The inetpub folder is used to store and manage Internet Information Services (ISS) logs, but even users who did not have the service enabled saw it appear after the KB5055523 Windows update (via ...

Windows 11 might be no stranger to update related errors, but the recent appearance of a folder named "inetpub" within the system drive appears to be a harmless, safe-to-delete, artifact of April ...

So, it's weird you have one without the other after installing Windows 11 KB5055523 update or Windows 10 KB5055518. The SYSTEM account owns the new inetpub folder, meaning an elevated process made it.

A security update from Microsoft in April created a folder called "inetpub" on Windows systems. Some users have unsuspectingly deleted this folder, which opens up a new security vulnerability.

For most folks, that's going to be the C:\ folder, though the location may vary depending on how you have your Windows 11 PC set up (or Windows 10, if you haven't trashed it per Microsoft's advice).

So, it's weird you have one without the other after installing Windows 11 KB5055523 update or Windows 10 KB5055518. The SYSTEM account owns the new inetpub folder, meaning an elevated process made it.