Windows 10 on 20H1 branch will allow you to disable reserved hard disk space

We are waiting for the arrival of the 20H1 branch to Windows 10, an update for the Microsoft operating system that in theory should arrive in spring and that now, it can be in the air due to the global threat posed by the Coronavirus. The truth is that Windows 10 2004 (it's the 20H1 branch) is getting closer and in fact it's only been two days since Build 19041.153 was released for Windows 10.

There are many that will be available, when the day comes to update their equipment but what happens if we don't have enough space? A part of our hard drive is reserved to be used in case of need, a functionality that Windows 10 May 2019 Update arrived and that with Windows 10 2004 will pass away, since users will be able to recover that reserved space.

Reserved space

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The Reserved Storage> function was originally intended to avoid problems during installations. In fact, Microsoft has already explained how it works to avoid and clarify doubts among users."

A space designated solely and exclusively for Windows 10 to make use of it after starting the update process. In this way, the operating system ensures that we have enough space on the hard disk, guaranteeing a minimum that would avoid later problems.

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Reserved storage>Settings > Apps > Apps and features > Manage optional features and of course, it can&39;t be removed… until now, with the advent of Windows 10 2004, the operating system will allow us to deactivate it."

To use up the space that Windows reserves on our computer in case we need more capacity at some point, we will have to use the symbol prompt and type a series of commands. These are the steps:

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• Write CMD to access the Command Prompt"
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• Type DISM.exe /Online /Get-ReservedStorageState (without quotes) to check the status of Reserved Storage. "
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• We deactivate Reserved Storage with the command DISM.exe /Online /Set-ReservedStorageState /State:Disabled. "
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• We can reactivate it with the command DISM.exe /Online /Set-ReservedStorageState /State:Enabled. "

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Disable Reserved Storage can be a more than interesting option for computers that have little storage capacity, especially the most old ones that began to use SSD solid state drives or eMMC memory units with capacities that in many cases did not exceed 128 GB."

Via | Windows Latest