Windows File Explorer Not Showing Correct Folder Size If Folder Named 'Applications'

Anonymous
2018-05-03T21:08:26+00:00

Since installing the 1803 update, Windows File Explorer doesn't display the correct folder size if the folder is named 'Applications'.

There seems to be a bug that if the folder name is 6 characters or more and starts with 'Appli', the folder size shows significantly less than it actually is.  For example if the folder is named 'Apps' or 'Appli', it will display the size correctly.  If however it is named 'Applications' or 'Applix' or 'Appliy', then it won't display correctly.

The Feedback app doesn't work on my computer due to having telemetry settings set to 'Basic', therefore I am reporting the bug here instead.

OS Version:

Windows 10 Pro X64 (17134.1, 1803)

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-05-24T15:32:40+00:00

    I was able to remove many of these (that are not uninstallable directly) with Bulk Crap Uninstaller

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-05-24T15:25:09+00:00

    OK, so some of the old "Un-Installables" can now be removed (Yeah!)

    3D Viewer                    can now  be uninstalled

    Alarms and clocks        still grayed out, stuck with it

    Camera                            "      "

    Game Bar                         "      "

    Groove Music              now un-installable

    Mail and Calendar       can now be uninstalled

    Maps                            grayed out

    Messaging                      "    "

    Photos                            "     "

    Mixed Reality              can now be un-installed   (Yeah!!!!)

    Mobile Plans                  can be un-installed

    Movies and TV                      "       "

    Paint 3D                                 "     "

    Print 3D                                 "       "

    Skype                                     "      "

    Snip & Sketch                        "       "

    Stickys                                    "      "

    Voice Recorder                       "      "

    X-Box                                     "      "

    X-Box Live                              "      "

    Your Phone                        grayed out

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-05-24T15:11:56+00:00

    Allen, you do not have to wait, you can go get 1903 right now from

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-05-24T04:42:01+00:00

    they also fix bugs in the feature updates, but yes i agree, i dont understand why wait so long, maybe the only way to fix it safely was to do they way they are doing it. im just glad its fixed now.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-05-24T04:31:45+00:00

    I think the big question I have now is why couldn't the fix have been patched as a cumulative update for the 1803 and 1809 versions. Why is the only fix to upgrade to a whole new release.

    This is a bug fix, not a feature update, so they should have made attempts to patch all versions of Windows where it is present.

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