Ramdisk for TEMP and TMP Folders — but what about Windows Updates?  

Window 10 Pro. x64 22H2 build 19045.2251

I'm totally new to Windows 10 and want to use a ramdisk for the system TEMP and TMP folders (I did this successfully on my old Windows 7 system).

However, I am wondering if doing this will cause a problem with Windows Updates. I mean, some Updates require reboots before the update can be applied. Does Windows 10 Updates write into the TEMP/TMP folder and expect to find temporary files there on the system rebooting if the installation of the update requires a system reboot? I hope I am making my meaning clear.

I'm not sure but I think updates are stored in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution so no problems at all.

But why you're going to use memory for to hold trash?
Run disk cleanup regularly.
How to automatically run Disk cleanup on Windows 7, 8.x and 10

Just move user variables and it won't be a problem. Maybe browser cache also if you like.

More advanced usage example here:

Help a Newbie Create a RAMDisk

You will get endless argument on this.

LastUnicorn said:

Really just to save writes to my SSD, it will last longer.

Though I should add that nowadays my use of my computer is really very simple stuff, I'm not running anything that requires tons of RAM so I have lots of scope for just using a slice of RAM for a ramdisk without negatively impacting my day-to-day use of the system. The other advantage is that I don't have to remember to go and clean out the TEMP folder from time to time: I shutdown the system and all the TEMP content is gone, and it never touched my SSD, this makes me happy.

I have a small SSD for Windows and programs and a big first grade HDD. I have used Sysprep to move C:\users (SSD) to D:\users (HDD). I created a D:\system\temp and set windows temp and user temp to it.
And I also moved pagefile.sys (virtual memory) to the HDD and disabled hibernation.
My SSD is 6 years old and it's still 97% healthy

Megahertz said:

I have a small SSD for Windows and programs and a big first grade HDD. I have used Sysprep to move C:\users (SSD) to D:\users (HDD). I created a D:\system\temp and set windows temp and user temp to it.
And I also moved pagefile.sys (virtual memory) to the HDD and disabled hibernation.
My SSD is 6 years old and it's still 97% healthy

Which theoretically means it will last another 6x97/3 years or nearly 200 years LOL.

cereberus said:

Which theoretically means it will last another 6x97/3 years or nearly 200 years LOL.

I don't know how long it will last, but I'm sure more than I

LastUnicorn said:

Really just to save writes to my SSD, it will last longer.

The manufacturer's specified life of an SSD is often given as Terabytes Written (TBW). The last time I checked the rate I was writing to my SSD against its specs I calculated that it would take 40+ years to reach its TBW. At my time of life it may outlive me, certainly the rest of the PC's hardware.

Read this and stop worrying....

The SSD Endurance Experiment: They're all dead - The Tech Report