How to Clean up the WinSxS Directory and Free Up Disk Space on Windows Server 2008 R2 with New Update
Get KB2852386 for Windows 2008R2 and Windows 7 from below locations: http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=2852386 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42739 Server needs to be rebooted after this update installed. Install Desktop Experience feature. When installing Desktop Experience, it does require additional features. Select the button to Add Required Features and click Next and then Install. A reboot is required to finalize the install. Run cleanmgr.exe. Several options are provided for cleanup, including a new option for Windows Update Cleanup. Just like the Windows 7 cleanup, mileage will vary. Also like Windows 7, the actual cleanup occurs during the next reboot. After the reboot, taking a look at the WinSxS directory, it has shrunk. Other options: If you have applied SP1 and have not cleaned up afterwards, I’d highly recommend doing so by running the following command from an administrative command prompt: dism /online /cleanup-i