Why is my new, clean install of windows 130+ gigabytes of storage?

Question

I have recently installed a new installation of windows 11 on a new drive and noticed it took over 100 gigabytes. Nothing aside from windows is installed. Attached below is where I found the excess storage. How do I fix/delete the bloatware? I also tried to clean install again but still ended up with the same result.

Answer 1

127.2 GB for the FileRepository folder is unusually large. This folder stores all driver packages that have been installed or staged on your system, including older versions that Windows retains for rollback purposes.

Open Command Prompt as Admin and copy-paste the following commands:

pnputil /enum-drivers > C:\drivers_list.txt

notepad C:\drivers_list.txt

Look for drivers with multiple versions or old dates.

To delete a specific driver:

pnputil /delete-driver X.inf /uninstall /force

[Where X.inf is the old version]

Repeat for all old or duplicate versions except those currently in use.

After deleting drivers:

Open Command Prompt as Admin and copy paste the following and hit the Enter key:

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup