– Installing the Desktop Experience feature will require a server reboot.ġ) Go to Programs & Features, and in the Features section, enable/install “Desktop Experience”.
– Installing the Desktop Experience feature will not only install Disk Cleanup, but a lot of other utilities you likely don’t need on a server (sound recorder, desktop themes, etc.) We recommend using Option #2 below for several reasons: If your hard drive is getting full, and you wish to do a disk cleanup, there are two ways to enable the Disk Cleanup tool.
For some odd reason Microsoft decided to leave this feature disabled by default, and place it within a optional feature set called “ Desktop Experience.
