privacy permission logs

The privacy permission logs tag covers a Windows 11 issue involving CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal, a background database log associated with tracking app access to privacy-sensitive hardware and permissions. User reports described the file consuming unusually large amounts of disk space, sometimes reaching hundreds of gigabytes, making the problem difficult to detect and diagnose. Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 optional Windows 11 preview update, KB5095093, includes a fix for this runaway disk usage. This archive is useful for following the update, understanding how privacy permission logs relate to Capability Access Manager, and troubleshooting unexplained storage growth linked to Windows privacy services.