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

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

Microsoft has warned that users must not delete “inetpub” folder on Windows 11 after the April 2025 Update created it. This folder was initially assumed to be a bug in Windows 11 KB5055523 and other ...

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

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

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

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

KB5055523 for Windows 11 24H2—is currently rolling out via Windows Update. According to Microsoft, the cumulative update ...

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 ...

In other words, there’s no harm done as such. Windows Latest has deleted the folder – as have others – and reports that it’s ...