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Usually, when something weird happens with Windows 11, it’s due to a Patch Tuesday update going wrong. After all, Patch Tuesday is when the Redmond giant releases its big monthly update for its operating system, which opens the door for things to go wrong.
June’s patch introduces a bug where, if you try to delete something from your Recycle Bin, the confirmation box seemingly lists a different file to delete instead. Fortunately, there’s no need to worry; everything’s actually working just fine. It’s just a strange case of internal names being used where they shouldn’t be.
As spotted by Neowin, Microsoft has updated its documentation on all known Windows 11 version 26H1 issues and notifications. At the time of writing, there is only a single issue listed, but it’s a pretty strange one. As it turns out, when you try to delete a file from the Recycle Bin permanently, Windows 11 may show a confirmation message with the ‘wrong name’. As it turns out, it’s actually the right name, just not the one we use:
When permanently deleting a single item from the Recycle Bin, the confirmation dialog displays the internal Recycle Bin filename (for example, $Rxxxxx.ext) instead of the original filename. The Recycle Bin itself correctly displays the original filename, and restoring the item also restores it using the original filename.
This issue occurs after installing the Windows security update released on June 9, 2026 (KB5095051).
It seems you can still do everything you normally can with your files, despite the bug. It’s just that the Recycle Bin won’t show the name you expect to see in the confirmation dialog box. Hopefully, Microsoft can get this remedied before long.
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