Windows 10: Click or tap the search bar/icon or Start {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/0/07/Windowsstart. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/0/07/Windowsstart. png/30px-Windowsstart. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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\n</p></div>"} button in the lower left corner and begin typing. Windows 8. 1: Press the Start {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/0/07/Windowsstart. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/0/07/Windowsstart. png/30px-Windowsstart. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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\n</p></div>"} button in the lower left corner. Select the magnifying glass from the top right part of the Start screen and begin to type. Windows 7 and Vista: Click the Start {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/b/b3/Windowswindows7_start. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/b/b3/Windowswindows7_start. png/30px-Windowswindows7_start. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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\n</p></div>"} button and start typing in the search bar. Windows XP: Click the Start button. Navigate to “All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup”.

There is a description box at the bottom of the app that will tell you about the file you have selected right above. Sort through the list carefully and uncheck what you want to keep (e. g. the Recycle Bin files if it contains files that you’re not sure you want to delete yet).

After the cleanup finishes, the Disk Cleanup window will automatically close.