Windows 10: How to clear the Cache in Windows 10

There are times when users must make efforts to clear their Windows 10 cache, […]

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Clear the 'cache' in file explorer for already used picture tags?


If you set some tags for your *.jpg pictures, the windows 10 file explorer shows them in the "details pane" on the right side.





This list can get very long and with some wrong or no longer used entries.
How can I clear this list / cache / suggestions?

Or how can I stop the file explorer to suggests already used Tags?

 

Problems with clearing cache with Microsoft Edge

Hi Destin,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

I would suggest you to follow the below steps to clear the cache from Edge and check if the issue persist.

• 
  Open Edge browser.
  
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  On the top right corner click on the three dots
  
  
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  Then below click on Settings
  
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  Under clear browsing data
  
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  Tap or click on Choose what to clear
  
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  From the list check cached data
  and files, browsing history
  
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  And click on clear.
  

I would also suggest you to clear all temporary files from your computer and check if it helps:

• Press Windows+R key on the keyboard.
• Type %temp% and hit Enter.

Try the SFC scan to resolve the issue. SFC scans the corrupted files and recover it automatically.

To run the SFC/SCANNOW command in Windows 10:

• 
  Left click on Start button.
  
• 
  Right click on Command Prompt (Admin) option which will let you run
  'Run as administrator’.
  
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  Command Prompt Window pops up.
  
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  Type: SFC /SCANNOW
  

You can also follow the link below for reference:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833

I hope the above information was helpful. Get back to us with the updated status and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

how to clear windows update cache

If you are having issues related to Windows Updates in Windows 10 operating system then
clearing Windows update cache will perfectly help you in solving Windows update errors (Windows Update Stuck at Checking for Updates, Windows Update Stuck at preparing to install updates, or Windows Updates Stuck at 0%) in Windows 10 PC.

In order to clear Windows Update cache in Windows 10 / 8 / 7:

• Press Win + R and then type services.msc and hit Enter.
• Find and double click on Windows Update and then click on
  Stop button.

• To delete Update cache, go to - C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder.
• Press CTRL+A and press Delete to remove all files and folders.

• Again press Win + R and then type services.msc and hit Enter.
  
• Find and double click on Windows Update and then click on
  Start button.

In case the old downloaded Windows updates were corrupted on your system, this action would get a fresh download of the update and try installing again.

Article and image source: How to Clear Windows Update Cache in Windows 10 / 8 / 7

I hope it helps.

Thanks