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    April 2025 Windows Update: Why is the Empty 'inetpub' Folder on My C: Drive?

    Windows updates continue to keep IT professionals and enthusiasts on their toes. The latest April 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5055523) and Windows 10 (KB5055518) has introduced a curious new quirk: an empty “inetpub” folder appearing in the root of the C: drive, even on systems...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    The Inetpub Folder Explained: Why You Should Keep It and How to Restore It After Accidental Deletion

    The Inetpub Folder Mystery: Why You Should Never Delete It and How to Restore It Windows users, especially those who aren’t familiar with system internals, might have been puzzled or annoyed by the sudden appearance of the inetpub folder in their system’s root drive (usually C:). It looks like...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows 11 Update KB5055523: Unexplained inetpub Folder Emerges

    Windows 11 continues to surprise its users. The latest April 2025 cumulative update—KB5055523—has introduced an unexpected twist: the creation of an empty "inetpub" folder in the root of the C: drive, even on systems where Internet Information Services (IIS) is not installed. While the folder’s...
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    Decoding the inetpub Folder: Key Insights on Windows Update & Security

    Windows users, brace yourselves for another quirky twist in the Windows update saga. If you recently installed the April Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 10 or Windows 11, you might have noticed an unexpected guest on your system drive: a folder named "inetpub." While its name might suggest...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows Server 2022 KB5051979 Update: Fixes Key Issues and Enhances Stability

    In an important February 2025 update, Microsoft has released Windows Server 2022 KB5051979—a patch that promises to restore lost functionality and resolve several lingering issues. Windows administrators have reason to celebrate as this update addresses problems that have disrupted operations...
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    No shortcuts appear in Navigation pane of Windows 10 like it did in older versions of Windows. - Solved!

    Symbolic link not showing up in Navigation Pane of Windows 10. Instead of using Quick Access. How to get show up there?
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    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Symlinks in Windows 10!

    Overview Symlinks, or symbolic links, are “virtual” files or folders which reference a physical file or folder located elsewhere, and are an important feature built in to many operating systems, including Linux and Windows. The Windows’ NTFS file system has supported symlinks since Windows...
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    Windows 8 Cannot create symbolic link even as a member of Administrators

    Even though I am a member of the Administrators group, when I try to create a symbolic link I get the message: "You do not have sufficient privilege to perform this operation." In Windows7 I am also a member of Administrators and have no problem creating symbolic links. Does anybody have any...
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    • administrators error message file management link creation privilege issues symbolic links system administration user permissions windows 7 windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  9. xen111

    Windows 7 How to create a 'smart view' with symbolic links

    I haven't done any programming for a long time, and virtually haven't done any Windows scripting since the days of MS-DOS. For my digital audio needs I am planning to separate my music collection into 3 folder trees: - lossless albums - lossy albums inclusive - lossy albums exclusive. The...
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    • Forum: Programming and Scripting
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    Windows 7 Using Junctions (symlinks or Symbolic Links) to protect your save files

    Have you ever lost ALL of your saved game data because something terrible happened? Well, recently, we have seen advancements solving this problem with the likes of Steam Cloud. Steam Cloud allows gamers, who are increasingly using Steam Powered games, to automatically store their saves online...
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    • Forum: Windows Games
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    Windows 7 Symbolic links not showing in explorer

    Running Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit. Two disks in computer (lenovo laptop) second disk (D) is dynamic. We create symlinks using mlink. We create links on D:\. An example is: mklink /D "S:\DriverAPI.Duplex" "%GBROOT%\DriverAPI\Duplex\bin\main\debug" and mklink /D "T:\DriverAPI.JTalk"...
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    • administrator drives dynamic disks explorer file system file visibility lenovo mklink symbolic links windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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