Storage reserved for Windows Update

I've read that after the April (May?) update, Windows10 will reserve 7 GB of storage for installing updates. Can this possibly be true? I only have 8 GB.

Duh! I can hardly believe I did this. I do have 8 GB ... of RAM. 1 TB disk.

Thanks for the answers, but, as the saying goes, NEVER MIND.

"8Gb storage is very small, your machine must be quiet old" ------- there is clearly a lack of understanding regarding this. There are a number of 'small storage' devices on the market which have very limited storage and could be adversely affected by a 'compulsory reserve' of 7GB. They are far from being old, they are a quite recent and current. In particulat this applies to Tablet PCs / hybrid 2-in-1 devices. My present Tablet PC has a (nominal) 64 GB SSD / eMMC, and has fallen below 10 GB several times in the past. It replaced one with only 32 GB (nominal).

Careful 'nursing' has meant that I now am much less likely to have a problem. Even so I am concerned about this feature of the April / May update, for myself and for others who have not acquired the same 'nursing skills' which I have now. I expect it is these people and machines which Microsoft has in mind. Frankly, I think it is a very good move on their part and to be welcomed, if handled correctly. It would be a shame if an innovation intended to help us, actually made things worse.

An important issue with many 'small storage' devices is that they are sealed units which cannot easily be opened, and even if opened

the way they are assembled (soldering, etc) makes upgrading the SSD or RAM, even replacing the battery, very difficult. It can be done ---- there are instructional videos on YouTube and dedicated tools available. I have not tried it apart from opening my previous (none-working device), I found it not too difficult, but I would not attempt soldering.

So I have some questions about the new arrangements for Reserved Storage. Will it be 'compulsory' with no way of disabling / reducing it at all? Can it be used but with the understanding that it will be overwritten during an update? Is it unused / vacant space space or will it be used for things which would be stored somewhere anyway, until it is required ----if not it does seem a waste of space. I have read that it is only going to be reqired for clean installs / some upgrades. Are there in fact certain circumstance in which it is not required and will not be created anyway, if so what are they? Can the Reserve be held on a removable Flash drive / SD card because if this is the case then its problem solved for most of us.

PS There is a good article by Brink already on this site which might seem to make some of my questions already answered --- but I noticed it was published in January so am not certain how far it applies to an update not expected until May or (probably?) later.