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...
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Unintended Curiosity: The Mysterious "inetpub" Folder in the April 2025 Windows 11 Update
The latest Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 has sparked a mix of amusement and mild concern among users. Recently, tech enthusiasts discovered that after installing the April 2025 update, a curious...
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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...
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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...
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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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With version 99 of Microsoft Edge, DevTools can securely download source maps from the Azure Artifacts symbol server. This means you can use Azure Pipelines to publish source maps to a secure location, and have DevTools retrieve them at runtime and offer a familiar debugging experience by...
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I am using windows 10.
I have a camera connected and showing on local ip 192.168.0.26
I have a copy of pagekite forwarding the information on port 80 to a website rbarton.pagekite.me
my port 80 has the website ISS on it for some reason?
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Included in this posting are six Paint 3D tempsnip image files ( below ) for your consideration. First, we have:
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Included with this post are four Paint 3D tempsnip image files ( below ), plus a Paint 3D tempsnip image-file attachment, for your consideration. They are:
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About the Windows IoT Core Extension for VS Code
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