How to check the actual size of WinSxS folder under Win10? One command to get

Many IT circle users reflect the WinSxS folder under Win10 and the same size as Win7/Win8.1, the size is growing, it makes people feel like "Cancer" ; This folder holds a lot of system files, such as various dynamic link libraries, dll”, and some links to the system32 folder. Each time an update is installed, the files in it are updated and replenished, so the volume is getting bigger and bigger. Since there is a "link" file, and the size of the linked file is also counted in the folder size (but actually in system32), it is difficult to determine how big the folder is.

In fact, it is not difficult to know exactly the size of the folder. It only needs one command to solve it. The method is as follows:

1. Enter CMD in Cortana search bar. Right click on the first result and select "Run as administrator" &

2. Enter the following command and press Enter: Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore

3. After a few minutes, the DISM tool will complete the analysis and you can view the specific results.

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