{"id":5440,"date":"2017-10-07T15:08:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T09:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=5440"},"modified":"2022-11-27T17:55:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T12:25:52","slug":"windows10upgrade-folder-what-is-remove-it-upgrade-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows10upgrade-folder-what-is-remove-it-upgrade-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Windows10Upgrade Folder and Can I Delete it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Windows10Upgrade<\/code> folder located on the system drive is used by Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant. When you update Windows 10 using this tool, the Windows 10 image ESD file is downloaded to this folder.<\/p>\n

\"windows10upgrade<\/p>\n

If the Windows upgrade process successfully goes through and the system works fine, you can safely remove this folder.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> What is $SysReset Folder and Can I Delete it?<\/a><\/div>\n

Can I Delete the\u00a0Windows10Upgrade Folder?<\/h2>\n

Yes. The Windows10Upgrade<\/code> folder can be removed. To delete the Windows10Upgrade<\/code> folder, simply uninstall the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant tool.<\/p>\n

Open Windows Settings (WinKey + i) and click “Apps and Features.”<\/p>\n

Alternately, open “Programs and Features” (appwiz.cpl<\/code>) from the classic Control Panel.\u00a0Scroll down and right-click on Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant<\/strong> and select Uninstall<\/p>\n

\"windows10upgrade<\/p>\n

When this has been uninstalled successfully the C:\\windows10upgrade<\/code> folder will be removed automatically.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Using Disk Cleanup is another option to remove this folder. For more information, refer to the article How to Delete Windows.old Using Disk Cleanup or Storage Settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Windows10Upgrade folder located on the system drive is used by Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant. When you update Windows 10 using this tool, the Windows 10 image ESD file is downloaded to this folder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6061,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/fix-api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1-dll-missing-error-windows-10-upgrade\/","url_meta":{"origin":5440,"position":0},"title":"Fix: Api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll Missing Error During Windows 10 Upgrade","author":"Ramesh","date":"December 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"When you try to upgrade to Windows 10 from a Windows 7 computer using the Windows 10 Update Assistant tool, the following error may pop up: Windows10UpgraderApp.exe - System Error The program can't start because api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll is missing from your computer. 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