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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 8 | Windows 8 Forums

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Windows 8 ISO - Official Download Links

Article written by Ian on Nov 5, 2013

If you've lost your Windows 8 DVD or perhaps you just didn't get a physical copy when your purchased a new PC, then it is possible to legally download the full Windows 8 or 8.1 ISO from the internet. You'll need your Windows 8 serial number to get started - so don't lose it!

First of all, navigate to this page on the Microsoft website and choose if you'd like to download Windows 8 or 8.1 by clicking the appropriate link and running the exe file:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only

Once it has loaded, you'll be prompted to enter your serial number. Do this and then click next.

You'll then be shown a little information about the version you are downloading, as well as a note about metered internet access. Click next to continue.

It will take a little while to download Windows 8, so sit back and wait for the download to complete.

Once it has finished downloading, select install by creating media.

Now click ISO file and then save. It will take a few moments to save the ISO to a location of your choosing. Click finish when you are done, or chose an option to burn the ISO direct to disc.

Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 8 | Windows 8 Forums

Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 8

Article written by Ian on Nov 6, 2012

If you've upgraded an existing Windows installation to Windows 8, you'll probably have a very large Windows.old folder left over. This contains the old Windows data, should you need to recover an old information. Assuming you don't, it's safe to delete and recover a significant amount of storage space. It's not possible to delete this using Windows Explorer as you'll get a number of permission errors, but thankfully there's an easy method to remove it.

To begin, search for "cleanmgr" from the start page and run the application:

Then, select the drive to clean-up (it's almost always C: ) and click OK:

After a few moments, the clean-up Window will open. Now, click the "Clean up System Files" option and select the same drive letter:

Now, you'll be able to select "Previous Windows Installation(s)" from the list, which is the Windows.old folder data. Tick this and click OK, then in a few moments you'll recover the disk space to be put to better use: