Windows 10: Is it safe to delete 26 gigabytes of “Previous Windows Installations”

Discus and support Is it safe to delete 26 gigabytes of “Previous Windows Installations” in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; It says i have 26 gigabytes of previous windows updates on my storage, can i delete them and have it not mess up anything on my computer? submitted by... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/JaCrispyMcNuggets, Oct 3, 2020.

  1. /U/JACRISPYMCNUGGETS
    /u/JaCrispyMcNuggets Win User

    Is it safe to delete 26 gigabytes of “Previous Windows Installations”


    It says i have 26 gigabytes of previous windows updates on my storage, can i delete them and have it not mess up anything on my computer?

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    /u/JaCrispyMcNuggets, Oct 3, 2020
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  2. EXODUSPRIME1337
    exodusprime1337 Win User

    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Oct 3, 2020
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  3. ANUSHA
    Anusha Win User
    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink Is it safe to delete 26 gigabytes of “Previous Windows Installations” ;)
    Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

    Like:
    First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
    Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
    Then type this in command mode as admin
    mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

    Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.
     
    Anusha, Oct 3, 2020
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  4. KONSTANTIN
    Konstantin Win User

    Is it safe to delete 26 gigabytes of “Previous Windows Installations”

    gigabyte Z370 HD3 + Samsung EVO 970 won't install Windows 10

    Newly assembled system:

    • Gigabyte Z370 HD3 V1.0 motherboard
    • Intel i7-8700 CPU
    • 2x DDR4-3200 16GB RAM (F4-3200C16D-32GVK)
    • Samsung EVO 970 500 GB M.2 SSD (MZ-V6E500)
    • Thermaltake TR2 S 500 W PSU (TRS-0500P-2)
    • Deepcool Tesseract case (seems doesn't matter)

    All components come new, unpacked.

    Windows 10 Pro installation failed at the step "Getting files ready for installation." when about 70-80% complete.

    I used both the original Windows 10 Pro DVD and a USB stick prepared by a Microsoft tool; the result is the same.

    I tried to use the pre-installation SATA driver from the Gigabyte website.
    Once I installed this driver at the step "Where do you want to install Windows", my M2 drive had disappeared from the list.

    The same situation repeated with another set of components.

    By the way, when I try the same set of components but with an ASUS Z370-P motherboard, there is no problem with Windows 10 installation.

    I still need to assemble some systems with Gigabyte motherboards.

    Update: It was easy to install Windows 10 on the SATA SSD. Same conditions: Gigabyte motherboard, but SATA SSD instead of M2 SSD.

    Any suggestion what to do in order to install Window properly?
     
    Konstantin, Oct 3, 2020
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