Run disk Cleanup - Free up space
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$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
$LogPath = "C:\Apps\Cleanup.txt"
# Kill any running cleanmgr.exe processes
Stop-Process -Name cleanmgr -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Start-Transcript -Path $LogPath -Append
# --- Update Registry Keys for VolumeCaches (excluding keys with "DownloadsFolder") ---
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches"
Write-Output "Updating registry keys for VolumeCaches..."
Get-ChildItem -Path $registryPath -Recurse |
Where-Object { $_.PSChildName -notlike "*DownloadsFolder*" } |
ForEach-Object {
$keyPath = $_.PSPath
$currentVal = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StateFlags0001" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).StateFlags0001
Write-Output "Before: $keyPath : $currentVal"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StateFlags0001" -Value 2 -Force
$newVal = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StateFlags0001" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).StateFlags0001
Write-Output "After: $keyPath : $newVal"
}
# --- Get Disk Space Before Cleanup ---
$drive = Get-PSDrive -Name C
$freeBefore = $drive.Free
$freeBeforeGB = [math]::Round($freeBefore / 1GB, 2)
Write-Output "Free disk space on C: before cleanup: $freeBeforeGB GB"
# --- Spawn a completely separate process that waits 15 minutes (900 sec) and then kills any remaining cleanmgr.exe ---
$bgScript = "Start-Sleep -Seconds 900;
if (Get-Process -Name 'cleanmgr' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
Add-Content -Path 'C:\Apps\Cleanup.txt' -Value ('15 minutes elapsed. Killing remaining cleanmgr.exe process(es) at ' + (Get-Date));
Stop-Process -Name 'cleanmgr' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
} else {
Add-Content -Path 'C:\Apps\Cleanup.txt' -Value ('15 minutes elapsed. No cleanmgr.exe process found at ' + (Get-Date))
}"
Write-Output "Spawning background process to kill cleanmgr.exe after 15 minutes if still running."
Start-Process -FilePath "powershell.exe" -ArgumentList "-NoProfile", "-Command", $bgScript -WindowStyle Hidden
# --- Start Disk Cleanup Silently with additional switches and Wait for Completion ---
Write-Output "Starting Disk Cleanup..."
$process = Start-Process -FilePath "cleanmgr.exe" -ArgumentList "/sagerun:1 /verylowdisk /autoclean" -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait -PassThru
Write-Output "cleanmgr.exe exited with code $($process.ExitCode)"
# --- Get Disk Space After Cleanup ---
$drive = Get-PSDrive -Name C
$freeAfter = $drive.Free
$freeAfterGB = [math]::Round($freeAfter / 1GB, 2)
Write-Output "Free disk space on C: after cleanup: $freeAfterGB GB"
$spaceSaved = $freeAfter - $freeBefore
$spaceSavedGB = [math]::Round($spaceSaved / 1GB, 2)
Write-Output "Disk space saved: $spaceSavedGB GB"
Stop-Transcript$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
$LogPath = "C:\Apps\Cleanup.txt"
# Kill any running cleanmgr.exe processes
Stop-Process -Name cleanmgr -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Start-Transcript -Path $LogPath -Append
# --- Update Registry Keys for VolumeCaches (excluding keys with "DownloadsFolder") ---
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches"
Write-Output "Updating registry keys for VolumeCaches..."
Get-ChildItem -Path $registryPath -Recurse |
Where-Object { $_.PSChildName -notlike "*DownloadsFolder*" } |
ForEach-Object {
$keyPath = $_.PSPath
$currentVal = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StateFlags0001" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).StateFlags0001
Write-Output "Before: $keyPath : $currentVal"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StateFlags0001" -Value 2 -Force
$newVal = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StateFlags0001" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).StateFlags0001
Write-Output "After: $keyPath : $newVal"
}
# --- Get Disk Space Before Cleanup ---
$drive = Get-PSDrive -Name C
$freeBefore = $drive.Free
$freeBeforeGB = [math]::Round($freeBefore / 1GB, 2)
Write-Output "Free disk space on C: before cleanup: $freeBeforeGB GB"
# --- Spawn a completely separate process that waits 15 minutes (900 sec) and then kills any remaining cleanmgr.exe ---
$bgScript = "Start-Sleep -Seconds 900;
if (Get-Process -Name 'cleanmgr' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
Add-Content -Path 'C:\Apps\Cleanup.txt' -Value ('15 minutes elapsed. Killing remaining cleanmgr.exe process(es) at ' + (Get-Date));
Stop-Process -Name 'cleanmgr' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
} else {
Add-Content -Path 'C:\Apps\Cleanup.txt' -Value ('15 minutes elapsed. No cleanmgr.exe process found at ' + (Get-Date))
}"
Write-Output "Spawning background process to kill cleanmgr.exe after 15 minutes if still running."
Start-Process -FilePath "powershell.exe" -ArgumentList "-NoProfile", "-Command", $bgScript -WindowStyle Hidden
# --- Start Disk Cleanup Silently with additional switches and Wait for Completion ---
Write-Output "Starting Disk Cleanup..."
$process = Start-Process -FilePath "cleanmgr.exe" -ArgumentList "/sagerun:1 /verylowdisk /autoclean" -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait -PassThru
Write-Output "cleanmgr.exe exited with code $($process.ExitCode)"
# --- Get Disk Space After Cleanup ---
$drive = Get-PSDrive -Name C
$freeAfter = $drive.Free
$freeAfterGB = [math]::Round($freeAfter / 1GB, 2)
Write-Output "Free disk space on C: after cleanup: $freeAfterGB GB"
$spaceSaved = $freeAfter - $freeBefore
$spaceSavedGB = [math]::Round($spaceSaved / 1GB, 2)
Write-Output "Disk space saved: $spaceSavedGB GB"
Stop-Transcript
