How to disable the Windows disk cleanup message ?
Gili | May 08, 2007 | Comments 5
A quite prevalent Windows XP annoyance is that message it displays when one of your logical drives got full, offering you to run the Disk Cleanup utility.
Many people asked me how they can get rid of that annoying thing. So here’s the answer. Note that the implementation of this tweak involves the manipulation of the Windows Registry.
Remember! If you use the registry editor incorrectly, you might cause serious problems that might require you to reinstall your operating system. Use the registry editor at your own risk.
- Backup the registry file. Use instructions provided in section 2 here.
- Click Start , click Run and type Regedit to open your Registry Editor.
- Browse to My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.
- On the Edit menu, click New, and then click DWORD Value.
- Type NoLowDiskSpaceChecks.
- Set the DWORD value to 1.
Enjoy!
[tags]Windows XP, Windows Vista, Registry [/tags]
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Having full hard drives has always been my problem. That message is one of the most annoying things(aside from a bsod) I’ve ever seen. Now I can get rid of it permanently yay!
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I havent got this till date but I have got the desktop cleanup wizard starting up sometimes.. Not much of an irritant, but I could do without it.
Thanks! This message is VERY annoying when the drives it reports are only being used for media storage..
I try use ramdisc and assign the disc to readyboost. but the message was realy annoyingg… thanks to you..