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The inetpub folder in Windows has recently become a focal point in discussions about security, system updates, and potential vulnerabilities—especially after the April 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 and Windows 10. Though the folder has been a traditional component of the Internet...

The recent introduction of the inetpub folder in Windows 11 following the April 2025 cumulative update has sparked considerable discussion and concern among Windows users and IT professionals alike. Although traditionally associated with Internet Information Services (IIS) and normally present...

The recent Windows 11 update, particularly the cumulative update released in April 2025, introduced a peculiar but significant system folder named inetpub at the root of the C: drive. This simple addition has stirred much debate, confusion, and concern among users and IT professionals alike, but...

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...

Windows 11’s April 2025 cumulative update introduced a curious new element to many systems — an empty folder named "inetpub" located at the root of the system drive. While this folder traditionally relates to Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) web server, its unexpected presence on...

I am trying to clear off my Logon tab under Autoruns.exe. I clicked Run as Administrator, and every time I try to de-select anything, this message pops up: "Error changing item state: Access is denied" What do I do?

Is there a way to bar "permanently get access to this folder" short of removing admin status?

Hello everybody, I am just new here and was wondering if you guys might have a solution for this problem that has been bothering me alot: If I run the setup of new program I recently get this error message more and more: Setup was unable to create the directory...

I have an Admin account and a Guest account. I've worked out how to share folders (not just by using the "Libraries > Public" section) -- I right click a folder, go so Share With > Advanced Sharing > Security > go to Users section > select Full Control. That way both accounts can play and save...

I recently downloaded a program, and when i tried to run the .exe file i got an error box with the error ShellExecuteEx Failed; code 1203. I tried to install an anti malware program, and when i tried to run that file i got the same error, but with code 2 this time. If i try and run either...

For reasons I won't bore you with, I need to make the file C:\Windows\Fonts\msgothic.ttc unavailable for a while, so I want to temporarily rename it to msgothic.ttc.old. Anybody who's tried to rename an installed font file in Win7 could probably guess what happened: Then I discovered the...

I am sick of being restricted to some stupid actions such as as simple as deleting folders. sometimes some folders will not be deleted and it says i need administrative privileges to do so, but those folders are not in use or they dont have any executables running from inside or used by one or...

hi! i just installed the new build 7068x86. So i started installing software like firefox, opera, filezilla, skype, ... and nearly at every installation i get a screen like this: Link Removed due to 404 Error so this popup doesnt allowe blank passwords and of course the standard...

Hey guys, wondering if anyone can help. I know you can add some stuff to the manifest of an exe and it will throw up a UAC prompt as soon as the program is executed, but I was wondering is it possible to run an exe without admin rights (ie without the additions to the manifest file), but then...