How to change windows update locations to windows default settings

Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Monica Cam Microsoft Agent. Go to Settings. Choose System. On the left side, select Default app.

Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. The size of the Windows Download folders will be variable depending on how many updates is pending for download.

When there is a major upgrade for Windows 10 twice a year this folder will take up many gigabytes of storage. This example on how to release disk space from the system drive on your computer, is just one out of many things you can do. If you are using cloud services, like OneDrive, Dropbox or Google Drive you might also want to change the default storage location away from your C: Drive.

Depending on your configuration these services store cached files to your local hard drive. There can be many GB to spare on your local system drive by moving these files to another drive. Backstory: iTunes It's main purpose is to allow me to move files to my iPod Touch 3rd Generation.

Arc: Because my C: drive was getting full, I created two folders in my D: and moved all my apps from the one default folder in the C: drive to the two folders in the D:. Now, when an app gets updated by iTunes, the update still get saved to the default folder. I am left with both versions of the file; one in C: and the other in D:. Question: How do I get an updated or a newly downloaded app from iTunes to save to my respective folders in D:? Search for:.

Step 1: Create a new folder on the D-Drive First you will have to create the folder in the new location on your secondary drive. Step 4: Create a Symbolic link to the new location In the next step we will create a Symbolic link to the new download folder we created in the alternative location: D:WindowsUpdate.

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