Issue

Windows Temp directory (C:\Windows\Temp) gets filled-up with cab_xxx_x files until C: drive runs out of space. Deleting the files doesn’t help as thousands of new cab_ files get generated every day.

Resolution

• Stop Windows Module Installer service
• Delete all cab_ files from C:\Windows\Temp
• Navigate to C:\Windows\Logs
  • Delete CBS.log and other .log and .cab files that have CBS in their name.
• Start Windows Module Installer service

February 2017
Windows 7 Pro