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Windows April 2025 Update Creates Empty Inetpub Folder to Fix CVE-2025-21204, Opens New Risks for Updates
Introduction The April 2025 Windows update, notably the Patch Tuesday release KB5055523, introduced a surprising and somewhat controversial change for many Windows 10 and 11 users: the sudden...
Understanding the Windows 11 'inetpub' Folder Security Flaw: Implications and Mitigation Strategies
In April 2025, Microsoft released a security update for Windows 11 that introduced a new, empty folder named 'inetpub' on the system drive. This unexpected addition has raised questions among users...
KB5055612 fixes WSL2 GPU flaw and blocks BYOVD driver exploits in Windows 10
Overview of Windows 10 Update 19045.5794 (KB5055612) Microsoft has rolled out the Windows 10 Release Preview build 19045.5794, identified as KB5055612, delivering important fixes that focus on...
Demystifying the inetpub Folder in Windows 11 April 2025 Update: Security Insights and Implications
Introduction The recent April 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 (including KB5055523) has introduced a peculiar new system folder named "inetpub" on the root of the system drive (usually the C:...