Delete windows hotfix uninstallers

And if there seem to be no problems, then you can remove them. It's good to know someone knows what they are doing. These computer things are a complete mystery to me. After you remove the Hotfix Uninstallers you'll have to run CCleaner's registry cleaner, maybe several times to remove what will then be invalid uninstall data in the Windows registry. Does CCleaner remove all the left over Hotfix Uninstallers entries? I use RegSeeker for that.

You have to be careful with RegSeeker though. I mean generally. Back when I used to use RegSeeker it would find to my best knowledge all of the remaining leftovers in the registry that were actually invalid and needed to be removed.

I'm talking about what CCleaner's registry doesn't find leftover in the registry, and what I mentioned was only pertaining to the removed hotfix uninstallers. Removing Hot Fix Uninstallers is an Advanced cleaning option. Many users including experienced users will only use this option rarely. In your case if you need the space then I would only use it once then immediately turn it back off or you will delete you "new" update uninstallers after each "Patch Tuesday".

You can wait awhile until these build back to a large amount and then do it again. If you are not experienced enough I would leave the Registry alone until you have time to learn how to get yourself out of trouble when things go badly.

I advise most users to not use any Advanced cleaning options. In most cases they do things that new users do not like happening to their PC. Their use is for Advanced "special" reasons and do not improve the performance of your PC.

Even though PS is elevated, it's possible that wusa is being started as a non-elevated process because you're using Start-Process. Try adding -Verb runAs to Start-Process as this will elevate it. That's okay with me for now.

RunAs unfortunately doesn't help at all. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Here's a simple one-liner that does the same thing. Improve this answer. Doe J. Doe 38 8 8 bronze badges. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Be aware that once they are removed you will not be able to uninstall the updates that they represent.

There are two ways to do it: 1. My preference is to run a script which additionally removes the corresponding entries in Add or Remove Programs. Once they are removed by the script, they cannot be restored. Basically, I guess I should reword my question..

Removing those files will not, in itself, speed up the computer. It will make a marginal difference as a little more disk space is made available. Here are a few things that may help to speed up your XP computer. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Hello, after having trouble with Kerio Outlook Connector and Microsoft Hotfix KB i wonder how to mass uninstall that hotfix, or how to uninstall hotfixes at all.

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