On Windows 11, following the April 2025 security update KB5055523 and the update KB5055518 for Windows 10, users have reported a new and unexpected "inetpub" folder empty in the root of the "C ...

In other words, there’s no harm done as such. Windows Latest has deleted the folder – as have others – and reports that it’s quite safe to remove it from your drive. Still, those who are more paranoid ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you're a Windows 11 users, the empty "inetpub" that recently appeared on your computer isn't malicious—and it's actually critical to patching a security flaw in your system. If you find the ...

After installing this month's bug fixes, users discovered a new "inetpub" folder had been created in the root of the system volume (e.g., C:\inetpub). Though empty, the folder quickly sparked ...

Word to the wise: leave it be because it's a feature, not a bug. The folder in question is labeled "inetpub" and it gets plopped onto your root partition after applying the newest update for Windows.

No, it's not a bug. Microsoft created the inetpub folder to fix a security vulnerability on Windows 11, and you shouldn't delete it.