Microsoft's Component Store Cleanup utility will undergo improvements for Windows 8.1 users. A future Windows 8.1 release will add the ability to carry out "deep clean operations without requiring a ...

Microsoft is planning to improve its Component Store Cleanup utility in Windows 8.1. A future Windows 8.1 release will add the ability to carry out "deep clean operations without requiring a reboot," ...

Microsoft released an optional update last week that adds a Disk Cleanup Wizard to Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. The Disk Cleanup Wizard removes the update files that pile up in the WinSxS ...

Reboot a computer, and chkdsk runs at startup. Fixes a bunch of things, not exactly sure what as I wasn't really paying attention.<BR><BR>However, when it's done booting, I'm left with a desktop and ...

If I search for "*.avi" files inside C, I can find many archives inside an obscure "C Windows\winsxs\ " folder (the winsxs folder has a sub-folder named " " or something like that).

For some reason the C: partition of my media PC is pretty much full, despite me giving the OS 30GB and only having a few apps installed. The culprit is the mysterious winsxs folder, which has piled on ...