A drive selection box should appear.

Simply select the drive your OS is installed

on. The default drive should appear first which is usually the C:/ drive. If you're
confident that this is the main drive where your OS is installed, hit OK. Windows
should scan your system for a while and then a box will pop up.

Now, two things could happen at this point. You could be presented with a list of
files to delete right away, one of which is �Previous Windows Installation(s)�, or
if that option is not visible, you will need to select the �Clean up system files�
option on the bottom left.

Windows will do some more calculations and give you another a very similar looking
box, this time with the option to delete �previous windows installation(s). You
might have to scroll down to find it, but it should be taking up a sizeable bit of
drive space, in our case, almost 5GB. Tick this option and click OK. In the
separate message box that appears asking if you�re certain you want to send this,
click Delete Files, and you�re done.
4 - Windows Update isn't working

Many people have reported issues with Windows Update in Windows 10. Check first
that you've upgraded to the Windows 10 Fall update (see above, number 2). If you're
still getting problems, download and run the Windows Update Troubleshooter, then
reboot and try to update again.

If the problems remain, you might need to get a bit more stuck in. First, check
that System Restore is configured (see below, number 7) and create a restore point.
With this done, use Win+x and select Command Prompt (Admin), then type 'net stop
wuauserv' (without the quotes) and hit Enter, followed by 'net stop bits' and
Enter. You should see confirmations that each service was either stopped or wasn't
running. Next, open Explorer, navigate to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution, and
delete its contents including any sub-folders. Now reboot, open Windows Update and
click Check for updates.
5 - Turn off forced updates

If you're anything like us, you set up previous Windows releases so that they
wouldn't install updates automatically - one forced reboot is one too many. To be
fair to Microsoft, Windows 10 handles post-update reboots much more elegantly, but
we'd still rather be in control from the outset.

There is a workaround for users running Windows 10 Pro: from the Start Menu, search
for 'gpedit' and run the Group Policy Editor. Expand Computer Configuration in the
left-hand pane, and navigate to Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows
Update. Double-click Configure Automatic Updates in the list, select the Enabled
radio button, and in the left-hand box select 2 - Notify for download and notify
for install. Now click OK, and you'll be notified whenever there are updates -
unfortunately, they'll be a daily irritation if you're using Windows Defender.

The Group Policy Editor isn't available on Windows 10 Home, but we'd recommend you
at least open Windows Update, click Advanced options and select Notify to schedule
restart from the Choose how updates are installed list. While you're here, all
Windows 10 users might want to click Choose how updates are delivered, and ensure
that Updates from more than one place is either off, or set to PCs on my local
network.
6 - Turn off unnecessary notifications

Windows 10's Action Center is an excellent way to view all your computer's
important messages, collating pop-ups and notifications from your email, social
media apps like Facebook, updates from software like Adobe's Creative Suite and
even system messages from Windows itself.
Unfortunately, it can quickly become cluttered with notifications that you're not
really interested in, and having to dismiss repeated messages from over-eager apps
can be an annoying hassle.

Thankfully, there's an easy way to ensure that the Action Center only shows you
relevant information. Open the settings menu, then navigate to System |
Notifications & Actions. You'll find a series of toggles governing how
notifications are displayed, including the ability to turn off Windows tips,
disable notifications from showing up on the lock screen or while presenting, and
even the option to turn off notifications altogether.

You can also disable notifications on a per-app basis, so if Java keeps bugging you
to install an update, or Candy Crush Saga won't stop nagging you to play another
few levels, you can turn off notifications for those apps while leaving the
software you actually care about to keep on giving you notifications.

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