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Originally Posted by itimpi
I never knew about that folder despite having used Windows for years!
I have just tried setting my Windows 7 Pro based system to (temporarily) show system files (I already had it set to show hidden files) so that I could look at that folder. I found that the 'installer' folder on my system is about 2.4GB in size so I see this is another way that Windows can quickly use up free disk space 
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I just got a new laptop that had W7

. A bit of a change from XP.
I exposed hidden files and extensions for years to avoid the 'double extension' malware gambit.
BTW I did not know about the folder either. I saw
the path listed as a 'System' folder, rather than a download folder where I would expect a MSI to live.