1. It is risky for users to manually delete files in the Winsxs folder! (Not recommended)

2. Click on the bottom left of the screen (desktop) → Start → Run (or press Win+R key on the keyboard at the same time) → Enter → cmd in the open run window → Press Enter on the keyboard (or click OK in the run window). → You can also enter → %windir%\system32\cmd.exe → press Enter on the keyboard → bring up the command prompt window in the address bar above the open file management window.

3. On the right side of the command prompt in the open command prompt window → Enter → Winsxs folder security slimming command → Specific commands are as follows:

Dism.exe/ Online/Cleaning-Image/Start Component Cleaning

Note: this Winsxs folder security slimming command supports Win8. 1 RTM and Win8. 1 update.

4. Click the right mouse button →WIN 8. 1 The drive letter of the partition where the system is located (usually drive C) → Properties → General → Disk cleaning → OK → Delete files → Slim down (lose weight) on drive C according to the prompts.

5. If the user is not sure about using the above command to slim down the Winsxs folder safely, he can also use the third-party system optimization software supporting Win8. 1 system, such as the official version of Soft Media Rubik's Cube 6_v6. 12 (applicable to Win8.1/Win8/Win7/Vista/XP system), and press.