Resolved remove $Windows-bt?

I've ran disk cleanup several times including the old os files, temp updates,
actually checked all the boxes but the $Win-bt folder is still there. From what
i see (searching) this should have been removed with disk cleaner.

I suspect this could be the cause of the 1511 os not installing (setup couldn't
start properly).

Any advice on deleting this folder?

thanks,

 

You could try this: Can I Safely Delete $Windows-BT and Windows-WS Folders After Windows 10 Upgrade

 

Tried that, 50/50.
The ~WS folder is gone but the $Windows.~BT folder remains on screen.

on-screen:

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C( 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> takeown ?F C:\$Windows.~BT\* /R /A
Error: The system cannot find the file specified.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> icacls C:\$Windows.~BT\*.* /T /grant administrators:F
C:\.~BT\*: The system cannot find the path specified.
Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> rmdir /S /Q C:\$Windows.~BT

anymore ideas?

 

Ad the "Take Ownership" to the context menu. This is a registry edit and can also be removed if you don't want to keep it. Awesome tools for people who are not super win savey. Makes life easy.
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3841-take-ownership-add-context-menu-windows-10-a.html?filter

 

How you doing, Master Chief?

Already tried that "take ownership ", it had no effect.
Will keep looking......

thanks,
clif

 

Evan,

That worked good for the 64 bit sys.
Will go try it on the 32 bit sys.

I will close this thread.

thanks,