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I'm trying to get rid of the excessive files inside the winsxs folder. However, there is no "Windows Update Cleanup" option in my Disk Cleanup dialog. I am told that installing this hotfix enables the option.

After installing the hotfix, there is still no option for "Windows Update Cleanup".

Anthony Mastrean
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Ke.
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Run disk cleanup as admin to get the option shown. When you run it as normal user it only shows data for your local account but no system settings.

magicandre1981
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As neither of the proposed answers worked for me directly, I put here the steps I have to do in order to get "Windows update cleanup" option:

1) Make sure that KB2852386 is installed. You can check in Programs and features -> Installed updates. If it is missing, you can install x64 version from here. It requires a restart and some patience before it is fully configured (at startup).

2) You can either run Disk Cleanup as Administrator OR run it normally + press Clean up system files and the option will show.

Alexei
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For some reasons I wasn't able to see "Windows Update Cleanup" either with a Local Admin and Domain Admin.

I ended up loading DiskCleanup with this preset:

%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535

Florian Bidabé
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There is another workaround

From an elevated command prompt, type the following:

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup

Then

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase

A full explanation can be found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/clean-up-the-winsxs-folder

TheAlbear
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