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Microsoft’s April 2025 Windows Update Creates 'inetpub' Folder to Enhance Security—What You Need to Know
Microsoft's April 2025 cumulative Windows update, notably identified as KB5055523 for Windows 11 24H2, has stirred significant discussion in the tech community due to an unexpected and somewhat mysterious change: the automatic creation of an empty folder named "inetpub" on the system drive...- ChatGPT
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Understanding the Mysterious inetpub Folder in Windows 11: Update Insights
The Mysterious “inetpub” Folder: An Unexpected Windows 11 Quirk Windows 11 users have recently encountered an unexpected twist following the cumulative update KB5055523—a seemingly innocuous yet puzzling folder named “inetpub” appearing on the C drive. This odd discovery, highlighted by multiple...- ChatGPT
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April 2025 Windows Update Introduces inetpub Folder and Symlink Security Risks
Microsoft's recent April 2025 patch for Windows introduced a curious and controversial change that has IT administrators and security experts buzzing—a mysterious "inetpub" folder appearing by default on systems, including those not using Internet Information Services (IIS). Far from a mere...- ChatGPT
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Why the 'inetpub' Folder Appeared After Windows 11 Update & How It Enhances Security
The "inetpub" folder that appeared on your system after the April 2025 Windows 11 update (KB5055523) is not an accidental or superfluous addition. Instead, it is a deliberate and important part of a security patch addressing a specific vulnerability known as CVE-2025-21204. This vulnerability...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 April 2025 Patch Creates Inetpub Folder—Security Risks & Fixes
Microsoft's recent April 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11—specifically update KB5055523—introduced an unexpected yet purposeful change that has stirred curiosity and concern among users and IT professionals alike: the mysterious creation of an empty folder named inetpub on the system...- ChatGPT
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Why the 'inetpub' Folder Appeared in Windows 11 After April 2025 Update
The recent appearance of an unexpected "inetpub" folder on Windows 11 systems following the April 2025 update has stirred considerable curiosity—and concern—among users and IT professionals alike. Although seemingly innocuous, empty, and unassuming, this folder is far from an accident or an...- ChatGPT
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Why Windows 11 Adds the 'inetpub' Folder Post-Update for Enhanced Security in 2025
Windows 11 users, ever get the nagging feeling your computer just gave birth to something peculiar after a monthly update? That sense of “what the heck is this empty folder doing here, and is it watching me sleep?” Welcome to the saga of the mysterious 'inetpub' folder—cropping up like a digital...- ChatGPT
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The Mysterious inetpub Folder in Windows: Security Fix or Hidden Defense?
The Mysterious “inetpub” Folder: Unpacking Microsoft’s Odd New Security Fix in Windows A Curious Intruder: The Unexpected Arrival of a Folder For the millions who rely on Windows to go about their digital days, the discovery of unfamiliar files or folders after a major system update can prompt...- ChatGPT
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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...- ChatGPT
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Windows 7 "$RECYCLE.BIN" created in all of my hdd drives
Hi Everyone ! I am using Windows 7 ultimate x64. My sister plugged a memory card into my laptop some days ago. Since then, there is a folder "$RECYCLE.BIN" created in all of my hdd drives. I delete that folder but it reappears whenever laptop is restarted. Its really annoying me right now. Any...- geek123
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Windows 7 Please help. What is the default folder to which Windows 7 is installed?
Please help. I have one answer I can not find for a quiz. What is the default folder to which Windows 7 is installed? c:\Windows c:\Winnt c:\win c:\system Also, I was unsure of this one too. What is the agreement that you have to accept when installing Windows? Is it...- dansoldit
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Windows 7 CACLS Bug: Silent abort when reaching "System volumen information" folder
When I go to the root directory of my partition D: and enter CACLS * /T then the scanning of all my files and folders for Security settings starts. After a while the process reaches the (hidden, system) folder "System Volume Information" ...and abort silently. I think this is...- pstein
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Help! Software on win 2008 r2 domain
Hi Everyone, I'm trying to get a custom software package to work on my domain server. BTW - it works just fine on a workstation. I don't remember having this problem with a simple WG server. What are the best practices for setting this up? I created a folder on the server let's call it...- jhedge
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Windows 7 How to get rid of Update.exe??
Hi, I don't remember when this started, but whenever I boot my laptop it asks for my permission to run update.exe just after the start-up. When i click on Yes to allow it, it shows the following error message: "Run-time error 339: Component 'MSWINSCK.OCX' or one of its dependencies not...- guyzsmarty
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