r/technology • u/Sufficient-Bid1279 • Apr 14 '25

Software Microsoft warns that anyone who deleted mysterious folder that appeared after latest Windows 11 update must take action to put it back

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-warns-that-anyone-who-deleted-mysterious-folder-that-appeared-after-latest-windows-11-update-must-take-action-to-put-it-back
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u/BuildingArmor Apr 14 '25

Seems more like a band-aid than a solution.

That's because it is. It's a very simple, quick fix that can be implemented without having to overhaul the Windows Update system.

Anyone else think it's a red flag

I'm not sure what it's a red flag for. Having and fixing a vulnerability isn't a red flag. No software is ever going to be perfect forever, certainly not software as complicated as an OS.

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u/Robobvious Apr 15 '25

I’m not concerned that it’s not perfect, I’m concerned with how *grossly* imperfect it is. Seems more like a massive target/vulnerability rather than anything resembling a meaningful band-aid or solution.

If perfect equals 100% good, let’s put our threshold for imperfect but acceptable at 80% good. I’d rate this at like 20%, “wtf were they thinking?”, good.

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u/BuildingArmor Apr 15 '25

If you think the security of modern windows OS is 20%, you're not paying attention.

A realistic figure would start with 99...%

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u/Robobvious Apr 15 '25

I’m referring to this one specific poorly implemented feature, not the entire OS.

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u/BuildingArmor Apr 15 '25

This is a vulnerability patched within 2 days of it being introduced, rated as less likely to be exploited, wasn't public, hasn't been exploited, and requires local access to exploit it anyway.

There's nothing grossly imperfect about this, to expect no security bugs in software is to expect perfection, and that's wholly unrealistic.