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Wifi not working after deleting capability access manager db
is there someone here with some computer windows know how - I was having a problem with the capability accessmanager database consuming all my hard drive space and so every bit of advice I found online from even windows forums was to simply delete the db file and windows will automatically recreate it but it will eliminate the enormous file upon next restart
I did that and now though I don't have any wifi connection and I get an error message in services when I try to restart the capability access manager service - I don't know what to do now
I have windows 11. All the advice I found online was saying that if you delete the database file that is okay because windows just recreates it when you restart as long as Capability Access manager service isn't disabled - well I didn't disable it, I just followed the directions to go into safe.mode and delete the db file
But now after restarts the Capability access manager remains disabled and I can't start it in the services.msc
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We deleted the CapabilityAccessManager db-wal file in Safe Mode, as recommended by other forums. After that, the system could not detect any Wi-Fi networks. We attempted multiple fixes, including uninstalling the NIC and drivers, running the Windows troubleshooter, and resetting the network adapter.
We also saw that the Settings app would crash when navigating to Settings > System > Power, though it was unclear if this was related.
To resolve the issue, we used Settings > System > Recovery > Fix problems using Windows Update. After installing the repair version of 25H2, both Wi-Fi and the Settings app were functioning normally again.
After hours of painstaking experimentations, the solution I found was: instead of deleting the individual .db* file(s), backup and delete the entire C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager\ folder.
It seems to me that the logic of camsvc is: if the folder exists, assume that all files are intact and crash if any file is missing. If the folder doesn't exist, create the folder and then create all the files anew.
Yes, I understand your situation. The Capability Access Manager database (or similar system database files) can sometimes grow excessively large, consuming a lot of disk space. Deleting the database file and letting Windows recreate it is a common troubleshooting step, but it should be done carefully.
Go to Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters. Run the Network Adapter troubleshooter to detect and fix issues.
