C:\inetpub appearing after installing Windows 11 KB5055523 & KB5055528 (April 2025)

[garlin]

Windows 11 is adding a new security feature to prevent attackers from using incorrectly followed symbolic links.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...100-3775-277a9d11-6ebf-410c-99f7-8c61957461eb

• [OS Security] After installing this update or a later Windows update, a new %systemdrive%\inetpub folder will be created on your device. This folder should not be deleted regardless of whether Internet Information Services (IIS) is enabled on the target device. This behavior is part of changes that increase protection and does not require any action from IT admins and end users. For more information, see CVE-2025-21204.

 

[Mr. Yu]

This must be a bug. it's not so lazy as to create a folder directly on the C drive.

 

[francis11]

The Group Policy display issue has been resolved in KB5058919.
Link

 

[tistou77]

And deleted with the already existing component associated