The Windows system consists of thousands of files. Many of them have strange names, others have extensions that most users have never seen before. Normally you do not need to worry about these files.

If a few files stay locked, Safe Mode usually makes cleanup easier because update components aren’t running there. I didn’t ...

Your Windows operating system and many third-party applications create hundreds of Temporary files on your system in one single day. Normally, these files do not cause any issue, but when they ...

Windows Update uses Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) to generate diagnostic logs in Windows 11/10, and save them in the .etl file format. The reason why this has been done is that it reduces disk space ...

I'm trying to trouble shoot a crazy installation issue installing a published app on WTS. For the life of me I cannot figure out why the Microsoft Installer keeps rolling back and the only thing I can ...

After your computer applies a Windows patch, the patch file along with other files related to the installation are cached in the hidden system folder C:\Windows ...

Just like your fridge, a computer's storage space needs to be cleaned out every once in a while to keep things running smoothly. "Temporary" files can get left behind permanently, and big updates to ...