Windows Updates: cached files
List the files kept by the Microsoft super-cache and how often computers ask for them.
Open Windows Update, then the Cached files tab.
The tab lists the files stored by the Microsoft super-cache.
The most requested files come first.
Files stored by the super-cache, most requested first.
Columns
| Column | Content |
|---|---|
| Family | Windows, Office, Intune or Xbox. |
| File | The file name and the Microsoft host it came from. |
| Size | The size of the stored file. |
| Requests over the window | The number of computers that asked for the file, counted once per computer and per day. Only the days of the rotation window count. |
| Last request | The last time a computer asked for the file. |
| Cached on | The date the file entered the cache. |
| Fresh until | The end of the lifetime given by Microsoft. After that date, the next request downloads the file again. |
A computer that downloads a file in several pieces still counts once that day.
The count shows how many computers needed the file.
It does not show how many times the file was read.
Search
Type part of a host name or a path to filter the list.
Type a family name, windows, office, intune or xbox, to show that family only.
The list shows the 5000 most requested files at most.
A message appears when more files are stored.
Read the list
- Files near the top are the ones the cache saves the most bandwidth on.
- Files near the bottom are removed first when the cache needs space.
See storage and rotation. - A file with one request has been downloaded by a single computer so far.
It saves bandwidth only once a second computer asks for it.
The tab is read-only.
Artica manages the content on its own.