On April 8, 2025, Microsoft released a comprehensive set of security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities across its product suite. This release, part of Microsoft's regular Patch Tuesday schedule, underscores the company's commitment to maintaining the security and integrity of its...
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In the aftermath of the April 2025 Windows Update rollout, a seemingly innocuous folder named “inetpub” began appearing on Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems worldwide. Confusion reigned—after all, this empty directory, typically associated with web developers and Microsoft’s Internet Information...
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The inetpub folder, a seemingly innocuous directory newly appearing on Windows 11 systems following the April 2025 cumulative update, has sparked considerable debate and concern across the Windows user and IT administrator communities. Traditionally associated with Internet Information Services...
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Microsoft’s recent Windows update released in April 2025 has introduced an unexpected and somewhat controversial element to the Windows file system: an empty folder named "inetpub" appearing on many user systems. This update, part of Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 10 cumulative patches (notably...
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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...
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