Claim Hard Disk Space after Upgrading to Windows 10 2022

It has a problem when you update operating system to windows 10 version 22H2 because your computer is running slow and low in space, so you should use these step to reclaim some of space back.

Normally, when you start upgrade window to latest version of Window 10 such as Window 10 version 22H2 by using an in-place upgrade, during setup copied the previous installation for roll back in case of a critical problem with Window new version that it may prevent the new version from applying to your pc.

Please remember that, after the upgrade successful without any issue, the all files will be stored in the Windows.old folder that it need Hard Disk space around 20GB or more and it could be significant for all devices with limited capacity. If you pc is running slowly and low on the storage after completed the window 10 version 22H2 update, on window 10 provides multi ways to reclaim most of the lost storage using by using the disk cleanup and setting app.

On this article will show you step by step to delete the previous installation file on folder Windows.old to clear space after upgrade Windows 10 version 22H2 completely.

Try to reclaim storage space after installation to the windows 10 version 22H2 from an older release or in place upgrade:

Method 1: 

• Go to Settings
• Go to System
• Go to Storage
• Look at under the "Storage" section and click the "Configure Storage Sense or run it now" option
• Look at under the "Free up space now" section and check the "Delete previous version of Windows" option.
• Please click Clean now button.

When you complete above steps, the operating system will start to  delete the copy of the previous installations and reclaiming your computer space back.

Method 2:

• Go to Start
• Write and search word for Disk Cleanup and click Disk Cleanup to open the app
• Please click the "Clean up system files" button.
• Please check the "Previous Windows installation(s)" option.
• And click on OK button.

When you got successful with the above steps, the Windows.old folder with a copy of the old installation will be removed from you hard disk and start freeing up space after complete updating to version 22H2.

One more thing, you will out of hard disk space if your device need to update on previous window by download the new version through window update because you need to update some feature on it.