I have many empty directories MSxxxx.tmp and _xxxxx_ as shown in the screenshot. I have been deleting them regularly but they reappear within a very short time. What causes them and how can I prevent them?
They are in the root of E as is the recycle bin. Similar files are in the root of C:
You could try running Windows Update
According to this which looks similar... Huge amount of MSI####.tmp folders being generated into Windows\installer?
Something is trying (and failing) to install something in any case.
I do have an update downloaded and installed this afternoon just waiting on a reboot but I'm getting these every day even when there is no update. thanks for the link I'll check it out.
After reading the article in the link I checked the update history and cumulative update (KB4020102) failed many times and never completed successfully. Today's update was the next cumulative update and has installed successfully. Perhaps that will solve the issue. I'll report back later.
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