Comments on: Windows Update Adds New “inetpub” Folder https://davescomputertips.com/windows-update-adds-new-inetpub-folder/ Computer Help, Tips, How-to's, and News Sat, 03 May 2025 15:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mindblower https://davescomputertips.com/windows-update-adds-new-inetpub-folder/#comment-154710 Sat, 03 May 2025 15:10:29 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145534#comment-154710 In reply to John Durso.

Truly sorry, John and others. After reexamining my computers, I discovered that empty folder on my two oldest (running 10) computers. Prior to your post, on two others computers, I ran a program which deleted empty folders. It is possible they had that empty folder, Mindblower!

]]> By: Richard Pedersen https://davescomputertips.com/windows-update-adds-new-inetpub-folder/#comment-154677 Sat, 03 May 2025 04:47:05 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145534#comment-154677 In reply to Jim Hillier.

Me, too.

]]> By: Jim Hillier https://davescomputertips.com/windows-update-adds-new-inetpub-folder/#comment-154676 Sat, 03 May 2025 04:05:36 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145534#comment-154676 In reply to John Durso.

All my machines, Win 10 and Win 11, have the empty inetpub folder.

]]> By: John Durso https://davescomputertips.com/windows-update-adds-new-inetpub-folder/#comment-154619 Fri, 02 May 2025 02:11:36 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145534#comment-154619 In reply to Mindblower.

Hey Mindblower, I don’t know. Maybe MS is doing an area rollout (I’m in US). In any case, this machine has it and I’m running Win 11 Pro OS build 26100.3775 (April 8, 2025 update).

]]> By: Mindblower https://davescomputertips.com/windows-update-adds-new-inetpub-folder/#comment-154597 Thu, 01 May 2025 18:36:25 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145534#comment-154597 Hello John. I checked our computers and that empty folder was not (yet) installed and we are up-to-date (10&11), Mindblower!

]]> By: John Durso https://davescomputertips.com/windows-update-adds-new-inetpub-folder/#comment-154595 Thu, 01 May 2025 18:00:39 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145534#comment-154595 In reply to Ed.

Hi Ed,
True. I’m sure MS will have a fix for this in a future update. I’m still unsure why an empty folder (that could be full if IIS was installed) is necessary for security. If it is truly needed, why not use the Temp folder?
JD

]]> By: Ed https://davescomputertips.com/windows-update-adds-new-inetpub-folder/#comment-154550 Thu, 01 May 2025 02:20:48 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145534#comment-154550 “Update 4/23/2025. Blogger Kevin Beaumont has found that the April update, which introduces the empty “inetpub” folder in the root directory of the C:\ drive, creates a symlink vulnerability…….”

Just like Microsoft to put something out without testing and the exact repercussions of it, wonder if their “do not delete” statement will now change?

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