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Bypassing Windows 10 Features upgrade procedure's full system backup in Windows.old folder
Hello everyone. This post concerns the Windows Development Team and must be considered as a new Feature Request. How difficult would be to create two options for users that are about to perfo...
Interesting suggestion. Just for clarification the Windows.old folder is not simply a backup of files. The upgrade process performs what is called and OS Swap. To somewhat oversimplify it, the new OS is installed in a temp folder, then all the settings, user data, drivers, etc. are exported from the old and imported into the new. The the Windows folder is renamed to Windows.old and replaced with the new OS one. Again, this is an oversimplification of the process, but it is designed for easy rollback.
- So it will be created either way, the only suggestion here is to whether delete it automatically or let the user first evaluate the new installation and if every thing is alright then delete that folder which is the safest and better option, logically speaking.
- Yes I meant delete it automatically and immediately after Windows installation, so that the user won't ever see it on their C drive.
