Subj : Windows 11 bug that made some users wrongly suspect theyd been ha
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Dec 18 2023 10:30:05

Windows 11 bug that made some users wrongly suspect theyd been hacked has 
finally been fixed  but it took Microsoft over a year

Date:
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:23:46 +0000

Description:
A long-standing bug in File Explorer has doubtless worried quite a few 
Windows 11 users throughout 2023.

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Microsoft has fixed a bug in Windows 11 that has been hanging around forever, 
pretty much  or for over a year anyway. 

In fact, as Windows Latest observes, it took Microsoft fifteen months to fix 
the problem with File Explorer whereby it would simply pop into the 
foreground with no warning. 

In other words, you might be busy working away at some task or other and File 
Explorer suddenly appears on top of all your other windows, for absolutely no 
reason. 

An odd problem indeed, but were told that the cure is packaged up in the 
latest update for Windows 11. Thats the recently released cumulative update 
for December , also known as patch KB5033375. 

Microsoft notes: This update addresses an issue that affects File Explorer 
windows. When you do not expect them, they appear in the foreground. 

The bug seems to happen randomly on affected PCs, and worse still, Windows 
Latest says that it can occur on a roughly hourly basis in some scenarios, 
which is way too regularly for our liking. Analysis: False hacking suspicions 

The thing about this bug is that it isnt just a distraction or annoyance, but 
more than this, it may make some Windows 11 users wrongly suspect that theyve 
been hacked. After all, your PC doing things of its own accord, when youre 
not touching the keyboard or the mouse perhaps, is a sign of potential 
compromise  and certainly a freaky thing to experience if nothing else. 

In this respect, the File Explorer bug may have caused some undue worry on 
the part of those experiencing it, who may have been running virus scans and 
all sorts of other carry-on, imagining that there could be a potential breach 
of security on their system somewhere. 

Its good that this is fixed, but it should never take more than a year for a 
problem to be banished from Windows 11. There have certainly been some 
relieved users weve seen on the likes of Reddit rejoicing that this gremlin 
in the works has finally been dealt with, while scratching their heads at 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-bug-that-made-some-user
s-wrongly-suspect-theyd-been-hacked-has-finally-been-fixed-but-it-took-microso
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