Windows 10: Windows update cleanup did not clear

hi,

I just installed the latest cumulative update, etc., but when I went to storage, it states, 3.81GB of Windows update cleanup. I cleared it but did not gain space. Not the first time. A bug there?

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Disk Cleanup not clearing Windows Update Cleanup

I have been trying to clear my windows update cleanup for a bit now. I followed this answer Disk cleanup don't cleans Windows Update Cleanup. on this
post. But it did not work for me. I was wondering if there is any other new method to solve this problem.

 

DISK CLEANUP

Hello,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Which files are you trying to delete using disk clean up?
2. Which version of Windows are you currently using?

Please reply back with the information to the above questions in order to provide you with appropriate troubleshooting steps:



I understand that you are trying to free up memory using Disk Cleanup. If you are trying to delete files using disk cleanup on Windows 10, I suggest you to refer the following article on

Disk cleanup in Windows 10 for steps to perform disk clean up on your PC.



Hope it helps.



Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Clear Pagefile on Shutdown


I've been looking into clearing the pagefile, and I found the following steps at a somewhat dated webpage:

1. In the registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
2. Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown to the REG_DWORD value of 1.
3. Restart Windows.

I'm just wondering whether those steps are still valid, and, if so, does clearing the pagefile work as advertised?