Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Fast Build 16294 for PC Insider

AndreTen said:

I really like to Windows handle cleaning temporary files by itself... but determining size of them could be better... (disk cleanup shows correct size)

Try looking in Storage for an accurate assessment.
Click on drive for a complete breakdown size of files and apps.

dencal said:

Try looking in Storage for an accurate assessment.
Click on drive for a complete breakdown size of files and apps.

Background image was from Storage (in Settings). Disk cleanup was giving much more accurate numbers. (I know where to look at :))

AndreTen said:

Background image was from Storage (in Settings). Disk cleanup was giving much more accurate numbers. (I know where to look at :))

I have found Disk Cleanup to be a better tool than the Setting/Storage/Free Up Space option since it does not remove Delivery Optimization Files - have to use Disk Clean Up - this was 3.5 GB on the last upgrade.

I cannot remember the last time I did a clean install of Pro x64 Insider - just keep upgrading - is there anywhere I could find this out?

lmod said:

Yes, that happened to me. Had me puzzled, thanks for confirming I'm not alone.

Clean installs always do this from day 1 of Windows 10 if you set it up with MS account.

Trick is to set up with local account first, choose whatever name you like, then change account frtom local to MS afterwards.

Update: KB4041994 Update for Windows 10 version 1709 Insider - Windows 10 Forums

lmod said:

Yes, that happened to me. Had me puzzled, thanks for confirming I'm not alone.

When clean installing and setting up the initial user account as Microsoft Account (MSA), or later on creating new users using MSA, the user profile and its folder will be named with a maximum 5 characters long abbreviation following quite clear guidelines:

1.) If MSA email contains two alphanumerical strings separated with a dot (typically firstname.lastname@AnyEmail.com)

• First string (firstname) 5 or more characters:
  
  • User profile name will be the first 5 characters
  • larry.laffer@AnyEmail.com > profile name larry
    
  • alexander.laffer@AnyEmail.com > profile name alexa
• First string 4 or less characters:
  
  • User profile name will contain all characters from first string plus additional characters from second string to form a 5 character string, shorter if combined length of both strings is 4 characters or less
  • jane.doe@AnyEmail.com > profile name janed
  • max.laffer@AnyEmail.com > profile name maxla
  • j.lo@AnyEmail.com > profile name jlo

2.) If MSA email only contains one string (for example firstnamelastname@AnyEmail.com)

• String contains 5 or more characters:
  
  • User profile name will be the first 5 characters
  • tenforums@AnyEmail.com > profile name tenfo
  • johndoe@AnyEmail.com > profile name johnd
    
• String contains 4 or less characters:
  
  • User profile name will be the string as it is
  • kari@AnyEmail.com > profile name kari
  • joe@AnyEmail.com > profile name joe
  • kf@AnyEmail.com > profile name kf

Only way to work around this is to always install Windows and set up additional users with a local account which gives user profile the preferred name, then sign in to that account and switch to a Microsoft account.

Kari

24c said:

I have found Disk Cleanup to be a better tool than the Setting/Storage/Free Up Space option since it does not remove Delivery Optimization Files - have to use Disk Clean Up - this was 3.5 GB on the last upgrade.

I cannot remember the last time I did a clean install of Pro x64 Insider - just keep upgrading - is there anywhere I could find this out?

@24c

Command prompt, type systeminfo....let it cook for a few seconds. Look for Original Install Date a few lines down.

Hi Kari,
Thanks for the explaination,
Just get used to using my MS login, Outlook.
COMPLETELY forgot to use install Offline

Roy