And yes, I tried to clean up more space by doing disk cleanup multiple times, but it wasn't enough and no avail

It updated all the way until the creators update, and I received 3 consecutive errors for "not enough disk space" even after windows update "cleared me" for the creators update with 8GB of free space.

Powerful, Space saving, equipment

Definitely recommend as long as you understand what this is for; trying to render HD video, or gaming, will leave you disappointed.