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Fix localhost issues caused by the latest Windows update

ThioJoe covers a recent Windows Patch Tuesday update that temporarily broke HTTP/2 localhost connections and explains which ...
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Localhost refused to connect in Chrome on Windows 11

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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Yes, a Windows 11 update killed "localhost" support — Microsoft breaks Windows again

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft released the Windows 11 cumulative update KB5066835. It was intended to deliver security fixes and stability improvements, but instead introduced a serious problem. The ...
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WSL2 Now Supports Localhost Connections From Windows 10 Apps

With the release of the Windows 10 Insider build 18945, the Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 now supports the ability for Windows 10 applications to connect to WSL2 apps via localhost. When WSL2 ...
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ssh localhost -- host key verification fails. why?

Try removing ~/.ssh/known_hosts. This should make you type in "yes" to save the verification key for every machine name/IP you try to access again, but oh well. You could also just find the line in ...