The issue is caused by a memory/write leak in the Capability Access Manager (CAM) service, which locks and bloats the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file inside the protected
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager\ folder.
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How to verify if you are affected (Run CMD as Admin):
robocopy "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager" "%TEMP%\CAMCheck" /L /B /R:0 /W:0 /BYTES /NP
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Free Manual Fix (PowerShell as Admin):
If your file is massive, you must stop the service to release the file lock, delete it, and restart:
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Stop-Service -Name "camsp" -Force
Remove-Item -Path "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager\CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal" -Force
Start-Service -Name "camsp"
The issue is caused by a memory/write leak in the Capability Access Manager (CAM) service, which locks and bloats the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file inside the protected C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager\ folder. │ How to verify if you are affected (Run CMD as Admin): robocopy "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager" "%TEMP%\CAMCheck" /L /B /R:0 /W:0 /BYTES /NP │ Free Manual Fix (PowerShell as Admin): If your file is massive, you must stop the service to release the file lock, delete it, and restart: │ Stop-Service -Name "camsp" -Force Remove-Item -Path "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager\CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal" -Force Start-Service -Name "camsp"