Delete windows.old folder

[Kirky2k15]

So after the update to windows 10 version 1511 (first big update for the new OS) I've been left with another windows.old folder to get rid of. I managed to get rid of the first one after upgrading from windows 8.1.

 

But this time I've done disk clean up and its removed MOST of the junk in there but I'm really anal about my folders and I just don't like seeing the windows.old folder in my C: drive...

 

I've tried everything I can think of 

 

Elevated commands like

 

del /f/s/q foldername > nul

 

and

 

rmdir /s/q foldername

 

which both say access denied (yes I have taken ownership of the folder)

 

I'm stuck, can anyone suggest another way of completely deleting the windows.old folder and cure my OCD???

 

I'd prefer not to use a 3rd party app as the last 2 I tried

 

Unlocker and moveonboot didn't work...

[Sir Asvald]

 

So after the update to windows 10 version 1511 (first big update for the new OS) I've been left with another windows.old folder to get rid of. I managed to get rid of the first one after upgrading from windows 8.1.

 

But this time I've done disk clean up and its removed MOST of the junk in there but I'm really anal about my folders and I just don't like seeing the windows.old folder in my C: drive...

 

I've tried everything I can think of 

 

Elevated commands like

 

del /f/s/q foldername > nul

 

and

 

rmdir /s/q foldername

 

which both say access denied (yes I have taken ownership of the folder)

 

I'm stuck, can anyone suggest another way of completely deleting the windows.old folder and cure my OCD???

 

I'd prefer not to use a 3rd party app as the last 2 I tried

 

Unlocker and moveonboot didn't work...

 

Search for disk clean-up, then click on clean up system files. choose your c: drive and then locate Previous Windows installation 

[givingtnt]

after a month it should delete itself

[Kirky2k15]

Search for disk clean-up, then click on clean up system files. choose your c: drive and then locate Previous Windows installation 

Thanks but like I said in OP I've done this and there's still a few remnants of it left. I've done this lots of times....

[Kirky2k15]

after a month it should delete itself

Really? Sorry to have to question you further but is there anyway you can prove what you say is true? I've never heard of a folder like this deleting itself...

[givingtnt]

Really? Sorry to have to question you further but is there anyway you can prove what you say is true? I've never heard of a folder like this deleting itself...

when you go from 8 to 10. after a month you can't go back. and the folder delete itself. (but your info is brought back to windows 10 folder)

[Kirky2k15]

when you go from 8 to 10. after a month you can't go back. and the folder delete itself. (but your info is brought back to windows 10 folder)

But I've not gone from 8 to 10 in this case... This windows.old folder has been generated from performing a windows update... will it still get deleted?

[givingtnt]

But I've not gone from 8 to 10 in this case... This windows.old folder has been generated from performing a windows update... will it still get deleted?

hm. probably not. since its an update. not an os change.  

[Kirky2k15]

hm. probably not. since its an update. not an os change.  

Great, that doesn't help me then, thanks...

[givingtnt]

Great, that doesn't help me then, thanks...

sorry