Aug 17, 2020 · The solution in such cases is to remove all of the Windows Installer information so that the program can be cleanly reinstalled. To do that, Microsoft offers the free Windows …

Jul 11, 2011 · Windows Installer Cleanup utility was the tool of the trade before, but now Microsoft zapped it with the reason that it's insecure and might delete something that shouldn't be deleted.

On my SSD machine, the C:\\Windows\\Installer folder is massive and takes up about 15% of my total disk space. Is there a way to clean up that folder without killing Windows 8.1/10? Tucking …

Jul 13, 2020 · Used by the Windows Installer to update and remove applications, as well as the patches that have been applied. I would run Disk Cleanup and remove the junk that is not …

Jun 25, 2020 · EdTittel said: I found a useful story named '4 ways to safely delete unused MSI and MSP files from Windows Installer...' The author provides a link to a free (and easily …

Mar 9, 2016 · My C:\\Windows\\Installer folder is huge: 14 GB. My understanding is that this is where failed updates go to die, and it should not be this big. What is the correct way to clean it …

Jul 9, 2022 · Starting with Windows 10 build 19018, Microsoft is removing the Downloads folder option from Disk Cleanup. This tutorial will show you how to open and use Disk Cleanup and …

Nov 3, 2014 · The article below shows different ways to delete unused Microsoft Installer/Patch files from the Installer folder. It is a very good and descriptive article. 3 Ways to Safely Delete …

Jun 23, 2020 · It cleaned up about 6Gb of files in my windows\installer directory most of them was old Office 2016 patches. Is there a downside of cleaning up old and marked as superseded …

However, if you are determined to proceed anyways, you can more properly do so using the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility. This will clean things up better than simply deleting files.