Windows 10: Can I Delete Old Windows Security Stuff?

The folder at the end of this path--C:>ProgramData>Microsoft>Microsoft Antimalware>Scans>MetaStore--contains 4 folders named 1, 2, 3, 4. Each of these 4 folders contains a few to a few dozen numbered folders and 1 1-KB file of file type 'IDX File.' Many, maybe most, of the numbered folders are empty. The remainder contain 1 or 2 files of file type 'DAT File.' The latest 'Date modified' on any of these things is 8-23-2015. I'm guessing that's about the time I stopped using Windows Defender/Microsoft Security Essentials and started using other security products. At this point this stuff looks like pure garbage. Assuming W10 will let me delete those 4 folders, is it safe to do so? I know there are those who will say not to touch 'system' stuff, but I've done so with no harm. And I have cleaning tools that delete 'system' stuff with no harm done. Also, I'm not sure it's accurate to call Defender/MSE 'system.' If there's anything else in the Antimalware folder that can be deleted, I'll delete that also. So, what say you? Thanks.

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old email addresses

Thank you for updating me HA.111

Here is the step to remove that old email address.

Start typing an email address into the “To” field. As soon as you see the old email address being recommended as one of the potential candidates, use the down arrow key to scroll through the list of suggestions. Once you highlight the old email address, type the delete key. In many cases, this will actually remove the entry not only from the current list of suggestions but from future suggestions as well. You may even find that as you mouse over the drop-down list the highlighted item will have an “x” to explicitly allow you to delete it.

Just do this step and your good to go.

Continue to have an escellent day HA.111

Best regards,

Anthony C. De Jesus

Independent Advisor

 

Delete old version of windows

Hi Erle,

Some running files or services may be preventing you from deleting the old version of Windows on your computer, or there may be a conflict regarding permissions. We'd like to know some things to get a better picture of the problem and help you resolve it.
Please answer the following:

• Are you trying to delete the Windows.old folder?
• What error do you get when deleting the file?
• Did you find the Previous Windows installation(s) file when you ran Disk Cleanup?
• How long has it been since you upgraded the computer to Windows 10?

You can try the suggestions shared by SpiritX MS MVP on this
page to permanently delete the folder of your previous operating system.

Let us know if any of the steps work for you.

We'll be glad to offer additional assistance if needed.

Regards.

 

Deleting contacts from Windows 10


When you say Windows Mail Live are you referring to Mail app or Windows Live Mail?

I suggest you to try the steps provided below and check if it helps.

• Open Windows Live Mail.
• Press Ctrl + 3 using your keyboard. Right-click on the contact to delete it if it is a single contact.
• Highlight all contacts by pressing Ctrl + A.
• Click Delete located on the Ribbon bar.
• Click OK when you see the message These contacts will also be deleted from Hotmail, Messenger, and other Windows Live services.

After following the steps above, all your contacts that you have manually added to your account will be deleted however, contacts coming from third-party sites such as Facebook will not be deleted unless you remove Facebook from your account.

For Mail app:

Open People app then delete the contact.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.