New Windows 11 problem: Self-created hundreds, thousands of empty folders

Many users report that Windows 11 is creating hundreds to thousands of empty folders on its own in the System32 folder. It seems that Windows 11 has inherited this problem from Windows 10.

These empty directories are supposed to be created by the Provisioning Package Runtime Processing tool. The file name of this tool is ProvenTool.exe. According to technology experts, users can delete empty folders with the name tw-1ff8-1c4-19xxxx.tmp without any problems.

In fact, this is not a new problem. Windows 10 had a similar problem in 2019.

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In addition to creating junk folders, this problem does not cause any trouble for your computer. If you want to check if your computer has problems or not and want to clean up junk folders, you can check it yourself at:

C:/Windows/System32/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local.

Windows 11 received mixed reviews from users. The quality of Microsoft's new operating system is also not perfect. Since its official launch until now, Windows 11 has continuously encountered different problems.

So far, Microsoft has confirmed a series of printer-related errors on Windows 11. Along with compatibility issues with other components lead to users suffering from unpleasant experiences.

Many experts assess that Microsoft has been a bit too focused on the aesthetic aspect of Windows 11. Even the technology giant is willing to sacrifice many useful and familiar features on Windows 10 just to make Windows 11 look sleeker or more minimalistic.