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Very specific parts of the internet were mystified earlier this month by an empty folder labelled "inetpub" turning up among system files after the Windows 11 April 2025 Update.
The folder in question is labeled "inetpub" and it gets plopped onto your root partition after applying the newest update for Windows. For most folks, that's going to be the C:\ folder, though the ...
A security update from Microsoft in April created a folder called "inetpub" on Windows systems. Some users have unsuspectingly deleted this folder, which opens up a new security vulnerability.
So, it's weird you have one without the other after installing Windows 11 KB5055523 update or Windows 10 KB5055518. The SYSTEM account owns the new inetpub folder, meaning an elevated process made it.
Don't delete that mysterious 'inetpub' Windows folder, says Microsoft, as it's supposedly important for system security There's also a known issue with .Net Framework 3.5 apps failing to open and ...
So, it's weird you have one without the other after installing Windows 11 KB5055523 update or Windows 10 KB5055518. The SYSTEM account owns the new inetpub folder, meaning an elevated process made it.