Update 4/11: Microsoft has now confirmed that the inetpub folder is created as part of a security update. More information in this article. The Windows April 2025 updates are strangely creating an ...

A few weeks ago, we reported that a mysterious folder called “inetpub” appeared on numerous Windows PCs after one of the April updates was installed on them. The initial impression was that this was a ...

It’s no secret that updating your Windows PC often brings surprises, be it Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot breaking or your Start menu changing without warning. This time, the April update snuck a ...

This month's cumulative updates for Windows 11 include not only your standard fixes and patches but also unexpected new folders on the system drive. On April 8, Microsoft released the latest ...

A recent Windows security update that creates an ‘inetpub’ folder has introduced a new weakness allowing attackers to prevent the installation of future updates. After people installed this month's ...

Computer security researchers have been left scratching their heads after applying Microsoft’s latest raft of Patch Tuesday updates. As highlighted by Will Dormann on Mastodon, April’s updates to ...

An awkward new warning for Windows users heading into the weekend. Microsoft’s confusing messaging on deleting or not deleting a mystery folder on your PC has suddenly taken a nasty turn. This could ...

Windows 11 and 10 users have reported a mysterious ‘inetpub’ folder after installing Microsoft’s April 2025 updates, as Bleeping Computer reports. Although the folder is typically associated with the ...

In context: Every now and then, Microsoft security patches can wreak havoc on Windows PCs. Users are understandably cautious these days, and even an innocent, empty folder can raise concerns about ...

Another day means another Windows update, and this time it comes with a warning from Microsoft. You may have noticed a new folder in your root C:\ folder after applying the latest cumulative update ...