Microsoft's PC Manager update allows users to monitor internet speed from the desktop toolbar and includes a new disk cleanup algorithm.

The junk file may be related to "Checkpoint Updates," which were, ironically, created to help make Windows updates smaller and more optimized. Some news outlets suspect the file may actually be ...

The company says that the files have already been removed but that the Windows Disk Cleanup app still incorrectly displays the amount of storage space that can be freed under the ‘Windows Update ...

Following the Windows 11 2024 Update, some PCs appeared to be unable to delete 8.63GB of files, even after using the Windows 11 Disk Cleanup tool. Microsoft has since clarified that Disk Cleanup ...

“When 'Windows Update Cleanup' is selected and Disk Cleanup is run for the first time, some or all files in that category (for example, 15 GB) are cleaned up correctly and the related disk space ...

After updating to the latest version of the operating system, PC users who tried to delete the 8.63 GB of upgrade data using the Windows Disk Cleanup application found themselves confused as the ...

Normally, Windows 11’s Disk Cleanup feature would be able to remove these temporary files after the installation of 24H2, but if you try to do so, this doesn’t work due to the bug – the 8GB ...

Microsoft has now publicly acknowledged that after the installation of Windows 11 24H2 and a subsequent hard disk clean-up with on-board tools, larger amounts of data that have not been deleted ...

Windows' native Disk Cleanup utility would continue reporting around 8.63 GB even after scanning and deleting the files. It was speculated that perhaps the new Checkpoint update system was the ...

The undeletable cache issue stems from the "checkpoint update" system, a feature designed to download smaller, incremental patches instead of full updates.

The problem shows up as a temporary storage file in Disk Cleanup and Storage settings. Despite attempts to remove it using these built-in tools, the cache stays and occupies 8.63GB of storage space.

In the meantime, users can make use of Windows’ built-in tools like Disk Cleanup to free up space elsewhere, ensuring they have enough room for future updates or everyday tasks. It’s also a ...