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0.0.17013.1000 (rs_prerelease.171004-1538)
Above was compiled last Weds. I have a feeling (deep inside :)) that Build 17015 compiled last Friday will be the latest Skippy build this year and will be released next week. We will see
0.0.17013.1000 (rs_prerelease.171004-1538)
Above was compiled last Weds. I have a feeling (deep inside :)) that Build 17015 compiled last Friday will be the latest Skippy build this year and will be released next week. We will see
You misinterpret my post. I was saying even if I went to command prompt in safe mode (having failed in normal command mode), it would still not delete.
Then it is easier to use a winpe environment (or even live linux drive).
Sure you can use command prompt in winpse mode, but as I always have Macrium Reflect Free as a boot entry, I just boot to that in its winpse mode and use its file explorer as simplest solution which always works.
Last edited by cereberus; 08 Oct 2017 at 03:10.
I must have been tired yesterday when I posted this. That command does not do what I intended.
I have now written a script that does what I wanted it to do. Download it, take a look at it, extract/copy it to C:\ and run it if you think it's safe, then post the .txt file output here. (not a screenshot, but the actual file)
Only thing the script does, is it finds all windows.old and windows.old(xxx) folders and list all their content and sub-content to a text file on your desktop.
ListWinOld.zip
Information
Since this issue is not always so simple as it would seem, if I have time, I will attempt to write a tutorial and a few script that should be able to successfully delete these folders and any other problematic folders.
Last edited by slicendice; 08 Oct 2017 at 05:19. Reason: Added an INFO section
Microsoft do use the phrase third-party driver in their documentation for some DISM commands such as DISM /Get-Drivers:
In this context, NVidia drivers are indeed third-party drivers and would be listed by this command even if the /all parameter isn't used.Option: /Get-Drivers
Arguments:
/All
/Format:{Table | List}
Displays basic information about driver packages in the online or offline image.
By default, only third-party drivers will be listed. Use the /all argument to display information about default drivers and third-party drivers. Use the /Format:Table or /Format:List argument to display the output as a table or a list.
I know this because my old machine won't find the correct NVidia driver using the default Windows Setup and I have been using DISM commands to add drivers manually.
@Martin, with all due respect, I do not think I misinterpret it. Booting to Safe Mode with Command Prompt (Advanced Startup Options > Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Start-up settings > Option 6) boots in Safe Mode from HDD, the system disk. All usual permissions and such apply. Visible telltale is that Safe Mode Command Promt opens in folder C:\Windows\System32.
If a file or folder is locked even from built-in administrator in normal mode Windows, it will most probably remain locked also in Safe Mode Command Prompt.
Booting to Command Prompt (Advanced Startup Options > Troubleshoot > Advanced Option > Command Prompt) is then completely another story. It boots from recovery console RAM disk opening in X:\Windows\System32, X: drive being in RAM, not on HDD. System disk is "free", not involved in boot process. Removing of locked items will work.
DISKPART is a good example to see the difference. As DISKPART cannot even see the RAM disk X: when booted to Command Prompt, you can clean the whole HDD, repartition it, do whatever you like to. Try the same from Safe Mode Command Prompt, it will most probably brick your Windows installation but does not let you clean and repartition the system disk.
@DavidY, in that context Microsoft is using term "third party" to describe that the device driver is from a third party manufacturer as in "not from Microsoft". However, if you think it logically, if the driver is from device manufacturer, the one they have intended to be used with the device, it couldn't be more "first party". It most definitely cannot be compared to using third party software for common tasks in Windows, or booting / using Linux or any other operating system.
Kari
Ah that is much clearer now - thank you.
However, I doubt I would actually bother as it is so simple and quick to boot to Reflect and use it's file explorer. It also has its own C drive (X really) which is essentially the same as you describe above.
Additionally, for some inexplicable reason, my laptop takes ages to boot into the advanced menus, whereas booting to Reflect is much quicker.
@Martin, with all due respect, I do not think I misinterpret it. Booting to Safe Mode with Command Prompt (Advanced Startup Options > Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Start-up settings > Option 6) boots in Safe Mode from HDD, the system disk. All usual permissions and such apply. Visible telltale is that Safe Mode Command Promt opens in folder C:\Windows\System32.
Certainly you can do all of the above the way describe. However if I want access to those options I can just run a third party program like Winaero tweaker which will enable me to open the advanced boot options at every boot - just press enter to continue a normal boot. There's no doubt that the X: drive is very handy in some emergency situations. A recent example accessing it from my wife's Windows 7 machine in order to run chkdsk /r.
Here's the file. Slice. I trusted you all the way. :)
Attachment 157059
Attachment 157060
Last edited by Tony K; 08 Oct 2017 at 08:42.
@HippsieGypsie
Run this in CMD:
Code:CLS CD C:\windows.old(1)\Users\unca_\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy RENAME LOCALS~2 D RD /S /Q D DIR CD C:\ RD /S /Q windows.old(1)
Copy all the output here.