remove/uninstall old updates from windows without any bad effect on my laptop

I have windows updates who r close about 2 years ago and which I think your memory of my laptop, so I want 2 know is safe to remove the old wind updates so that I can free up some memory 4 my phone please help me
Thank you

It would not be a good idea! All windows updates are needed for your copy of Windows to function properly. How Microsoft's release of Service Packs that contain all previous updates. You could do a clean reinstall and you start from the last service pack.

I recommend however run the Disk Cleanup Wizard that will clean al Windows Update temporary files. To perform this, simply type 'Disk cleanup' in the start menu...

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