Microsoft patches Windows 11 bug that caused permissions file to balloon in size

Microsoft has released a fix for a Windows 11 bug that caused a system file to consume excessive storage space. The patch was included in the optional June 2026 update (KB5095093) and targets the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file, which manages app permissions on Windows 11 devices. Some users reported the file growing to extreme sizes, with one case reaching 500GB and others reporting figures in the tens of gigabytes. The issue had persisted for several months before Microsoft addressed it through this update.
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