solution for deleting windows.old folder after update latest version 26100 which fails


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LVGandhi

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I have updated my windows 11 to latest 24h2. After I started deleting folder windows.old folder. Now it says I need admn permission. As admin only I installed new version.
How to delete that folder?
 

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LVGandhi said:
I have updated my windows 11 to latest 24h2. After I started deleting folder windows.old folder. Now it says I need admn permission. As admin only I installed new version.
How to delete that folder?
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Use disk cleanup.
 

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