Wondering what these $Windows.~BT and $Windows.~WS folders are on your system or the C drive after upgrading to the Windows 10 or Windows 11 system, is it safe to delete or not?
DELETE $WINDOWS.~BT
2 Tricks To Delete $WINDOWS.~BT and $WINDOWS.~WS Folders In Windows 10
Unwanted files and folders can affect the system performance, according to professionals a clean and clear system drive can help any computer to work efficiently. After upgrading to Windows 10 two folders named $Windows.~BT and $Windows.~WS appear on System or C Drive.
These folders are actually temporary folders created by Windows, during the upgrading process. These folders are in a hidden state, and you have to change the folder options to see them. Go to the File Explorer, under View tab, check Show hidden files checkbox.