Windows 10: Storage Sense modifying installed apps information in Add/Remove Programs

Hello Team,


It has been observed that after execution of storage sense Scheduled Task, the Estimated Size of the installed apps are getting modified which results in the modification of InstallDate information in Add/Remove programs.


Case 1: Application having InstallDate information in the uninstall registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\<Application Name>/<ProductCode>

Type - String
Name - InstallDate
Value - 20200219 i.e 19 feb 2020


Description: Even though storage sense is modifying the estimated size information, the InstallDate is not getting modified as there is already a static value defined.


Case 2: Application not having InstallDate information in uninstall registry.

Description: Storage sense is modifying the estimated size information which results in the change of InstallDate information in ARP as there is no InstallDate information provided and it is picking the last modified information of the uninstall hive.


Could you please suggest the reasons on why Storage Sense is modifying the estimated size information for particular applications and not for all the apps installed in the machine

:)

 

What is STORAGE SENSE?

Hi Taffy087

Storage sense automatically removes temporary files etc. when disk space is getting low.

1) yes, as space is getting low on the system disk, although at that stage it hadn't done anything it is turned off by default but was suggesting you turn it on.

2) it is new with windows 10, but if you were not low on space you may not have known about it. It will eventually replace the disk clean-up.

3) you can safely remove everything listed in storage sense.

windows.old contains details of the previous build and is only required if you opt to roll back within 10 days of installing a feature update - if you don't need to roll back or it has been more than 10 days, you can safely delete it.

some info on storage sense

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Storage-...

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-storage-...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised
on the site before you decide to download and install it.

 

Storage Sense registry entries do not match info in win10 settings app

I am trying to create my own PowerShell script, which configure fresh Win10 installation according my own personal preferences. There are very good examples out there on Github, which I am using as pattern:

GitHub - farag2/Windows-10-Setup-Script: Script to setup Windows 10 1903/1909
GitHub - Disassembler0/Win10-Initial-Setup-Script: PowerShell script for automation of routine tasks done after fresh installations of Windows 10 / Server 2016 / Server 2019

In particular, I am trying to configure Storage Sense settings via PowerShell script. On internet there are 3 ways described, which can be used to set-up Storage Sense:

• Windows 10 Settings App
• Using Group Policy
• Using registry entries

3 Ways to Disable or Turn off Storage Sense in Windows 10 | Password Recovery
Turn On or Off Storage Sense Automatically Free Up Space in Windows 10
How to manage Storage sense settings using Group Policy on Windows 10 May 2019 Update | Windows Central

What I noticed is, that changing the registry entries has no effect to information displayed in Windows 10 Settings app. The settings app displays its own information, which is stored somewhere else and is independent on the registry entries. Only, if the information in the settings app is changed, the change is reflected to the registry entries. However it doesn't work otherwise. Any change in the registry entries doesn't have effect on the information displayed in the settings app. Even restart of the PC doesn't update the displayed information in the settings app according the registry entries. I have tested this behaviour with all Storage Sense relevant entries.

This is a little bit annoying. Running such scripts leaves the user with no possibility to find out, which settings are really effective. Is there any possibility to script corresponding values in the Windows 10 settings app as well?

 

unistall apps that doesnt apear in apps ñist or in storage sense

How can i unistall an App that doesnt apear in the App list or in the Storage sense.. The App that i want to unistall is " one Reader". Help me.