Win8 system how to delete the MSI installation package and compress the Installer folder

MSI is the installation program in the system, the installation program is stored in the MSI format after the system is installed. To clean up the space, remove the Win8 MSI installation package and also compress the Installer folder. How does the Win8 system remove the MSI installation package and compress the Installer folder?

First, delete the MSI installation package

1, $ PatchCache $ is a hidden system file, you need to first display it as:

2, then You can delete the $PatchCache$ folder. If you are prompted for permissions, please get Win8 super administrator privileges.

PS: Note, do not delete other folders in the Installer directory, otherwise the related software will not be uninstalled.

Second, compress the Installer folder

1, below we compress the Installer folder to save disk space, because the folder is stored in the software redundant information, not Read frequently, so there is no system performance after compression.

2. Right-click on the Installer folder and select “Properties" to open the “Installer Properties” window. Figure:

3, click on the & ldquo; regular & rdquo; tab in the lower right & ldquo; Superior & rdquo; button to open the & ldquo; Advanced Properties & rdquo; window. Check the following "Compress content to save disk space", OK.

The above is how the Win8 system removes the MSI installation package and compresses the entire contents of the Installer folder. After performing the above two steps, you can save a lot of system space.