Last week, a strange folder appearing in the system directory of Windows machines was deemed harmless, but users who deleted it may be at risk.

That certainly sounds like a glitch that needed to be patched. The problem is that Microsoft failed to communicate why the ...

Very specific parts of the internet were mystified earlier this month by an empty folder labelled "inetpub" turning up among ...

Canny Windows users who've spotted a mysterious folder on hard drives after applying last week's security patches for the ...

Did you delete the inetpub folder by accident? It is an essential security placeholder on your Windows device. Here is how ...

Most importantly, Microsoft warned that the folder should not be deleted, even if the Windows 11 PC allows it to. According ...

You may have noticed a new folder in your root C:\ folder after applying the latest cumulative update for April 2025. Do not ...

Figures from StatCounter indicate that the percentage of Windows 10 usage has now dipped below 60% for the first time with 58 ...

An April 2025 Microsoft security patch rollout has been spotted creating an empty ‘inetpub’ folder on receiving systems.

Microsoft has now confirmed that an April 2025 Windows security update is creating a new empty "inetpub" folder and warned users not to delete it.

After installing the Windows 11 KB5055523 (24H2) update for Windows 11, "inetpub" folder is being created in the Windows ...

Patch Tuesday updates are strangely creating an empty "inetpub" folder in the root of the C:\ drive, even on systems that do ...