Solved How to delete folders under C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight


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I am running a Windows 11 ARM64 OS and need to clean up the C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight folder. I have tried windows Cleanup and all the DISM commands I can find. But so far no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have tried Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup & Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase, But the folder remain.
 

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Those folders can't be cleaned up using DISM commands.

@Tester wrote a PowerShell script to safely clean them up.
C:\Windows\WinSxS\Temp\InFlight\ Deleting Empty Folders

It's attached below for your convenience. Run this command as Admin:
Code: 
powershell -ep bypass -f .\WinSxSDeleteEmptyInFlightFolders.ps1
 

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Please excuse my lack of knowledge but where do I copy the WinSxSDeleteEmptyInFlightFolders.ps1 file to any special folder / location and how do I get the "powershell -ep bypass -f .\WinSxSDeleteEmptyInFlightFolders.ps1" to run as administrator? I am logged in as an admin.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 ARM64
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    Laptop
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    Microsoft Surface Pro 11
    CPU
    Snapdragon(R) X 12-core X1E80100 @ 3.40 GHz 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    64.0 GB (63.5 GB usable)
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    Surface laptop & Samsung 30"
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I think I figured it out
1. Copy the "WinSxSDeleteEmptyInFlightFolders.ps1" file to C:\Tmp
2. Open Command Prompt as Admin
3. Change to C:\Tmp directory
4. Run "powershell -ep bypass -f .\WinSxSDeleteEmptyInFlightFolders.ps1"

It seams to have worked for me.
Thanks very much
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 ARM64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro 11
    CPU
    Snapdragon(R) X 12-core X1E80100 @ 3.40 GHz 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    64.0 GB (63.5 GB usable)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Surface laptop & Samsung 30"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SSD
    Case
    Laptop
    Keyboard
    Logi
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Download 24.39 Mb/s
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Could you tell me what kind of files you wanted to cleanup? And how did notice that you needed to cleanup that folder?
As this script ofcouse only deleted the EmptyFolders, as the rest of the files should stay. Can you show me how much files and folders there are now in InFlight and how many gb?
Out of curiosity, how many empty folders did it delete?
 

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
On my main system, that has arrived at W11 24H2 from an upgrade a long time ago from Windows 10, my inflight/temp directory looks like this

Screenshot 2025-06-24 134354.webp

On the other hand, my Dell laptop that was clean-installed 6 months ago on 24H2 looks like this

Screenshot 2025-06-24 134417.webp


Quite a difference.
 

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    Self-build
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    Intel I3-10100
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    MSI H410M-PRO
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    16 GB
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    Nvidia GT 1030
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    Motherboard default
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    Philips 27 inch
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    Samsung EVO 970 NVMe SSD 256 Gb
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    Intel i3-8100
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    Gigabyte Z370 D3
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    Windows 11 Pro/All Channels
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    Acer Nitro ANV15-51
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    AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
    Motherboard
    Sportage_RBH
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
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    Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
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    FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    Kingston OM8SEP4512Q 500 GB
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
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    Dual Fans
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    MS Bluetooth
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    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & IGB Orange-fr
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    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
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    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 13 (Trixie)
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    Windows 11 Insider Canary
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    Laptop
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    ASUS X751BP
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    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
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    ASUS
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    8 GB
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    AMD Radeon R5 M420
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    Realtek
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    17.3
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    1600X900 16:9
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    1TB 5400RPM
about 6,000 deleted on my Windows 11 ARM 64 sstem
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 ARM64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro 11
    CPU
    Snapdragon(R) X 12-core X1E80100 @ 3.40 GHz 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    64.0 GB (63.5 GB usable)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Surface laptop & Samsung 30"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SSD
    Case
    Laptop
    Keyboard
    Logi
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Download 24.39 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox & Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
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