How to delete Windows Update backup files

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  I have several external drives I use for backup projects, archives and collections of major media. They are connected to my laptop very irregularly and rarely more than a few hours. In recent years they have been inundated with folders with long as names d84fa74b9585277339 as the seams related to Windows Update. I think it has already started on the laptop with XP I had before this one. Sometimes I see these files on the internal hard disk, but there are theyalways disappear after some time. On external drives, I have to delete manually. On an NTFS disk partition I use for backup, it's not easy, sometimes I have to take ownership of the folder. Drives FAT32 / exFAT is easy.

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  Cheers, Willem

  WYSIWYG. Windows Update download installers for updates on the drive with the most free space.

  Tips:

  1 see http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Strategies-for-freeing-disk-space

  .. .and maybe http://blogs.technet.com/b/joscon/archive/2011/02/15/how-to-reclaim-space-after-applying-service-pack-1.aspx

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  3. disconnect all external disks before you run a manual check of Windows updates.

  4. run Disk Cleanup every 2-3 months or more.

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  Windows Update download installers of updates on the drive with the most free space. Try disconnecting all external disks before you download an update.

  Alternatively, you can delete the installer manually after the updates were installed.

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  To the configurable options for automatic updates, follow these steps.

  Important: this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following windows Help article.

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  Step 1:

  1. go to start and type regedit.exe.

  2. go to this location:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

  3. in the right pane, delete the two values AUOptions and NoAutoUpdate

  4. go to that location:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate

  5. in the right pane, delete the DisableWindowsUpdateAccess value

  Using the Group Policy Editor

   

  Notes:

  o you must have administrative privileges to perform these tasks.

  o Group Policy Editor is only available in the professional edition, full and Windows 7 Enterprise edition. You will not have the Publisher of local group policy available in Windows 7 Starter and Home Premium editions.

  Step 2:

   

  1. Click Start, type gpedit.msc and press ENTER.

  2. navigate to the following location:

  Computer configuration > administrative templates > Windows components > Windows Update

  3 in the right pane, double-click Configure automatic updates and set it to not configured

  4. then, go to this location:

  User configuration > administrative templates > Windows components > Windows Update

  5. in the right pane, set to remove access to all Windows Update features on not configured

  For more information:

   

  How to configure automatic updates by using Group Policy or of registry settings

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/328010

  Kind regards

  Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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