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Windows 95 defenses against installers that overwrite a file with an older one

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260324-00/?p=112159

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Windows 95 defenses against installers that overwrite a file with an older version - The Old New Thing

A very primitive version of recovery.

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