Win8 removes legacy apps and cleans up app cache

This article describes several common problems and solutions for Win8 systems related to the WindowsApps folder. Refer to the Baidu library, Baidu experience, and the soft media IT home forum posts, mainly shared the "delete the old Win8 application"; "clean up the Win8 application cache"; "return WindowsApps permissions" Thanks to the original author and friends who have contributed to the resolution of these problems!

If you use Windows 8 for a while, you will find that the disk space of the system is getting smaller …… can refer to this article to clean up!

Delete the old Win8 application

The Win8 application installation directory is on the system disk. The default path is C:Program FilesWindowsApps. The WindowsApps folder does not have permission to access even the administrator account. You can add the current management. Obtaining permissions (this will reduce system security, to ensure the stability of Win8 applications, do not make too many changes after obtaining permissions).

1. Go to the C:Program Files directory and you will not find the WindowsApps folder. Since this directory is hidden, view the hidden files as follows: Ribbon menu view >> [Check] Hide Project

2. Get the permissions of this folder, this step is very important, please be sure to follow the steps.

(1) Right click on the WindowsApps folder - Properties - Security - Advanced

(2) Default by default in the owner will not display the current owner, click on the changes, add you Current account name, OK.

[NextPage]

(Note: the account name to be entered is the name entered when the system is installed, the computer - right click - management - local users and groups - users - is I don't see that there is a name that you set yourself, that's it! It's "name", not "all name" (recommended to see this article) or as shown below, click on Advanced - View Now - - Find the username you set from below. If you are a Microsoft ID login, it is the Microsoft username + email address, select the one!)

(3) After After the owner will appear your account name, check the replacement sub-container and the owner of the object below, then click OK below, there will be a period of authorization process.

3. After the authorization is complete, you can operate on the folder. Open the folder and you will find duplicate directories (if you have updated the application), but the latter The version number is different.

The next thing to do is to hold down Ctrl and select multiple, delete the old version. If you can't tell the date, you can put it in the recycle bin and see if the app can open normally. Don't delete the mistake, otherwise you will uninstall the app and go to the app store to install it.

Another: 64-bit system some applications will appear x86 and x64 directories at the same time, you must keep not confused

and these folders are very important, don't just raise x86 I deleted it all, and I don’t know the consequences. You can try O(∩_∩)O.

At this point, the cleanup of Win8's redundant application has come to an end, it is best not to make other changes~