How to Disable Reserved Storage on Windows 10 [Tutorial]

How to Disable Reserved Storage on Windows 10 [Tutorial]
Starting with the next major update Microsoft is making a few changes to how Windows 10 manages disk space. Through reserved storage, some disk space will be set aside to be used by updates, apps, temporary files, and system caches. Microsoft's goal is to improve the day-to-day function of your PC by ensuring critical OS functions always have access to disk space. Without reserved storage, if a user almost fills up her or his storage, several Windows and application scenarios become unreliable. Windows and application scenarios may not work as expected if they need free space to function. With reserved storage, updates, apps, temporary files, and caches are less likely to take away from valuable free space and should continue to operate as expected. Reserved storage will be introduced automatically on devices that come with version 1903 pre-installed or those where 1903 was clean installed. You don’t need to set anything up-this process will automatically run in the background.
On Windows 10, Reserved Storage is a feature designed to allocate part of your device available storage for updates and avoid problems as a result of not enough space.
Reserved Storage usually will reserve around 7GB of storage for updates, temporary files, system cache, and apps. When a new update is available, Windows 10 will delete the files on the reserved storage automatically allowing updates to install successfully.
Windows requires a certain amount of free disk space to update. Updates will fail to install if your PC doesn’t have enough free space. With the recent May 2019 Update, Microsoft aims to fix this problem by reserving disk space for future updates.
Before, if you had insufficient free disk space on your PC, Windows would fail to install updates properly. The only workaround is to free up some storage space before continuing.
With “reserved storage,” Microsoft makes Windows 10 set aside at least 7 gigabytes of space on your hard drive to ensure updates can download-regardless of how much disk space you have.
When not being used by update files, Reserved Storage will be used for apps, temporary files, and system caches, improving the day-to-day function of your PC.
In other words, reserved storage doesn’t mean that Windows is using a full extra 7 GB of storage-it’s likely storing some temporary files there that it would normally be stored elsewhere on your system drive.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).

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[@Crstina78]

Fantastic, straight forward video. Thank You 😊

[@MDTechVideos]

You're welcome!

[@plaiche]

So, i only have "default, basehardreservesize, basesoftreservesize, and minidiscsize" keys in my registry.
How canli tell if their is reserved space? In the system/storage widget you took us to in the video, my "system and reserve" space total ls 48gbs. Despite the lack of relevant key, i just want to make certain i done have this huge amount on reserve.
Any advice would be welcome 🙏

[@fredrussell4519]

It worked. You saved the day.Thanks so much.

[@MDTechVideos]

You're welcome!

[@marylan4039]

@@MDTechVideos your video sucks

[@vikitooooooo]

will it damage anything?

[@allisonfranklin698]

Love you from the bottom of my heart

[@MDTechVideos]

You're welcome!

[@petruisac9390]

@@MDTechVideos what we have to do... a lot of people do not have reserve manager file i am looking through all the vidoes i cant find thisss

[@yellenanderson3332]

Thank you very much

[@MDTechVideos]

Any time

[@frankystevens6727]

Worked for me thanks

[@MDTechVideos]

You're welcome!

[@ThegamerzEJ]

does that speed up my pc when i delete it?
pls respond

[@Jay_x_numb]

So doing this add the rest of the storage to your drive?

[@chafing_penguin]

Thank you!

[@chafing_penguin]

Any chance you can explain to me why that shows 7G less reserved and system storage, but my total used storage only decreased by 1.5G?

[@shootingstars9037]

my windows 10 doesnot starts settings can you help me?

[@collinssishenyi9580]

Well I've done that and nothing has changed? Do I need to restart my PC?

[@ashtoncaftern5929]

Quick and effective, thanks.

[@MDTechVideos]

Glad it helped

[@tresbanksfromimvu]

I don't see reserved manager

[@user-hb3ki7me4j]

thank you very much 🙏

[@MDTechVideos]

Glad to help.

[@darren3999]

But if u disable it will it affact your gamming?

[@krajinajunakodsrpskaroda2268]

thank you! My reserved storage took like 10% of the total storage

[@MDTechVideos]

Glad to help!

[@HarrousStuff]

It still did nothing, and my computer itself takes up more memory than I do.

[@HarrousStuff]

@Kiyarra Renee the thing I did is just reset my laptop

[@9gloxkz118]

@@HarrousStuff how do u reset your laptop

[@anxqel]

There is no option for "ResurveManager"?

[@user-jq9jh9ee8t]

i can't find the reservemanager on my laptop :(.

[@lol-bg4dz]

Same :(

[@petruisac9390]

same

[@mrwaddles329]

Same

[@kapkan5765]

It’s Sysmain now

[@waytoclean8790]

@@kapkan5765 where is that

[@Diggy_Ornos]

Works in 2021 that's for sure

[@MDTechVideos]

Glad I could help!

[@einherz]

i did it, but s&r same size. btw you can just give line of register and people can use reg jumper for fast open that. step by step open that folio..... thanx in any way

[@EcIipse1]

It actually takes away gigs instead of giving. I’ve managed to lose 3.8GB trying this.

[@Brexit_Bob]

I had 93 GB of system and reserved

[@agiazifisseha7212]

it is not working and i did everything it said

[@VolkerStar]

I just need to install roblox and update btw ty it worked

[@vXSnow.]

I can’t find reserve storage ?

[@MarioPeeps]

still 156 gigabytes in the system and reserved despite me doing what you said.

[@phoebe3122]

Your system files is 100+????

[@albertt6070]

@@phoebe3122 mine is 700gb

[@phoebe3122]

@@albertt6070 Jesus, I'll pass out if my system files that big

[@albertt6070]

@@phoebe3122 I could delte it in the disk partitions menu after the 20h2 win update rn windows only takes up 30 gigs which is totally fine, u cant imagine how happy i was

[@phoebe3122]

@@albertt6070 I'll yoink my pc out of the house, no more problem :)

[@DodgyChris2012]

Anyone know how to disable this for a storage drive? My 2tb hard drive has 200GB taken and disabling only removed it from the C drive

[@DodgyChris2012]

Nevermind, had to delete the WindowsApps folder.

[@tsar_germo6772]

Thanks

[@MDTechVideos]

Glad to help.

[@cosasrandom21]

this process can harm my computer in any way?

[@plauvion]

did it all and nothing changed

[@yooseul__]

there is no reserve manager on my pc what do i do?...

[@lol-bg4dz]

Same idk what to do

[@dustinmyers5559]

I thought the Same thing and then when I messed around under current versions I clicked uninstall and then separately, tons of other options populated under the current versions tab including reserve l manager that wasn’t there before. May be a glitch

[@VarthalabauHair]

Mine's already set to 0 and Windows has like 50 GB of reserved space...

[@trill7487]

the stuff that you do for pepole and they give you that many liek you8 need more

[@sujanbhujel7969]

Is reserved storage good or bad???

[@Firefighter_Chris]

Its good but it dose take to much space. You can lower it and it will still run perfectly.

[@reptiloidx8942]

regular bullshit THAT DOES NOT WORK FOR THE MNOST USERS

[@Misaplay]

not working

[@sasn2481]

When I put the number to 0 in rediget and exit nothing happens.

[@petruisac9390]

For me too

[@jewelgorr]

sammmmmeee

[@How_it_going_JP]

same

[@s.282]

Restart your pc I guess

[@parsa4054]

restart

[@cervect9907]

finally not some indian tech guy

[@StrawBerryCreamPuffs0]

Kinda racist don’t u think?

[@user-fp4pm4ey6c]

@@StrawBerryCreamPuffs0 fr

[@slaydog5102]

@@StrawBerryCreamPuffs0 no it's not

[@SeraphIXI]

Will disabling Reserved Storage automatically delete accumulated reserved storage files or are there further steps?

[@snoop4804]

yes

[@iceychill0072]

bruh, Nothing happened

[@jphino1]

i did everything bit it still says 6 gb of reserved storage

[@agiazifisseha7212]

same for me it sucks

[@garyrobert794]

@@agiazifisseha7212 you only have6gb of reserveed? i have 452 gb of reserved :/

[@agiazifisseha7212]

@@garyrobert794 omg that sucks

[@xHitesh777]

And i have 31 gb😫

[@mqzv]

Where u get new document

[@MDTechVideos]

If you can kindly elaborate, I will do my best to assist.

[@mqzv]

@@MDTechVideos nvm tysm vid helped

[@Yaejduejjejejejrjr]

First of all I can't find reserve manger and also system and reserved is taking up 901GB out of my 1TB harddrive that's too much

[@taz1472]

tf

[@desiraeausbrook1562]

Exactly

[@CV-bj1xt]

Yeah same dude I’m so pissed rn

[@Yaejduejjejejejrjr]

@@CV-bj1xt my brothaaa

[@Rileyjack1318]

thats planned obselecence for you

[@lnfranklin85]

I can't find reserve manager Please help

[@prettylittlediaries4690]

It’s called sysmain now

[@wikfy4915]

mine is 346 gigs

[@lilggs4813]

THERES NO RESERVEMANAGER

[@applebees154]

Are u using windows 10 htp laptop

[@lunaxnera275]

@@applebees154 its not there for me but i am using a htp laptop

[@purpledragon5398]

I have the same problem and yes it's a laptop

[@petruisac9390]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssss it is notttt i searched 1 hour for nothing i am in paniccccc

[@v.mik1_]

I really wish it works so I can install yandere simulator

[@v.mik1_]

@@boxingfusion no

[@zeynmalik7926]

cringe

[@AliSMOK]

Hi man 🇮🇶❤️

[@MDTechVideos]

Hello.

[@birdmanslawyer3475]

do you know how bad i wanna kiss you right now?

[@ughchrissy]

kinda sus dude

[@AngelOO17]

You sus

[@kaitbunni]

@@ughchrissy shut up?

[@kaitbunni]

@@AngelOO17 shut up?

[@rerie]

@@kaitbunni its a joke, calm yourself