Your drives will be listed in the Storage area. Note the amount of free space and total size for each drive. Note: If your PC is not low on space, try the next tip. You can use Storage Sense to delete unnecessary or temporary files from your device, which can also free up space. If you turn on Storage Sense, Windows will automatically free up space by getting rid of unnecessary files—including files in your recycle bin—when you're low on disk space or at intervals you specify.
The instructions below show you how to delete temporary files and how to turn on and configure Storage Sense. If you can't find Storage Sense on your device using the following steps, see the "Free up space with Disk cleanup" section below instead. Note: You may not want to delete temporary files to improve performance.
While these files may not be used at the moment, they help your apps load and run faster. To delete temporary files with Storage Sense. Select Temporary files in the storage breakdown. Note : If you don't see Temporary files listed, select Show more categories. Windows will take a few moments to determine what files and apps are taking up the most space on your PC.
To see what's in your Recycle Bin before you empty it, open it from your desktop. If you don't see the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop, in the search bar on the taskbar, type recycle bin , then select Recycle Bin from the list of results.
Note: Windows moves files you delete to the Recycle Bin in case you change your mind and need them again in the future. You might be able to free up a significant amount of space by deleting Recycle Bin files to permanently remove files you've previously deleted. In the Storage management area, turn on Storage Sense. Under Cleanup of temporary files , ensure Keep Windows running smoothly by automatically cleaning up temporary system and app files is checked.
Under Configure cleanup schedules , choose how often you want Storage Sense to run. For the files you want Storage Sense to delete your choices are files in your Recycle Bin and in your Downloads folder , select the preferred time intervals, or select Never if you want Storage Sense to leave those types of files alone. Windows will take a few moments to clean up your files, and then you'll see a message indicating how much disk space has been freed up.
If your system doesn't have Storage Sense, you can use the Disk Cleanup tool to delete temporary files and system files from your device. Select Search , type disk cleanup , then select Disk Cleanup from the list of results. Select the checkbox next to the type of files you want to delete. To view a description of each type of file, select the name.
Be sure to clear those check boxes if you don't want to delete those files. To free up even more space, select Clean up system files. Disk Cleanup will take a few moments to calculate the amount of space that a can be freed up. If you need to free up drive space, you can delete it, but keep in mind that you'll be deleting your Windows.
If you delete your previous version of Windows, this can't be undone. You won't be able to go back to your previous version of Windows.
Select the types of files you want to delete, select OK , then select Delete files in the confirmation window to start the cleanup. When you find an app to remove, select the More icon next to it and, if possible, select Uninstall. If you have photos, music, or other files that you want to keep but don't use often, consider saving them to removable media, like a USB drive.
You'll still be able to use them when the drive is connected, but they won't take up space on your PC. Select File Explorer from the taskbar and find the files you want to move.
Select your removable media from the location list, then select Move. Get more info about freeing drive space in Windows. Windows 11 includes many visual effects, such as animations and shadow effects. These look great, but they can also use additional system resources and can slow down your PC.
Select Search , type performance , then select Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows in the list of results. To troubleshoot slow performance on your computer, the following articles are available from the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.
If the computer is still running slowly after ruling out malware, recent software installations, and inadequate hard disk space, the problem may likely be a hardware issue.
Consider upgrading the computer memory. Memory-intensive tasks such as games, media applications, or productivity software, often require more memory. Contact your computer manufacturer or a computer technician for more information on how to purchase and install more RAM memory for your computer. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you!
How to do it: Open Registry Editor Regedit as above. Set the Value to 0. Restart the Explorer. Under Programs, click Uninstall a program. On the side menu, click on Turn Windows features on or off. Scroll through the list as shown below and remove the check from any feature you do not want to be installed. Click OK when you are finished making your changes. The features will now be uninstalled. How to do it: Right-click on desktop go to personalize. Now go to color and appearance settings Then go to classic windows appearance settings and select windows traditional or windows standard display settings.
I Disable Superfetch Service for low memory systems This service learns what programs you use most and loads them into memory at first sight of your desktop when starting up. If you have a Windows Vista machine in the house and you want give it a performance boost, there are a number of simple ways to do so. Having a well defragmented disk improves performance, but background defragmenting can slow your machine down temporarily.
Vista schedules disk defragmenting by default. However, you may need to use your PC while it's carrying out this task. You can do this, but there'll be a performance hit. If this is likely to be a problem, turn off scheduling by launching Disk Defragmenter, then clearing the box marked 'Run on a schedule recommended '. You'll need to run Defragmenter manually, so remember to do it once a month. If yours does, you can improve its performance by enabling Advanced Performance on the drive. Do this by launching Device Manager click 'Start', right-click 'Computer', select 'Properties' and then choose 'Device manager' from the left-hand pane and expanding 'Disk drives'.
Move to the 'Policies' tab.
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