How To Clear Downloads On Windows 10

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Hi Guru,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We would be glad to help you with the issue you are facing today. I understand the difficulty with the problem.

Follow these steps:

Go to the Windows desktop and click on the "" button. The Start Menu will appear.
Click on "My Computer," then double click on the icon for your computer's hard drive. This is usually labeled as the C: Drive.
Open the folder labeled as "Software Distribution."
Locate the folder labeled "Download" and right click on it. A drop down menu will appear.
Select "Delete" from the drop down menu and click "Yes" when prompted "Are you sure you want to send to the recycle bin?". That's it - you have successfully removed the Download folder.

Hope this will fix the issue, if not let us know with the updated status and we will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you.

Rakesh C N

Microsoft Community.

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Please excuse my ignorance, but where do I find the button you mention in the first step. The one that looks like double quotes ("").

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Hi,

Thank you for responding and apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

Try the below and check if it helps.

Press Windows key from the keyboard, type this pc and select This PC.
Double click on the drive where the Operating System is installed (Usually OS (C:) drive).
Double click on Windows folder> Software Distribution> Downloads.
Press Ctrl+ a (to select all the content), Select the drop down option forDelete in the tool bar, and click on Delete permanently.
Restart the computer.
Later, you will have you have to install all the updates and programs on your device.

Hope it helps. Feel free to contact us for any further assistance on Windows Operating System. We will be happy to help you.

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