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.

An awkward new warning for Windows users heading into the weekend. Microsoft’s confusing messaging on deleting or not deleting a mystery folder on your PC has suddenly taken a nasty turn. This could ...

Another day means another Windows update, and this time it comes with a warning from Microsoft. You may have noticed a new folder in your root C:\ folder after applying the latest cumulative 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 ...

Windows 11’s February update, KB5077181, is failing to install for some users and causing a range of system issues,.

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 keeps running into brick walls with the 2024 version of Windows 11. Each new update designed to fix the outstanding bugs ends up introducing other problems. That's apparently true with the ...

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

Windows 11 Insider Beta Build 26220.7859 (KB5077223) for 25H2 adds a Microsoft 365 upgrade option in Settings, plus taskbar and File Explorer fixes.