Why is "Windows Update Cleanup" missing from my Disk Cleanup?
Solution 1:
Run disk cleanup as admin to get the option shown. When you run it as normal user it only shows data for your local account but no system settings.
Solution 2:
As neither of the proposed answers worked for me directly, I put here the steps I have to do in order to get "Windows update cleanup" option:
1) Make sure that KB2852386
is installed. You can check in Programs and features
-> Installed updates
. If it is missing, you can install x64
version from here. It requires a restart and some patience before it is fully configured (at startup).
2) You can either run Disk Cleanup
as Administrator
OR run it normally + press Clean up system files
and the option will show.
Solution 3:
For some reasons I wasn't able to see "Windows Update Cleanup" either with a Local Admin and Domain Admin.
I ended up loading DiskCleanup with this preset:
%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535
Solution 4:
There is another workaround
From an elevated command prompt, type the following:
Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Then
Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
A full explanation can be found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/clean-up-the-winsxs-folder