If you aren’t on an administrator account, you can’t clean up system files. Skip this step and the next one.
Windows Update — Removes the last Windows Update files from your computer (this does not remove the current update). Downloaded Program Files — Removes unnecessary files from programs. Temporary Internet Files — Removes saved Internet files. System created Windows Error Reporting — Removes error reporting files. Recycle Bin — Removes any files stored in the Recycle Bin. Temporary files — Removes other temporary files created by programs or web use. User file history — Removes history of browsing (e. g. , Windows Explorer searches). Everything in this menu can be deleted safely, but removing things like the Windows Update cache will prevent you from being able to roll back to the previous version of the Windows update.
It may take anywhere from a few minutes to around an hour for Disk Cleanup to finish running.
If you don’t see Control Panel here for some reason, type control panel into the text box at the bottom of the Start menu, then click Control Panel in the search results.
Some programs will require you to click Change / Uninstall here instead.
In some cases, you’ll need to restart your computer before the program in question can be fully uninstalled. Some programs will uninstall immediately after you click Uninstall.
