Windows is Stupid and so am I

[Ben]

So yesterday I was doing some disk cleanup, dumping browser cache files, etc. I decided for the first time ever to use the Windows Disk Cleanup Tool. I went after items marked "dump files": Debug dump files, system error dump files. I even typed what I was about to do into the googles to check if there would be any issues. "Hey, as long as you aren't currently troubleshooting, they're just log files, so clean away!" Okay, sounds good - run!

All looked to go well yesterday, then I turned my computer on this morning. "Updating Windows - 100% - do not turn off your computer" (there were no updates pending when I turned it off yesterday). %&^*$&^! I let it sit there for 30 minutes. There was no disk activity. Okay, this happened to me once before and I went ahead and did a hard reboot that time and everything started right up. Did the same this time and got: "Updating Windows - 35% - do not turn off your computer" &%&^*($&! %^^&*$! $%^*!

This time there was disk activity, so I let it sit for nearly two hours and finally got it to the login screen. Turned it off and on again a couple of times to make sure all was okay, and I'm finally back up.

While I was waiting, I broke out the spare laptop and did some searching. While I saw no "Hey, watch out!" warnings regarding disk cleanup when I checked before I started, after searching for "update hangs after disk cleanup" there were pages of this happening. So this post is just an FYI for anyone thinking of running the resident disk cleanup tool. It is not worth it. If I want to cleanup temp files I'll stick with Spybot, which never gives me any issues, and cache cleanup within individual browsers. Stupid Ben. Stupid Microsoft.

[WLJ]

Never been a huge fan of Gates but MS has been run like a Three Stooges short since he largely left the company.

[230RN]

I love it when their updates destroy my carefully-adjusted settings.  I also love it when you block updates but they still happen.  I love it when their updates to fix "A" causes problems with "B" and "C."  I love it when their fix of "B" causes problems with "D" and "E."  I love it when their fix of "C" results in problems with "F" and "G."

I love it when you set the exit button default to "Hibernate" to avoid updates and all of a sudden they change that to Shut Down and you get fisted with an update anyhow.

I just love it all to pieces.

Ivan Boroslavitch, 340SO

[Sideways_8]

I've had alright luck out of Windows Disk Cleanup. It cleared up 16 gigs for one of my drives. Can't say I find Windows any worse than any other OS (Linux randomly losing the driver for my mouse, Android randomly turning on battery saving crap that breaks gps functions, Apple being Apple and sucking)

[RocketMan]

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[lee n. field]

I use ccleaner for automated junk scouring.  Or manual deletion.  Both are faster than what's built in to Windows.

[Scout26]

You mean like with a rag??

[Ben]

I use ccleaner for automated junk scouring.  Or manual deletion.  Both are faster than what's built in to Windows.

I was using crap cleaner for years, but I thought they stopped updating the software or something a while back?

[lee n. field]

You mean like with a rag??

A scrap of Chore Boy around a bore brush.   Works like a champ.

[RocketMan]

I was using crap cleaner for years, but I thought they stopped updating the software or something a while back?

It's still being maintained.  There are updates every few weeks.
There is even a pro-version available, but the feature set isn't all that more comprehensive than the free version to tempt me.