Automating disk cleanup via Intune using the StartComponentCleanup task on a weekly basis

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Automating disk cleanup via Intune using the StartComponentCleanup task on a weekly basis

Colombo Chiara141 0

Requirements:

Automate disk cleanup across the entire device fleet
Avoid any custom scripting or code development
Use the built-in Windows scheduled task StartComponentCleanup
Purpose of the task: reduce WinSxS folder size by removing superseded components

Question:

How can Intune be configured to execute this native maintenance task on a weekly schedule across all corporate endpoints?

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Hi @Colombo Chiara141

Below command for power-shell execution

$TaskName = "StartComponentCleanupWeekly"
$Action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "powershell.exe" -Argument "-NoLogo -WindowStyle Hidden -Command `"Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup`""
$Trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Weekly -DaysOfWeek Sunday -At 3am
$Settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName -Action $Action -Trigger $Trigger -Settings $Settings -Description "Weekly Component Cleanup"
Enable logs 
$Log = "$env:ProgramData\StartComponentCleanup.log"
$Action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "powershell.exe" -Argument "-NoLogo -WindowStyle Hidden -Command `"Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup | Out-File -Append $Log`""

Below command for batch execution

normal batch script.

@echo off
setlocal
rem ============================================================
rem  Create Weekly StartComponentCleanup Scheduled Task
rem  Safe for Intune, Windows 10/11, and Insider builds
rem  Does NOT affect existing scripts or servicing stack
rem ============================================================
set "CleaningTaskName=StartComponentCleanupWeekly"
set "LOGFILE=%ProgramData%\StartComponentCleanup.log"
rem --- Delete old task if exists ---
schtasks /Query /TN "%CleaningTaskName%" >nul 2>&1
if %errorlevel%==0 (
    schtasks /Delete /TN "%CleaningTaskName%" /F >nul
)
rem --- Create new weekly task (Sunday 3 AM) ---
schtasks /Create ^
 /TN "%CleaningTaskName%" ^
 /SC WEEKLY ^
 /D SUN ^
 /ST 03:00 ^
 /RU SYSTEM ^
 /RL HIGHEST ^
 /TR "cmd.exe /c Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup >> \"%LOGFILE%\" 2>&1"
echo Scheduled task '%CleaningTaskName%' created successfully.
endlocal

Thanks.