGE YOUR DRIVE FIRST BEFORE YOU TRY ANY MANIPULATION OF THE WINDOWS FOLDER


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  • #3

boot from a Linux distro (Mint’s a good flavour) and try to delete.

Yes, that’s my solution and flavor of Linux, too.
Delete the folder C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight
and delete the item Recall from C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Also check
C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Note: this does not remove registry references


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  • #5

Thank you idgat, glasskuter, and SIW2! I used Linux (Ubuntu) and successfully deleted the folder.
That was the only folder where Recall was listed.

I also checked C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and
C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu just to be sure. There was no sign of Recall in those folders.

Oddly, Recall is still appearing in my Start Menu. It doesn’t do anything. Still, it would be nice to get rid of it.

Thanks again!


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  • #6

Welcome to the forum.

Can you reinstall the game? Reinstall it and use Revo Uninstaller Free to remove it.

Get it to scan for leftovers.

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  • #7

Oddly, Recall is still appearing in my Start Menu. It doesn’t do anything. Still, it would be nice to get rid of it.

Right click on that icon/entry > More > Open file location > delete the shortcut

EDIT If you’re manually deleting items, chances are there are still remnants of the program left scattered around your system. In that case, what ^^^ @antspants said


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  • #8

Oddly, Recall is still appearing in my Start Menu. It doesn’t do anything. Still, it would be nice to get rid of it.

I have it, too, and all my attempts to get rid of it have failed, so I’ve learned to live with it until MS actually puts Recall on my system, and then I’ll be able (I hope) to get rid of it with Revo.


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  • #9

I have it, too, and all my attempts to get rid of it have failed, so I’ve learned to live with it until MS actually puts Recall on my system, and then I’ll be able (I hope) to get rid of it with Revo.

View attachment 101347

Don’t know what obsessed me to think they were talking about a game, but I was thinking it lol


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  • #10

I have it, too, and all my attempts to get rid of it have failed, so I’ve learned to live with it until MS actually puts Recall on my system, and then I’ll be able (I hope) to get rid of it with Revo.

View attachment 101347

You won’t get Recall installed unless you have a Copilot+ PC.


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  • #11

Well, that’s what they’re saying NOW, but … it’s a potential cash cow for MS.


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  • #12

Well, that’s what they’re saying NOW, but … it’s a potential cash cow for MS.

It also could mean losing customers to Linux.


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  • #13

They won’t lose customers lol. That’d be like boycotting Amazon.. impossible. Even if you don’t use the frontrunner for either, you’ll use something that one of them produces .

As for recall showing in the start menu, have you checked the WindowsApps program files folder? Try using RevoU in Hunter mode


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  • #14

As for recall showing in the start menu, have you checked the WindowsApps program files folder? Try using RevoU in Hunter mode

You bet. It’s not there. Also checked the registry, and the two occurrences of the word «recall» don’t have anything to do with the Start-All apps menu.
I would be delighted to use Revo in Hunter Mode, but you have to have something open/running to use Hunter Mode, and the shortcut in Start-All apps does nothing except throw a white line across the Start menu for a second. There’s no app for it to start. You have to put the Hunter compass on an active window/panel/something.


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  • #15

So where does it take you if you Open File Location to the start menu entry?


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  • #16

Maybe I don’t understand you. There IS no Start menu entry, except in the All apps menu.

If I try to move the Hunter compass to the All apps menu, that menu disappears. Clicking anything else makes that menu disappear.


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  • #17

I HAVE the paid version, but it can’t remove apps that aren’t there! I have NO Recall (Preview) on my computer, yet I have that orphaned, dead, useless Start-All apps menu entry (see #8 above). I’m still looking for a good method for getting rid of it.


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  • #18

Could also try Geek Uniinstaller. Has been the odd ocassion where Revo didn’t show an app, and Geek listed it to uninstall

Geek is a standalone (no installation)
Download zip and extract to Desktop
Run > View menu tab > Microsoft Store Apps
Hopefully the offending entry is listed, double click to uninstall


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  • #19

Just for laughs, unselect hide protected files in file explorer, check again in the start menu folders, or failing that, do a search for “Recall” in file explorer with the hide protected operating system files disabled

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\

And

AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\

Right click on item “Show file location”? I’d try it but I don’t use Windows start menu, I use Start11


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  • #20

Yep, my friend, I know all that. Unhiding and showing are two of the first things I do when I get a new PC. And I’ve searched with Everything, which is MUCH more effective (and MUCH faster) than Windows Search, and the (only) three Recall instances Everything found are all in that WinSxS folder cited by OP. But I do appreciate your input, cuz it never hurts to check, JIC I DIDN’T know all that.


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В этой статье мы поговорим о каталоге WinSxS в Windows, причинах его постоянного роста и способах очистки. Каталог C:\windows\WinSxS является хранилищем компонентов Windows. В этом каталоге хранятся dll библиотеки, бинарные и xml файлы, необходимые для установки и работы различных ролей и компонентов Windows. Каждый раз когда вы устанавливаете обновления Windows (это происходит ежемесячно), новая версия обновляемого компонента устанавливается в систему, а старая сохраняется в хранилище компонентов WinSxS (это необходимо для обеспечения совместимости и возможности “отката“ к старым версиям компонентов при удалении проблемного обновления).

Со временем размер каталога WinSxS постоянно увеличивается. Причем его размер ничем не ограничен (хотя на практике размер папки WinSxS в Windows 10 редко превышает 15-20 Гб.)

каталог WinSxS в windows10

В этой статье мы рассмотрим наиболее безвредные способы очистки папки WinSxS в Windows 10 и Windows Server.

  • Оптимизация хранилища компонентов и удаление старых версий компонентов, оставшихся после установки обновлений Windows;
  • Технология Features on Demand (функции по требованию), позволяющая удалить неиспользуемые компоненты Windows с диска;
  • Сжатие файлов в папке WinSxS – способ уменьшить размер каталога WinSxS за счет включения NTFS компрессии.

У многих пользователей возникает естественный вопрос можно ли вручную удалить файлы из папки WinSxS. Ответ на этот вопрос – категоричное НЕТ! Такими действиями с большой долей вероятности вы сломаете свою Windows. И хотя отдельные попытки удаления конкретных файлов из папки WinSxS могут быть удачными, рекомендовать этот способ нельзя.

Содержание:

  • Как узнать реальный размер папки WinSxS в Windows 10?
  • Очистка хранилища компонентов WinSxS в Windows
  • Удаление неиспользуемых компонентов Windows (Windows Server)
  • Включаем NTFS сжатие на папке WinSxS в Windows

Как узнать реальный размер папки WinSxS в Windows 10?

Самый простой способ получить текущий размер каталога WinSxS в Windows, запустить проводник File Explorer и открыть свойства папки %windir%\WinSxS (или воспользоваться скриптом PowerShell). Но имейте в виду, что большинство файловых менеджеров (в том числе File Explorer) показывают несколько больший размер каталога WinSxS, чем он занимает на диске.

Дело в том, что в каталоге WinSxS есть большое количество hard links (жестких символических ссылок) на файлы в других системных каталогах. Файловые менеджеры при подсчете размера папки WinSxS учитывают объем файлов, на которые ссылаются жесткие ссылки, а это не корректно.

Чтобы реальный (без учета жестких ссылок) размер папки WinSxS, воспользуйтесь утилитой SysInternal du:

du -v c:\windows\winSXS

получить реальный размер каталога winsxs с помощью утилиты du.exe

Но проще всего проанализировать размер хранилища компонентов в папке WinSxS с помощью команды DISM:

Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore

Dism.exe Cleanup Image-AnalyzeComponentStore

Разберемся, что возвращает данная команда:

Размер хранилища компонентов по данным проводника : 5.70 GB (это размер хранилища с учета жестких ссылок, который отображается в проводнике)
Фактический размер хранилища компонентов : 5.49 GB (реальный размер хранилища компонентов за исключением жестких ссылок)
Совместно с Windows : 3.12 GB (обязательные файлы системы, не могут быть удалены)
Резервные копии и отключенные компоненты : 2.12 GB (устаревшие файлы компонентов, которые нужны на случай проблем с установленными обновлениями)
Кэш и временные данные : 245.87 MB (файлы используются для ускорения работы системы обслуживания)
Дата последней очистки : 2018-07-31 12:45:23
Число освобождаемых пакетов : 10 (файлы, которые обновились после установки обновлений Windows, они будут удалены при очистке хранилища)
Рекомендуется очистка хранилища компонентов : Да

Как вы видите, в данном случае можно уменьшить размер каталога WinSxS на 2.1 Гб + 250 Мб.

Очистка хранилища компонентов WinSxS в Windows

Самый быстрый и простой способ освободить место в хранилище компонентов Windows (т.е. очистить папку WinSxS) – оптимизация хранилища командой:

Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup

Dism.exe Cleanup Image StartComponentCleanup

Опция Dism /StartComponentCleanup поддерживается во всех версиях Windows, начиная с Windows 8/Windows Server.

После окончания очистки проверьте текущий размер хранилища компонентов:

Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore

В моем примере это помогло уменьшить размер папки WinSxS на 2,5 Гб.

С помощью еще одного параметра /ResetBase вы можете удалить все предыдущие версии компонентов, оставшиеся после установки обновлений Windows. После этого вы не сможете удалить установленные обновления или Service Pack, а в панели обновлений
appwiz.cpl
у обновлений пропадет кнопка «Удалить»).

Чтобы очистить старые версии компонентов, выполните:

Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase

В Windows 7 и Windows Server 2008 R2 для очистки старых версий компонентов, оставшихся после установки сервис пака, использовался еще один параметр DISM:

dism /online /Cleanup-Image /spsuperseded

Также вы можете удалить устаревшие обновления с помощью мастера очистки диска. Выполните команду cleanmgr c правами администратора.

В окне утилиты выберите диск и в следующем окне нажмите кнопку «Очистить системны файлы».

Далее выберите опцию “Файлы журнала обновления Windows» и нажмите ОK. Утилита очистки диска покажет сколько места вы можете освободить, удалив файлы журнала старых обновлений Windows. В моем примере это 427 Мб.

После окончания очистки хранилища с помощью DISM проверьте сколько освободилось места на диске.

В планировщике задания Windows 10 и Windows Server 2016 есть специальное задание автоматического обслуживания, которое регулярно выполняет оптимизацию и очистку каталога WinSxS (выполняется действия, аналогичные команде dism с ключом StartComponentCleanup). Это задание StartComponentCleanup находится в разделе \Microsoft\Windows\Servicing. Данное задание запускается в фоновом режиме и автоматически удаляет версии компонентов старше 30 дней, которое были заменены более новыми версиями.

Можно запустить это задание вручную так:

schtasks.exe /Run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Servicing\StartComponentCleanup"

задание планировщика StartComponentCleanup - очистка компонентов

Удаление неиспользуемых компонентов Windows (Windows Server)

В статье Безопасная очистка папки WinSxS в Windows Server 2016/2012 мы рассмотрели функцию Features on Demand (функции по требованию), предоставляющую возможность удаления с диска бинарных файлов неиспользуемых ролей и компонентов из каталога WinSxS. Для этого в Windows Server используется командлет PoweShell Uninstall-WindowsFeature.

В Windows 10 командлет Uninstall-WindowsFeature отсуствует, и для удаления компонентов Windows из образа нужно использовать DISM.

DISM в отличии от Uninstall-WindowsFeature не удаляет зависимые компоненты.

Полный список доступных функций в образе Windows 10 можно получить с помощью команды:
DISM.exe /Online /English /Get-Features /Format:Table

windows 10 dism get-features список установленных компонентов

Чтобы удалить, например компонент TelnetClient с диска (из каталога WinSxS), выполните команду:
DISM.exe /Online /Disable-Feature /Featurename:TelnetClient /Remove

DISM Disable-Feature Remove

Если еще раз вывести список всех доступных функций по требованию в Windows, вы увидите, что статус компонента изменится на Disabled with Payload Removed.

Таким образом в Windows можно существенно уменьшить размер папки WinSxS, удалив с диска неиспользуемые компоненты. Единственный нюанс, это вариант очистки каталога WinSxS подойдет для достаточной продвинутых пользователей, которые разбираются в компонентах Windows 10 и их назначении.

Включаем NTFS сжатие на папке WinSxS в Windows

Еще один способ уменьшить размера каталога WinSxS в Windows 10 – сжать содержимое каталога на уровне файловой системы NTFS.

  1. Откройте командную строку с правами администратора;
  2. Остановите и отключите службы Windows Installer и Windows Module Installer:
    sc stop msiserver
    
    sc stop TrustedInstaller
    
    sc config msiserver start= disabled
    
    sc config TrustedInstaller start= disabled
  3. Создайте резервную копию списков доступа (ACL) назначенных на файлы и папки в каталоге WinSxS с помощью утилиты icacls. Резервная копия ACL представляет собой обычной текстовый файл, в котором указаны все файлы и каталоги и назначенные на них NTFS разрешения (в дальнейшем этот файл понадобиться для восстановления оригинальных ACL):
    icacls "%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /save "%WINDIR%\WinSxS_NTFS.acl" /t

    создаем резевную копию разрешений каталога winsxs

  4. Назначьте себя владельцем папки WinSxS и всех вложенных каталогов:
    takeown /f "%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /r
  5. Предоставьте своей учетной записи полные права на каталог WinSxS:
    icacls "%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /grant "%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%":(F) /t
  6. Теперь можно выполнить сжатие файлов в каталоге WinSxS с помощью команды compact. Т.к. часть файлов может использоваться Windows, нужно указать параметр /i. Иначе сжатие будет остановлено на первом же занятом файле (в Windows 10 можно использовать более прогрессивное LZX сжатие):
    compact /s:"%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /c /a /i *

    Сжимаем содержимое каталога winsxs

  7. Теперь нужно восстановить TrustedInstaller как владельца каталога WinSxS:
    icacls "%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller" /t
  8. И вернуть оригинальные NTFS разрешения на каталог WinSxS из резервной копии ACL:
    icacls "%WINDIR%" /restore "%WINDIR%\WinSxS_NTFS.acl"
  9. Измените типа тип запуска служб Windows Installer и Windows Module Installer:
    sc config msiserver start= demand
    
    sc config TrustedInstaller start= demand

Проверьте текущий размер каталога WinSxS.

уменьшить размер каталога winsxs в windows10 с помощью сжатия

Как вы видите, в нашем примере размер папки WinSxS за счет сжатия уменьшился с 9,36 Гб до 6,5 Гб (примерно на треть). Неплохо, особо для небольшого по размеру SSD-диска.

Указанные команды можно выполнять по отдельности (так проще контролировать успешность выполнения каждой из них), либо можно объединить все операции в один файл скрипт. Вы можете скачать готовый bat файл для сжатия WinSxS здесь compress_winsxs.bat

Данный скрипт нужно запускать периодически, т.к. в каталоге WinSxS будут появляться новые «несжатые» файлы после установки новых обновлений Windows и программ.

На что может повлиять сжатие каталога WinSxS? Windows работает со сжатыми файлами в прозрачном режиме, однако при обработке таких файлов, ей может понадобиться дополнительное время на их декомпрессию/компрессию. Это может вызвать небольшое замедление при установке компонентов Windows или обновлений. Однако для современных процессоров (CPU) операция компрессии/декомпрессии файлов выполняется практически мгновенно, так что реального уменьшения скорости пользователь даже не заметит.

Windows 10: WinSxS/Temp/InFlight Folder Filling Up

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  1. WinSxS/Temp/InFlight Folder Filling Up

    Hi, recently I’ve noticed while monitoring my SSD disk usage that the WinSxS/Temp/InFlight has filled up more than normal, the other two folders in Temp are both empty. I’ve already tried using the Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup and regular Disk Cleanup to try and reclaim the space but they didn’t affect the InFlight folder.

    :)

  2. C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight EMPTY FOLDERS

    I have run Disk Cleanup for System Files already a few times and it has done nothing to delete the 4400+ empty folders in C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight. I know enough to never delete even a single file in the Windows folder. What about completely empty
    folders though? Does Windows use the names or metadata of empty folders for system tasks in some sort of weird, poorly-programmed way?

  3. Inflight file

    I want to tidy up my laptop, running windows 10. i searched on «temp» and found a temp file with a file «inflight» within it.

    It is in C:/winSxS

    It contains almost 946 folders all with names like this.. 0c7c2a13d2fcd001ab120000141ee007

    I would like to know what is the inflight file and can i empty it?

  4. WinSxS/Temp/InFlight Folder Filling Up

    Inflight file

    From your vague and useless reply, I assume ‘InFlight’ is some ‘secret’ storage location that Microsoft doesn’t want its users to know about. Is anyone willing to tell is what ‘C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight\ REALLY is?

    G

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Windows Update on Windows 10 taking hours to install updates? TiWorker.exe sitting at 100% CPU use? You aren’t alone. For whatever reason, TiWorker (Trusted Installer Worker) spends the majority of its time opening and closing millions of file handles to empty directories in C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight (accidentally quadratic?). Searching around the internet you’ll find plenty of people advising caution and never deleting things in the WinSxS folder (and for good reason), however this is very clearly a temp directory and should be fine to delete. I did exactly that, and my cumulative update that previously took over an hour to reach 77% (on a 7950X!) installed entirely in 3 minutes.

Anyway, if you want to do this safely, make sure there are no updates currently being installed. Pause updates in control panel, then reboot just to be safe. Stop the Winows Update service, then use PsExec or your favorite tool to become SYSTEM and nuke the C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight folder. Reboot, then check for updates again and they should install much faster.

Do this at your own risk.

Windows 10: Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) in Windows 10

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  1. Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) in Windows 10

    How to: Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) in Windows 10

    How to Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) in Windows 10

    One commonly asked question is can I delete the WinSxS folder to regain some disk space? The short answer is no. However, there are ways to reduce the size of the WinSxS folder.

    The component store (WinSxS folder) contains all the components that make-up Windows to allow you operate your system. These components are kept to rollback any problematic change or to repair a file that becomes corrupted.

    The WinSxS folder is located in the Windows folder, for example «C:\Windows\WinSxS». Its the location for Windows Component Store files. The Windows Component Store is used to support the functions needed for the customization and updating of Windows. Here are some examples of how the Windows Component Store files are used:

    • Using Windows Update to install new component versions. This keeps systems secure and up-to-date.
    • Enabling or disabling Windows features.
    • Adding roles or features using Server Manager.
    • Moving systems between different Windows Editions.
    • System recovery from corruption or boot failures
    • Uninstalling problematic updates
    • Running programs using side-by-side assemblies

    Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 automatically reduces the size of the WinSxS by using methods similar to the ones described in this tutorial, however these methods also include internal processes, such as uninstalling and deleting packages with components that have been replaced by other components with newer versions. Previous versions of some components are kept on the system for a period of time, allowing you to rollback if necessary. After a period of time, these components are removed from the installation.

    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.

    For more information about the Windows Component Store (WinSxS folder), see:

    • Manage the Component Store
    • Determine the Actual Size of the WinSxS Folder
    • Clean Up the WinSxS Folder

    This tutorial will show you different ways on how to clean up the Component Store (WinSxS folder) to reduce its size in Windows 10.

    You must be signed in as an administrator to clean up the component store (WinSxS folder).

    If you like, you can analyze the Component Store (WinSxS folder) first to see if it is recommended to clean up or not.

    Contents

    • Option One: Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) using StartComponentCleanup Task
    • Option Two: Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) using /StartComponentCleanup with Dism Command
    • Option Three: Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) using /StartComponentCleanup and /ResetBase with Dism Command
    • Option Four: Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) using /SPSuperseded with Dism Command

    OPTION ONE [/i] Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) using StartComponentCleanup Task
    The StartComponentCleanup task was created in Windows 8 to regularly clean up components automatically when the system is not in use. This task is set to run automatically when triggered by the operating system. When run automatically, the task will wait at least 30 days after an updated component has been installed before uninstalling the previous versions of the component.

    If you choose to run this task, the task will have a 1 hour timeout and may not completely clean up all files.

    The StartComponentCleanup task can also be started from an elevated command prompt:

    schtasks.exe /Run /TN «\Microsoft\Windows\Servicing\StartComponentCleanup»

    1 Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type taskschd.msc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Task Scheduler.

    2 Navigate to and open the folder below in the left pane of Task Scheduler. (see screenshot below step 3)
    Task Scheduler Library\Microsoft\Windows\Servicing
    3 In the middle pane of Servicing, select the StartComponentCleanup task, and click/tap on Run under Selected Item in the right pane. (see screenshot below)

    4 The StartComponentCleanup task will now be running until finished. This may take a while to finish running. (see screenshot below)

    OPTION TWO [/i] Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) using /StartComponentCleanup with Dism Command
    Using the /StartComponentCleanup parameter of Dism.exe on a running version of Windows 10 gives you similar results to running the StartComponentCleanup task in Task Scheduler, except previous versions of updated components will be immediately deleted (without a 30 day grace period) and you will not have a 1-hour timeout limitation.

    1 Open an elevated command prompt.

    2 Enter the command below into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
    Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
    3 When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt if you like. This may take a while to finish running.

    OPTION THREE [/i] Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) using /StartComponentCleanup and /ResetBase with Dism Command
    Using the /ResetBase switch with the /StartComponentCleanup parameter of DISM.exe on a running version of Windows 10 removes all superseded versions of every component in the component store.

    All existing service packs and updates cannot be uninstalled after this command is completed. This will not block the uninstallation of future service packs or updates.

    1 Open an elevated command prompt.

    2 Enter the command below into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
    Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
    3 When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt if you like. This may take a while to finish running.

    OPTION FOUR [/i] Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) using /SPSuperseded with Dism Command
    To reduce the amount of space used by a Service Pack, use the /SPSuperseded parameter of Dism.exe on a running version of Windows 10 to remove any backup components needed for uninstallation of the service pack. A service pack is a collection of cumulative updates for a particular release of Windows.

    The service pack cannot be uninstalled after this command is completed.

    1 Open an elevated command prompt.

    2 Enter the command below into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
    Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /SPSuperseded
    3 When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt if you like. This may take a while to finish running.

    That’s it,
    Shawn

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    C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight EMPTY FOLDERS

    Hi Mike,

    I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 2-Year Windows Insider MVP here to help.

    WinSxS is a very complicated thing, called as component data Store.

    Via

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardwa…

    Warning

    Deleting files from the WinSxS folder or deleting the entire WinSxS folder may severely damage your system so that your PC might not boot and make it impossible to update.

    You can however try reducing its size.

    Managing the component store.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardwa…

  4. C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight EMPTY FOLDERSLike I stated, I’m not interested in deleting files. I’m interested in deleting the thousands of COMPLETELY EMPTY folders. To restate my original question, «are these empty folders used by the system?»

  5. What’s the story with Win10’s WINSXS directory?

    Just run: Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase

    WinSxS Folder (Component Store) — Clean Up in Windows 8.1

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