Included in the deletion are temporary files, thumbnails, or downloaded programs. The standard Disk Cleanup tool can delete the following temporary files on the system. There are other ways to launch it, for instance by entering disk cleanup in the start menu search form.

Type cleanmgr in there and tap on the enter-key afterwards.

Use the shortcut Windows-r to bring up the run box.

One of the easiest methods to start Disk Cleanup on Windows is the following one: Lets first take a look at the standard version of Disk Cleanup. The advanced version lists all the cleaning options described below.

This repeats the process (selecting drive and all), but opens the advanced cleaning options in the end.

Just start the Disk Cleanup tool like you would normally, select the drive you want to clean, and on the next screen the 'clean up system files' option. Update: recent versions of the Disk Cleanup tool ship with an option to run the advanced version after start. The core reason for that is that it can only be started from the command prompt, and not from menus or by clicking on a program icon on the desktop. Most users do not know that Microsoft has integrated an advanced version of the cleanup tool in the Windows operating system.

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