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} | Sort-Object GB -Descending | Select-Object -First 12

# How much the Windows component store (WinSxS) can reclaim
Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -ScanHealth

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I am a bit baffled that this is the second command, found missing in dism module now. The other one is a specific compression methods for exporting images (Export-WindowsImage). 🤔

Asking internally on DL.


# Largest Windows event logs
Get-ChildItem C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs -File | Sort-Object Length -Descending |
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afterward, a maintenance reboot completes the cleanup.

```powershell
Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -StartComponentCleanup
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**b. Clear the Windows Update download cache.** Safe to clear; Windows re-downloads
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# cluster does not spike all at once; the returned per-node exit code confirms success
# (0 = succeeded). Raise the throttle only if the cluster has headroom.
Invoke-Command -ComputerName (Get-ClusterNode).Name -ThrottleLimit 2 -ScriptBlock {
Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -StartComponentCleanup
[pscustomobject]@{ Node = $env:COMPUTERNAME; ExitCode = $LASTEXITCODE }
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} | Sort-Object Node | Format-Table -AutoSize
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