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How to Remove Windows Components?

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If you are looking for the complete solution to remove Windows® Components, then follow the 5-step resolution and you can easily remove unnecessary components from your PC. Each step is accompanied by an indicative screenshot for ease of mirroring the action.

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Step 1

Open My Computer
Click ”Start”, and then click ”My Computer”.

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Step 2

Select Disk
Right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, and then click ”Properties”.

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Step 3

Navigate General tab
Click the ”General” tab, and then click ”Disk Cleanup”.

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Step 4

Click More Options
Click the ”More Options” tab, and then under ”Windows components”, click ”Cleanup”. The Windows® Components Wizard starts.

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Step 5

Components
In the Components list, click to clear the check box next to the component(s) that you want to remove.

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Step 5

a)
A shaded check box next to a component indicates that only some of its subcomponents are installed.

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Step 5

b)
If you want to remove a subcomponent, click Details, click to clear the check box next to the subcomponent(s) that you want to remove, and then click OK.

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Step 5

c)
Click ”Next”.

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Step 5

d)
In the Completing the Windows® Components Wizard page, click ”Finish”.

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Step 5

e)
/// step not found Click ”OK”, click on ”Yes” to proceed with this action, and then click ”OK”.

You have successfully removed unwanted Windows® Components from your PC using Disk Cleanup utility. This optimizes your PC performance. We recommend that you should remove unwanted programs and files to free up disk space. If you face any problems related to your computer, operating system, software applications or peripheral devices like printers, MP3 players, digital cameras etc then call iYogi and we”ll fix it.

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