Windows Update Cleanup

Question

Whenever I run 'Disk Cleanup' the results box tells my there is 5.15 GB of files in the Windows Update Cleanup folder. I accept to delete all files to free up space and it deletes all the files.

If I run 'Disk Cleanup' again immediately after it's finished cleaning the Windows Update Cleanup folder is still showing 5.15 GB od data,

How do I clear this data so it won't come back?

Answer 1

Restart the computer.

Windows update cleanup is quite flawed and shouldn't be used.

Answer 2

Use the Following tutorial to  Reset Windows updates completely and check if it helps:

Reset Windows updates

Make sure to run the script as an administrator.

Answer 3

See if this update helps: Disk Cleanup Wizard addon lets users delete outdated Windows updates on Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (I suggest that you set a restore point just in case the update causes problems)

Answer 4

Thanks. tried restarting computer after running disk cleanup, but get the same result?

Answer 5

Try restating your computer before checking to see if the files have been delted