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Mauro Huculak

How to reclaim space after upgrading to Windows 10 2024 Update (version 24H2)

Windows 11 upgrade cleanup.

On Windows 11, during the installation process to the Windows 11 2024 Update (version 24H2) using an in-place upgrade, the system creates a backup of the previous setup to revert the process in case a critical issue occurs.

However, even after the installation, the files are kept inside the "Windows.old" folder, taking around or more than 20GB, which could be significant for devices with limited capacity.

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