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I need to delete 1 Windows Software Development kit. will this cause any harm to my computer?

Nguyễn Duy Nhật 0 Reputation points
2024-08-26T16:34:34.03+00:00

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I want to delete 1 apps to free up space and noticed the Windows SDK is taking up 2GB of storage! I want to delete it but I don't want to risk doing any damage to my computer. is there a way to fix the storage issue without having to uninstall this or will uninstalling it be ok? I use this laptop for college and I don't want to lose anything important.

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  1. Castorix31 85,881 Reputation points
    2024-08-26T18:40:03.01+00:00

    Windows SDK is used to develop programs witn Visual Studio

    10.0.19041 is for Windows 10

    10.0.22621 is for Windows 11

    If you don't do programs for Windows 10 with VS, you can remove 10.0.19041 version

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  2. Tong Xu - MSFT 2,471 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-08-27T07:31:17.4466667+00:00

    @Nguyễn Duy Nhật There is no harm to your system. You can manage it in Visual Studio setup or just uninstall it.
    visualsetup

    Don't remember accepting the answer or Castorix31's answer. Thank your contribution for the community.

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