[Once again](https://meta.superuser.com/q/14819/1210833), I find myself confused on [why a question was closed](https://meta.superuser.com/q/14757/1210833) as "Unclear/Needs Details":

* [Why are there empty files in %localappdata%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\?](https://superuser.com/q/1752050/1210833)

What is unclear about that question?  Is it just because the user didn't list their files?  It really shouldn't be necessary in this case!

Almost any Windows user (especially Windows 11) should be able to check that location for their profile and see 0-byte files (e.g. Paint's `pbrush.exe` in Windows 11 or Edge's `MicrosoftEdge.exe` in Windows 10).  These are App Execution Aliases, which is a *standard* Windows feature and has been for some time.  Did those that VTC'd really not have anything in that location, or did they just not check?

And again, it seems to me to be common courtesy to just *ask* for some additional information when VTC'ing if you don't understand it.  I've been told by a user in comments (here on Meta) that they don't do this because some users then argue in the comments that the question is clear as it stands.  Well ... YES!!!!  It is.  If someone *else* can correctly answer the question as-is, then (a) the question wasn't unclear, and (b) the additional information that *you* thought was needed, wasn't.

As a side-note, I'm really surprised that I didn't find a duplicate here, since it is so simple a question.  But I didn't see a match when searching for "Execution Alias" on the site, at least.