How to enable or disable Reserved Storage with DISM on Windows 10

You can now enable or disable Reserved Storage on Windows 10 using three new options with the DISM command tool, and here's how to complete the task.

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Reserved Storage enable and disable dism commands
Reserved Storage enable and disable dism commands

On Windows 10, Reserved Storage is a feature designed to allocate part of your device available storage for updates and upgrades to avoid problems as a result of not enough space.

The feature has been available since version 1903, and it comes enabled by default after a clean installation or on newly manufactured devices.

Starting with version 2004, Windows 10 is introducing new commands for the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command tool, which allows you to determine if Reserved Storage is configured as well as to enable or disable the feature.

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable or disable Reserved Storage using the DISM commands on Windows 10 version 2004.

How to enable Reserved Storage using DISM command

DISM command to enable Reserved storage on Windows 10:

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.

  3. Type the following command to confirm whether Reserved Storage is enabled or disabled, and press Enter:

    dism /Online /Get-ReservedStorageState

  4. Type the following command to enable Reserved Storage and press Enter:

    dism /Online /Set-ReservedStorageState /State:Enabled

    Windows 10 enable Reserved Storage DISM command
    Windows 10 enable Reserved Storage DISM command

After you complete the steps, Reserved Storage will enable on your device setting aside a part of the available storage to avoid problems during updates and upgrades.

How to disable Reserved Storage using DISM command

DISM command to disable Reserved storage on Windows 10:

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.

  3. Type the following command to confirm whether Reserved Storage is enabled or disabled, and press Enter:

    dism /Online /Get-ReservedStorageState

  4. Type the following command to disable Reserved Storage and press Enter:

    dism /Online /Set-ReservedStorageState /State:Disabled

    Windows 10 disable Reserved Storage DISM command
    Windows 10 disable Reserved Storage DISM command

Once you complete the steps, Windows 10 will unlock the storage previously reserved to prevent problems during updates without users having to free up space.

Although you can enable or disable Reserved Storage using the DISM command tool, it won’t take effect until the next upgrade of Windows 10.

About the author
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Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].