The purpose of this hack is to have Windows automatically run the Disk Cleanup utility. We will specify some settings for default to keep your machine clean and optimized!

Open Notepad and type the following:

  1. C:\windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe /dc sageset: 1

Save the file, but change the extension to .bat

Save It As A .bat File!

Run the file. This runs Window’s Disk Cleanup utility and lets you select what you want to delete. Whatever you choose here will be remembered every time you run the file (You can change these later if you choose). I select everything except for the Recycle Bin. This way, if I need to recover a document, I still can.

Disk Cleanup Properties

Now right-click your batch (.bat) file, choose Edit

Edit The Automated Hard Drive Cleaning Batch File

Change the first line to read:

  1. C:\windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe /dc /sagerun: 1

Save and exit the file. From now on, every time you run this file, you machine will be fresh and clean! Now let’s get fancy:

Applying An Icon To Your Batch File

Windows will not allow you to apply an icon to this file – BUT it will let you give a shortcut an icon!

  1. Move your batch file to another location, i.e. C:\Program Files\
  2. Right-click the batch file and click “Create Shortcut”
    Create A Shortcut
  3. Right-click the shortcut and click properties
  4. Under the “Shortcut” tab, click “Change Icon . . .” This will pop-up the following error:
    Change The Icon For The Shortcut
  5. After clicking “OK”, a dialog should open displaying all of the icons in the location:
    %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
  6. Find one that you like and click “OK”
    The Completed Shortcut
  7. You could get nutty and place this shortcut in your Quick Launch folder by typing Windows Key+R, then:
    "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
    The Shortcut Is In The Quick Launch

Download

You can download both versions of this application (the first is the configuration and the second is the actual program). Just remember to save the file with a .bat extension.