Windows 10: Cannot delete Language Resource Files via Disk clean-up from fresh win10 install

hi,so i have reported this problem on tenforums and there have been some interesting replies there, although i haven't solved the problem.... bit of recap here.New fresh install, win10 home, runs very neat on i7 16 GB ram Asus ultrabook. Runs perfect.After some round of installs i added a second language and something didn't complete during install, i think it was some other updates actually this could be the reason..... and now i am stuck with this item under Disk Cleanup for about 900 MB that cannot be cleaned:i tried something else also: i've used the steps in PS from this How to for

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Cannot delete files via Disk clean-up from fresh win10 install

hi guys,

Just recently installed a TON of updates on a new laptop i just got, it runs perfectly but there's a bunch of files that apparently cannot be cleaned. some language resource files and windows update cleanup then some leftovers from recent installs, as per below:









does anybody know how go give him a gentle nudge and doing that manually by a nice and brutal MANUAL DELETE? or if there's a command for having win10 refresh, it could be that they're deleted perhaps...basically after doing disk clean-up and click clean then they pop up again. already tried a ccleaner on everything and that, plus restart.. they're still there.. so 1GB wasted basically.

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thanks,
Gabrio

 

Cannot delete files via Disk clean-up from fresh win10 install

Hi gabgab,
Just tick all empty boxes in Disk Cleanup and press OK. If you want that deeper, click on Cleanup system files. Brink has a nice tut here:
Open and Use Disk Cleanup in Windows 10
you can also use the extended cleanup but make sure you give some time for complete execution. It is normal to have still leftovers after using Disk cleanup.
HTH

 

Cannot delete files via Disk clean-up from fresh win10 install

Hello @gabgab,

As the Laptop is running perfectly, I would STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you create a System Image FIRST.

You need to run Disk Cleanup in Advanced [ Extended ] Mode because it allows Hidden options to become available that are NOT available from within the Basic Mode.

See this Tutorial => How to Open and Use Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 - Extended Disk Cleanup

I wrote a post about this which should explain things in more detail => Automating Clean Manager


As a side note, when I perform a Clean Install, then Customise / Tweak / Update etc, and once I am happy, I then run a Script that I wrote to Cleanup [ Several Cleanup Options ]. Once that has completed I create a System Image.


I hope this helps.