There's a lot of spinning plates any operating system needs to manage—but when things go wrong, smashed crockery is often the least of an end user's concerns. For instance, some Windows 11 users were left considering going full 'bull in a china shop' when the OS seemingly locked them out of their own C: drive.
Those affected are greeted by the blood-pressure raising message “C:\ is not accessible – Access denied," when simply trying to access their own files from the drive. They may also encounter the message by trying to launch Office apps and web browsers, or even just by checking system utilities. It's a major issue, but currently only affecting a very specific population of PC users.
