[BrandonLive]

This is not an accurate way to measure the size of Windows as most of those folders contain no files, just hard links. There is no reason for you to have to worry about deleting "defunct system files", the OS handles this just fine on its own.

You do not have to set your connection to metered to disable P2P updates, there's a setting just for that, and there's really no reason to disable it in the first place.

[lotsofpulp]

As an end user, all I'm interested in is measuring how much of the storage I can use for things other than the operating system. There should be no need for me to touch my Windows folder at any point. Obviously, if I have 50GB+ in Windows, then the OS is NOT handling this just fine on its own.

I disabled sharing my bandwidth because I feel like it was not in good faith of Microsoft to make it a hidden default, and it should have been an explicit opt in to do that. That and the constant nagging for Windows 10, and hidden reinstallations of windows updates that I had uninstalled to prevent the nagging indicate a lack of respect that I don't appreciate as a customer.