{"id":32,"date":"2015-11-26T10:55:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T10:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=32"},"modified":"2018-10-18T15:10:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T15:10:33","slug":"clean-windows-app-cache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/26\/clean-windows-app-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Windows App Cache"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to clean up Windows App cache is a question that always lurks in the minds of users. <\/span>Cleaning them up isn\u2019t easy. But we\u2019ve found some ways for you to do so. Read on.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Junk Files<\/h3>\n<p>Junk files are an unnecessary burden\u00a0on the computer system and they\u00a0eat up valuable storage space. These files continue to occupy storage space that is very dearly needed at times, and often result in a slow and\/ or full of lags computer. So sorting them out nicely is a must!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/download\/ibx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Cleanup Windows Junk Files<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ST Cleaner is a digitally signed, verified software<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><b>Local Temporary Files<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local temporary files? Yes, they reside in your system. Just press Windows Key + R (keyboard shortcuts). Now type these (with appropriate changes):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C:\\Users\\Default\\AppData\\Local\\Temp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C:\\Users\\USER_NAME\\AppData\\Local\\Temp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you\u2019ve a folder (aka local temporary files). Open it. And delete all its contents (files and subfolders). <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Temporary Windows Files<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know that whenever you install a new program, the setup you run extracts some files and home in on your Windows temporary location. Clean them up. Here\u2019s how: Just type these:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C:\\Windows\\Temp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C:\\Windows\\winsxs\\Temp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And delete. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Now Your Internet-Downloaded Files<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding Internet-downloaded files is easy. These two folders contain all files you downloaded from the Internet:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C:\\Windows\\Downloaded Program Files<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C:\\Windows\\SoftwareDistribution\\Download<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete them as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Turn Windows Features Off<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why? Because when you install your Windows you install plenty of features as well. Want to turn them off? Here\u2019s how: Type <\/span><b>\u201cTurn Windows features on or off\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Search Box.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Uncheck those you\u2019d like to remove from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows Features <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dialog box. Click OK. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Another Way is to Uninstall Programs:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove the applications you no longer use. In the Start Screen, type <\/span><b>&gt; All Apps &gt; &lt;Program_Name&gt; Folder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You\u2019ll find <\/span><b>\u201cUninstall &lt;Program_Name&gt;\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shortcut. Did not find it? Okay, type \u201cAdd or Remove Programs\u201d in the Start. It loads the list of all apps in the <\/span><b><i>System <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">page of the <\/span><b><i>Settings<\/i><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Clean Files using Inetcpl.cpl<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s easy. Open up the Internet Properties by using \u201cinetcpl.cpl\u201d command. Here you can delete all temporary Internet files, browser cache by clicking \u201cDelete\u201d button in the default tab.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to clean up Windows App cache is a question that always lurks in the minds of users. Cleaning them up isn\u2019t easy. But we\u2019ve found some ways for you to do so. 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