The 0xc0000035 error is rarely a "system killer." It’s a minor conflict in how Windows tracks its own update progress. By clearing the folder or restarting the update services, you usually tell Windows to stop overthinking and start the log fresh.
A: Unlikely. Malware rarely targets ETW trace session names in this way. It’s almost always a software collision or log corruption issue. The 0xc0000035 error is rarely a "system killer