$Windows.~BT & $Windows.~WS folders are created after an update to Windows 10 and are temporary directories taking a lot of space. They can safely be deleted.
- Run a DOS (cmd) console as administrator.
- Execute:
- takeown /F C:\$Windows.~BT\* /R /A
- icacls C:\$Windows.~BT\*.* /T /grant administrators:F
- rmdir /S /Q C:\$Windows.~BT\
Remove anything left manually from the file explorer.
Thanks to
TheWindowsClub.