The next Windows 10 version will feature "reserved storage" and you might not like it

No matter how large is the Windows drive on my computer, it is always hard to live with the idea that the operating system is reserving some storage space for various reasons when this can be avoided. Soon, it seems that the next major Windows 10 release will bring a "reserved storage" feature that will take away 7 GB of storage space to avoid failing updates due to a bug in the operating system that has been around for a while.

This is how Microsoft's Jesse Rajwan explains the aforementioned feature: "Through reserved storage, some disk space will be set aside to be used by updates, apps, temporary files, and system caches. Our goal is to improve the day-to-day function of your PC by ensuring critical OS functions always have access to disk space." He also added that a few Windows and application scenarios "become unreliable" without this feature, but once reserved storage is in place, everything is less likely to fail.

The problem with reserved storage is that it "will start at about 7 GB" but can vary based on the usage patterns of the device. Windows Insiders running build 18298 or newer can already take this feature for a spin, but the regular Windows 10 users will get it with devices that come with version 1903 pre-installed and those who will have it after a clean install.

Do you think that the introduction of the "reserved storage" feature is just a lazy approach that avoids fixing the Windows 10 bug that fails to check for enough space before launching after big updates? How much free space do you usually have on your Windows drive? Does this upcoming feature make you think about switching to Linux? Let us know what you think in the comments below.