Neowin News Feed for: Iis

Microsoft issues fix as Windows 11 25H2, 24H2 KB5066835, KB5065789 break many IIS websites

Sayan Sen — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:22:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that IIS connections have broken following recent KB5066835, KB5065789 updates on Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2. A workaround is out. Read more...

Microsoft employee confirms Windows 11 may never 'fix' a key internet feature for office PCs

Sayan Sen — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:36:01 +0000

A Microsoft employee has admitted Windows 11 24H2 breaks a key internet feature for office and enterprise PCs, and that it likely will never be fixed. Read more...

Microsoft shares "immediate remediation" script if you deleted this Windows system folder

Sayan Sen — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has shared a PowerShell script in case you mistakenly deleted a system folder believing it was malicious. The company recommends "immediate remediation." Read more...

Microsoft engineer shows how bad code can lead to your Windows PC slowing down

Sayan Sen — Thu, 22 May 2025 08:28:01 +0000

A Microsoft engineer has realized one of the problems haunting modern Windows systems, leading them to be slow system hogs. Read more...

Microsoft's official 'inetpub' folder lets hackers permanently block Windows updates on PCs

Sayan Sen — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:22:01 +0000

Microsoft recently recommended not deleting the strange inetpub folder that users were wondering about. However, it can let hackers permanently block WIndows security updates. Read more...

IIS 6.0 vulnerability affecting over 60,000 Windows Server 2003 R2 deployments discovered

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:54:01 +0000

A newly discovered security vulnerability in the unsupported Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system is said to be actively exploited by attackers, putting over 60,000 servers using the OS at risk. Read more...

Want a faster, secure alternative to IIS, try Zeus!

Mon, 22 Oct 2001 20:22:36 +0000

Zeus Technology is releasing Zeus Web Server 4.0, an update of its flagship software which has never been hacked, according to Andrew Parker, principal consultant at Zeus. "We've never had a security... Read more...

MS vows rewritten IIS, more patches

Steven Parker — Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:48:55 +0000

Microsoft has been stung into action by Gartner security analyst John Pescatore's conclusion that businesses should ditch IIS - the Beast's own web server - for safer alternatives. Redmond is telling its... Read more...