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Microsoft pulls Samsung app blocking Windows C: drive from Store

ID: 738dfdae-16e8-5016-b1ca-e8b05aa95216

STIX ID: report--738dfdae-16e8-5016-b1ca-e8b05aa95216

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2026-03-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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Microsoft removed the Samsung Galaxy Connect app from the Microsoft Store after reports that it caused 'C:\ is not accessible – Access denied' errors on specific Samsung Galaxy Book 4 and desktop models running Windows 11, blocking applications and administrative tasks; Samsung republished a previous stable version while Microsoft and Samsung investigate remediation. Separately, Microsoft released an out-of-band update to fix a security issue in the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) management tool affecting certain Windows 11 Enterprise hotpatch deployments.

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