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Windows.old directory
- Oct 15, 2018
With Windows 10, the new method for removing the previous Windows installation is documented here.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028075/windows-delete-your-previous-version-of-windows
Its used in case you want to roll back to the previous version of Windows. If things are stable you can run disk cleanup and select the clean system files option. It will give you the option to delete previous installations. This is the only way i know of to safely delete this folder. The windows.old folder has been around for some time. I think Microsoft started using it when Windows 8 came out.
- Tyler MclaughlinOct 15, 2018Copper Contributor
With Windows 10, the new method for removing the previous Windows installation is documented here.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028075/windows-delete-your-previous-version-of-windows
- Howard LavaletteOct 16, 2018Copper ContributorThanks, exactly what I needed to know