The $WINDOWS.~BT and $WINDOWS.~WS folders are located at the root of the system drive, which is usually “C” drive. These folders are hidden by default. You need to configure the File Explorer to see them. The $WINDOWS.~BT and $WINDOWS.~WS folders are created on your Windows 10 PC when you upgraded your Windows 10 installation to […]
How To Prevent Windows 10 From Automatically Deleting Files
Storage Sense in Windows 10 is a fairly new feature. The feature, when turned on, automatically deletes unused files when your computer is low on disk space. For instance, it can automatically delete files older than 60 days from the Recycle Bin to free up some space. By default settings, the Storage Sense automatically deletes […]
How To Delete Restore Points In Windows 10
System restore point feature has been part of Windows operating system for a long time. The feature allows you to quickly restore your Windows PC to an earlier date without losing your personal files. For instance, if your PC starts acting up today, you can restore your PC to a previous date (when your PC […]
How To Automatically Free Up Disk Space In Windows 10
Up until now, if your Windows 10 PC’s system drive (the drive where Windows 10 is installed) is running out of disk space, you had no option but to manually free up disk space by deleting temporary files and uninstalling programs. Starting with Windows 10 Creators Update (build 15014), Microsoft has introduced in a new […]
Free Up Disk Space After The Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Is your system drive or the drive where Windows 10 is installed running low on disk space after installing the recently released Anniversary Update for Windows 10? Do you want to regain the lost disk space? In this article, we will see how to free up disk space after installing the Anniversary Update for Windows […]
How To Move Apps To Another Drive, SD Card or USB In Windows 10
In our previous articles, we showed how to change the default install location of apps in Windows 10 as well as how to change the default install location of desktop programs. In this guide, we will see how to move an app installed from Store to another drive, SD card, or USB drive on a […]
How To Move Installed Programs To Another Drive In Windows 10
In one of our recently posted articles, we discussed changing the default install location of programs in Windows 10. Since the method can’t be used to move already installed programs, in this guide, we will see how to move installed programs to another drive or partition in Windows 10. As you likely know, Windows 10 […]
How To Make Restore Points Use Less Disk Space In Windows 10
The traditional system restore point is turned off by default in Windows 10 for reasons best known to Microsoft. The feature is turned off probably because it’s easier to reset Windows settings to their defaults or could be because of the ease with which you can reinstall Windows 10. While turning on the system restore […]
How To Change The Location Of Users Folder In Windows 10
When you perform a clean install of Windows 10, the setup creates Program Files, Program Files (x86) if it’s 64-bit Windows 10, Users, and Windows folders in the root of the drive. You might also see Windows.old folder in the root of the drive if you haven’t removed the previous Windows installation or if you […]
How To Move Installed Apps To Another Drive In Windows 10
Windows 10 is probably the best version of the Windows operating system to date. Not just because it’s the latest version of Windows, but because of the number of features and improvements it ships with. For the first time, Microsoft has designed and developed a version of the Windows operating system based on user feedback. […]