Feature #782: Cleanup Windows Updates on Windows Server 2012 Core - Windows Administration - ALT Project Management

Feature #782

Status:

Closed

Priority:

Normal

Assignee:

Category:

PowerShell

Target version:

Start date:

03/20/2016

Due date:

% Done:

100%

Estimated time:

0.50 h

Spent time:

Description

This a guide on using the dism.exe utility to clean up Windows Updates and temporary files on Windows Server 2012 Core using PowerShell.

Use the /AnalyzeComponentStore to analyze the size of the Component Store (WinSxS folder) in Windows:
```
dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
```

To remove superseded and unused system files from a system, use the /StartComponentCleanup parameter:
```
dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
```

Use the /ResetBase switch with the /StartComponentCleanup parameter of dism.exe, to remove all superseded versions of every component in the component store:
```
dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
```

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