How to Clear Windows 11 Update Cache

There are many reasons you might want to clear your Windows Update cache.

You might be facing issues finding or installing updates, and clearing the cache often fixes the problem. Clearing the cache fixes issues with Windows Updates by forcing Windows to re-download all the required files.

Another reason is to free up storage space. Update cache files often use a huge chunk of the storage, and you can reclaim that by deleting those cached files. (Windows does delete some update files after installing those updates, but not all.)

Using Disk Cleanup

Step1: Open the Start Menu, search for Disk Cleanup, and launch the utility.
  


Step2: Select your Windows installation drive and choose “OK.”



Step3: Select “Clean Up System Files.” Then Choose your Windows installation drive again and select “OK.”



Step4: In Disk Cleanup, enable the “Windows Update Cleanup” option. Feel free to enable other options if you’d like to delete those files as well. Then, at the bottom, click “OK.” After that the tool will begin cleaning up the update cache files.

 

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