SCCM Windows 10 Servicing cleanup

Joe IT 21 Reputation points
2020-11-07T00:03:58.407+00:00

Once you download a Feature Update to Windows 10, version ####, how do you delete it? I now have old obsolete versions of Windows 10 downloaded and no longer needed taking up lots of space. I can see it in the share and it shows downloaded, not deployed.

Thanks,
Joe

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  1. Gary Blok 1,736 Reputation points
    2020-11-11T02:50:38.467+00:00

    If you found it in your file system, you should be able to map that back to a Deployment Package

    Then you can open the Deployment Package and Delete
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  1. Gary Blok 1,736 Reputation points
    2020-11-09T03:13:00.527+00:00

    Are you talking about doing cleanup in your CCMCache? Or something else?
    Sorry, I haven't played with Feature Updates, does it show up in the cache similar to other windows updates, as in how it's labeled in cache?

    If the naming convention follows suite, I have a script that will delete software updates from the CCMCache
    Remove-CCMCacheSoftwareUpdateContent.ps1
    https://garytown.com/configmgr-delete-cached-items

    Can you give me me more information on what you're trying to accomplish, and where you're trying to clean it up from?

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  2. Fiona Yan-MSFT 2,311 Reputation points
    2020-11-09T03:19:22.757+00:00

    @Joe IT

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

    If we means software updates then we could delete our older software updates use cleanup tool.

    1. Select the software update groups that you want to delete.
    2. Filter the package used by the deleted Software update groups.
    3. Run CMD with Administrator Rights to check if orphaned content that can be deleted from DP.
    4. Run delete mode to delete older win10 downloaded feature.
      For more details,please refer to this helpful article:
      https://www.pholtitude.com/sccm-reclaiming-downloaded-software-update-files/
      Note:This is non-official article just for your reference.

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  3. Joe IT 21 Reputation points
    2020-11-09T20:27:29.867+00:00

    Go to Software Library / Windows 10 Servicing / All Windows 10 Updates. There are a couple of Feature update to Windows 10 versions downloaded, but were never deployed. These aren't showing in CCMCache and they aren't tied to any Software Update groups. The Windows 10 Servicing feature built into SCCM seems half baked.

    Thanks,
    Joe


  4. Joe IT 21 Reputation points
    2020-11-10T19:34:04.84+00:00

    ADR isn't configured. I'm talking about Windows 10 Servicing. Someone right clicked a couple of 1709 a while back and never deployed them. Even if they did deploy them, those are completely out of support now and I don't know how you get rid of the downloads. I can see the files in the file system and they are taking up several gigs. I need to clean them up before I attempt to download 20H2 and try to figure out this servicing option. MS says Windows 10 lifecycle is great and reduces costs. BS. It's impossible to keep everything current. By the time you get everything on the same build, you have to start all over again.
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