ThioJoe covers a recent Windows Patch update that temporarily broke HTTP/2 localhost connections and explains which apps were affected. He details Microsoft’s rollback solution and offers additional ...

Windows updates usually bring security enhancements, bug fixes and new features. Sometimes, though, these updates can also break parts of the operating system. Unfortunately, some updates for ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue breaking HTTP/2 localhost (127.0.0.1) connections and IIS websites after installing recent Windows security updates. This bug affects both Windows 11 and Windows ...

The problem first surfaced on Microsoft's own support forums and quickly spread to Stack Overflow and Server Fault after the October 2025 cumulative update (KB5066835) landed, which appears to have ...

In environments where the cumulative update for Windows 11 released by Microsoft in October 2025 (KB5066835) has been applied, an issue has occurred where localhost is no longer accessible. This has ...

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If you encounter the Localhost refused to connect error message when running any web server on your local Windows 11/10 computer, then this post is intended to help ...

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Run the PuTTY SSH (Secure Shell) program when you need to establish a secure, encrypted network connection to a remote Unix/Linux computer storing files you require. Note that the PuTTY program by ...

At least for now, though, it seems like this change will only apply to future Windows versions. We were able to activate a fresh Windows 11 Pro 22H2 install with a Windows 8 Pro product key as of this ...