More details from TechNet knowledge base. The Windows partition contains the pointer files to the compressed image, plus free space for any new files created by the end user, including registry files, page files, hibernation files, user data, and user-installed apps and updates. While the process is underway, here are some more detailed overview on what’s going on behind the scene when Windows is compressing its boot files. This process could take sometime, depending on how fast your drive is. In my case it can free up as much as 7.54GB of disk space.Ĭlick OK to start the compression process. Under Disk Cleanup tab, scroll down and you will find a new option called “ System compression“. You can do this by going to Start > Disk Cleanup > Behind the scene it could be the same technology that Microsoft uses in those Windows 8.1 tablets that allows you to gain as much as 8GB of disk space back. However, this is the first time there is an option in Disk Cleanup to allow you to do this. Microsoft has been rolling out compressed Windows 8.1 tablets in WIMBootfor 16GB and 32GB Windows 8.1 tablets. If that’s the case this isn’t exactly the new technology in Windows 10. System compression is a process that compresses Windows files, Microsoft hasn’t released more details about this new feature but by making an early educated guess this sounds very much like a compressed WIMBoot image file. For those of you have a limited disk space, this is a welcome feature and it is one of the must TO-DOs after installing Windows 10. In Windows 10 there is a new feature that allows you to gain more disk space back after you’ve installed the operating system.
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