Windows 10 Just spent an hour getting rid of the Windows Old file.

Bit stubborn eh. I have read many reports of the same problem. no idea why, but the Disk Clean-up works for me.- you have to select the option to clean the system files.

I've always used Kemical's method which he explained to me quite a while back and he explained again here
http://windowsforum.com/threads/tidying-up-after-upgrading-to-new-build.199170/#post-620857
Seems to work without a problem

OK. Bit late now, but Windows.old is classed as a system file, which is what would have shown in the cleaner. Another way, should you have the problem again, is the latest Ccleaner.

I didn't know that CCleaner would remove files like this, I run it every day.

I don't remember if I saw System files as an option, but the tutorial I was looking at indicated that it would show as Windows.old, but that was for Windows 7.

Live and learn.

Mike

I just looked and I do see that CCleaner has "Old Windows Installations" as an unchecked option.
Next time I'll know.

I came back to say that I ran CCleaner with the remove old Windows Installations checked and even though I had gotten rid of the Windows.old file, there was a substantial amount of stuff removed, that came from other locations.

Always something new for us old b**'*rs to learn Mike. Another little morsel. Right click the disk cleaner and run it as Administrator. Then, for curiosity, scroll down and see a lot of extra stuff it will remove. Don't go ahead with the cleanup though, until you are 100% sure that is what you want to do

MikeHawthorne said:

I usually just log into Ubuntu and remove locked folders but it won't let my access that C:\ drive with Windows 10 on it. I've never run into that before.

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fyi the so-called super admin account built into XP pro 64bit will also see, un-lock and remove this (and other) locked system files on a windows 10, 12r2 or hyper-v install... the server back door roll is what it was built to do and one of the main problems Microsoft had with it hanging around as a tool in the hands of muppets.

p.s. I didn't know CCleaner could do that... nice!

Hi

I did log in as Super Administrator but it still blocked me from deleting the folder.
I was surprised that this didn't work as it usually has in the past.

I also noticed that when I logged in as administrator I didn't have the Windows 10 interface, it looked like Windows 7, it also booted directly into Administrator mode without asking for my password, or giving me a choice of which user to log in as.

In order to get back to the login screen I had to logout and back in after booting the computer.

But it's good to know that CCleaner will do this, it saves a lot of hassles.

Mike

Ps. I just went to undo the Administrator command in the command window.

Before I did that I opened a doc I have with the commands in it, and copied the "net user administrator /active:no" to the clipboard, when I opened the command window and left clicked in it the window, the command appeared without my having to right click or use paste, weird I've never seen that before.

When I set the command to yes I had to type it in, it didn't give me the option to paste it?

´There are several improvements in the new Command Prompt, Mike.
Have look here:

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Thanks for the information.
I'll give some of these options a try.