How to Delete Temporary Files in Windows 11

Step 1. Open Windows Settings

Use shortcut keys Win + i to open windows settings. Click the System button on the first line on the left side of the screen, and then click to enter the Storage on the right side of the screen.

Step 2. Click Temporary Files.

After entering this interface, the system will take a while to load, and then it will display the space occupied by temporary files, installed apps and others. Click to enter the detailed page of Temporary Files.

Step 3. Click Remove files.

Click the box next to each type of file you want to remove. Then click Remove files to delete these temporary files (such as Delivery Optimization Files, Temporary Internet Files and DirectX Shader Cache).

Step 4. Click Continue.

The system will pop up a window to confirm whether to delete the selected temporary files again to prevent accidental deletion.

Step 1. Use PC Checkup to clean up temporary files

PC Checkup can clean up your computer with one click of the green button "Checkup”.

You can customize your cleanup scope in "Menu" - "Settings" - "Custom Checkup" - "Useless Files" in the upper right corner of the main window. But we still recommend that you use the default.

Step 2. Use System Cleaner to clean up temporary files

System Cleaner is mainly used to clean up files and traces in the computer. So you can also clean up temporary files. Please click the green button ”Scan” to scan for temporary files that you can clean.

Before scanning, you can click the ">" drop-down check box to select the content to be scanned and cleaned. We also recommend that you use the default.