• •A persistent glitch in Windows 11 causes a specific, non-essential system file to continuously increase in size.
• •A corrective patch is currently available through the Windows Update channel to resolve the file bloat.
• •The exact root cause of the runaway file growth remains technical, and it is unclear how many users are affected by this specific storage issue.

Windows 11 users are reporting a storage bug where a system file expands indefinitely, consuming hundreds of gigabytes of disk space. This follows a pattern of recent Windows 11 maintenance updates that have occasionally introduced secondary disk-management issues. While a patch exists to arrest the growth, the software does not automatically recover the space already lost to the bloated file. The long-term impact on system stability for affected users remains a concern if the drive reaches full capacity.