Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is eating up to 500GB of storage, verify if you are affected
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Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is silently eating up to 500GB of your storage, fix coming July 14, 2026.

Personally, I have never seen this many issues with Windows like today. Even way back in the Windows Vista days. Woah, Windows Vista will be 20 years old in November…

If you are forced to still be on Windows 11.

This file can be found in the following directory,

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager\

Then see if it shows a huge file size.

Windows Latest found that one particular file called “CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal” can use most of your system storage.

If your PC is affected, the safest fix is to install Windows 11 KB5095093 from Windows Update, or wait for the July 2026 Patch Tuesday update, where the fix is expected to roll out automatically.

  • The_vEnglish
    3·
    6 hours ago

    I bought a machine right before 7 launched to replace my XP machine. Vista SP2 was solid by then. I ran it for over a year because it was extremely stable.

    I waited a bit over a year to install 7 on the machine when it’s SP1 came out.