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Why Windows uses Program Files, AppData, and ProgramData folders

Most Windows users are familiar with Program Files, but AppData and ProgramData play equally important roles. This guide explains how each folder works, which permissions they require, and why certain ...
TweakTown

Official gaming mouse tool reportedly carried malware - here's how to check if you've been hit

TL;DR: Endgame Gear's official configuration utility for the OP1w 4K V2 mouse was infected with the Xred remote access trojan for at least two weeks, we're told, before it was replaced with a clean ...
appuals.com

How to Fix “Error Code: BLZBNTBGS8000001C” on Battle.Net?

Battle.Net Error Code BLZBNTBGS8000001C makes the launcher get stuck on “Connecting” or stops news and shop content from loading, even if your internet works ...
Forbes

Delete These Chinese VPNs As ‘Risks Are Too Great’

You should never use these apps on your phone. Tens of millions of Android and iPhone users are being warned they have installed free apps that leave them at serious ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft shares script to restore inetpub folder you shouldn’t delete

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to help restore an empty 'inetpub' folder created by the April 2025 Windows security updates if deleted. As Microsoft previously warned, this folder helps ...
Wall Street Journal

Go Delete Yourself From the Internet. Seriously, Here’s How.

Google updated its “Results About You” tool, and using it has been an eye-opening experience. It uncovered my home address, phone number and email on so-called people-search websites, along with my ...
TechSpot

Microsoft's latest Windows security update creates an empty folder you should not delete

In context: Every now and then, Microsoft security patches can wreak havoc on Windows PCs. Users are understandably cautious these days, and even an innocent, empty folder can raise concerns about ...
Lifehacker

Don't Delete This Empty Folder on Windows 11

"Inetpub" is a crucial part of a security patch—here's what to do if you already deleted it. Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent ...
Forbes

Microsoft’s New Windows Update — 1 Billion Users Warned: Do Not Delete

Update, April 15, 2025: This story, originally published April 13, has now been updated with detailed instructions on how to restore the controversial Windows “inetpub” folder if it had already been ...
ZDNet

Windows warning: Don't delete that weird 'inetpub' folder. Already did? Here's your fix

Windows 10 and Windows 11 users who installed last week's April Patch Tuesday updates may have noticed a strange new folder appear on their system drive, or C drive. Also: 10 pesky Windows 11 24H2 ...
HotHardware

Microsoft Warns Millions Of Windows Users To Never Delete This Folder

Another day means another Windows update, and this time it comes with a warning from Microsoft. You may have noticed a new folder in your root C:\ folder after applying the latest cumulative update ...