files on-demand

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-50170, a local elevation-of-privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver (cldflt.sys) that—when reached by a local, authorized attacker—can be abused to obtain higher privileges on affected machines. The flaw stems...

When low disk space started causing performance issues, a little-known feature in OneDrive quickly became a lifesaver for freeing up valuable storage on Windows 11 without deleting a single file. The Files On-Demand feature, built into OneDrive, empowers users to manage local and cloud file...

Picture this: Your PC’s hard drive feels like an overstuffed suitcase, bursting at the seams with documents, photos, apps, and more. It doesn’t matter how many files you delete; the problem just keeps coming back. But here’s a clever trick from Microsoft’s playbook that could save your sanity...

The worst mistake I ever made was to turn on OneDrive files On-Demand. Not only am I a bit skittish about everything being saved to the cloud, but I don't need to free up space on my PC. So what I would like to do is simply turn off the auto-sync feature. I want to be able to create a file and...