Windows 10: I installed Hyper V and deleted it, now my computer has 12gb of data used but i cant find it

Discus and support I installed Hyper V and deleted it, now my computer has 12gb of data used but i cant find it in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I downloaded Hyper V, and downloaded a Vm using quick setup. I deleted the Vm on the hyper VI went to windows features and turned off hyper v and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by David Oh, Jan 29, 2025.

  1. David Oh Win User

    I installed Hyper V and deleted it, now my computer has 12gb of data used but i cant find it


    I downloaded Hyper V, and downloaded a Vm using quick setup. I deleted the Vm on the hyper VI went to windows features and turned off hyper v and restarted my computer,after i could not find any changes i enabled it again and tried to find the files but still cant find it I even went to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Virtual Hard Disks to delete the ubuntu Vm i downloaded but that only removed 6gb of data, so now im left with 12gb of data that i cant find.

    :)
     
    David Oh, Jan 29, 2025
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  2. Hyper V deativication

    Hi Geoffrey,

    Hyper-V lets you run an operating system or computer system as a virtual machine on Windows. Before proceeding in disabling
    Hyper-V, please create a backup of your files for security purposes.

    To disable Hyper-V, please follow the steps below:

    • On the Cortana search box, type Turn Windows Features on or off and press
      Enter.
    • Look for the Hyper-V folder.
    • Uncheck the tick-box next to the main Hyper-V folder and click
      OK.
    • Restart your PC.

    Should you have further questions, please let us know.
     
    Jefferson Ore, Jan 29, 2025
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  3. aReply4u Win User
    How to disable Hyper-V?

    May I ask. Why you want to disable it

    Try these steps it may work,.?

    How to disable Hyper-V

    1. in Control Panel : select Programs and Features.
    2. Select : Turn Windows features on or off.
    3. Expand Hyper-V >> expand Hyper-V Platform
    4. and then, remove the : Hyper-V Hypervisor check box.
     
    aReply4u, Jan 29, 2025
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  4. I installed Hyper V and deleted it, now my computer has 12gb of data used but i cant find it

    Hyper-V networking

    Windows 10 Pro, Build 10586.71. Hyper-V installed. All was working well, and then I got a chipset update from Dell. Installed the update and rebooted computer. After that networking was not working correctly, windows showed limited connectivity. I looked
    a little to roll back the driver update, but Windows did not show a new Nic card driver and the chipsets I looked at also did not show a current date. The Dell Command update program does not provide a way to uninstall updates.

    I tried to access hyper-v switch manager but it returns an error that "an error occurred while trying to retrieve a list of virtual switches". Also tried using the powershell cmdlet but got a general error.

    I accessed the networking center and deleted the Hyper V adapter, then edited my LAN card's config disabling the two Hyper V protocols and enabling the rest. This let me get back on-line with my computer. I have tried uninstalling the Hyper V feature,
    reboot, reinstall - but I am still unable to access the switch manager. I then removed the feature again, re-named the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V directory, rebooted, added the feature again. This time (obviously) none of my VM's show up but
    I'm still unable to access the switch manager.

    There is no critical data in my Hyper V, I use it for testing, re-creating issues, learning, etc. Is there a way for Windows 10 (or something designed for server 2012 that will apply) that I can use to fully reset the Hyper v networking, or fully rest all
    of hyper v so I can get it working again? I do use the workstation heavily, it's my work computer so it would be very difficult to impossible to reinstall the OS.

    Thoughts and suggestions appreciated.
     
    Matthew.Hart.TMG, Jan 29, 2025
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