Update, April 15, 2025: This story, originally published April 13, has now been updated with detailed instructions on how to restore the controversial Windows “inetpub” folder if it had already been ...

Here's my essential Windows 11 update safety checklist, along with instructions on how to recover your PC if anything goes ...

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 ...

Windows 11 hides some Temporary files cleanup options in Storage settings, including Windows Update files, after the KB5074105 update.

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft recently recommended not deleting the strange inetpub folder that users were wondering about. However, it can let hackers permanently block WIndows security updates. Earlier this month, ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5077181 and KB5075941 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security ...

Microsoft's February Patch fixes 6 zero-days - but some Windows users shouldn't update yet ...