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Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — a routine but important monthly package that bundles the latest cumulative fixes, updates to several AI components (targeted at Copilot+ devices), and an updated servicing stack. Administrators and home users should pay particular attention this month because the release reiterates Microsoft’s advance warning about the Windows Secure Boot certificate expiration...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows PowerShell 2.0 — the legacy scripting engine first shipped with Windows 7 — will be removed from shipping Windows images as part of the upcoming Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 releases, a change that closes a long‑running deprecation and removes a known downgrade vector that attackers have used to bypass modern defenses. Shell 2.0 arrived in 2009 and quickly became a core automation engine for Windows administration. Over the next decade Microsoft...

Microsoft has published KB5065500, a quiet but important component update that advances the Image Processing AI subsystem to version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 — a targeted push that continues Microsoft’s strategy of shipping on-device AI improvements as independently updatable components. Background / Overview The Image Processing AI component is one of several modular AI subsystems Microsoft now ships separately from the core OS. It powers...

Microsoft has released KB5065504, a Phi Silica AI component update (version 1.2507.797.0) targeted at Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs, and it will be delivered automatically through Windows Update to systems running Windows 11, version 24H2 that meet Copilot+ hardware requirements. Background / Overview Phi Silica is Microsoft’s on-device, NPU‑tuned small language model (SLM) that ships as an AI component in Windows for Copilot+ PCs. It’s a Transformer‑based local language model designed to run...

Microsoft has released KB5065499, an Image Processing AI component update that advances the component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The patch is targeted specifically at the on-device imaging AI stack that Windows uses to scale images, extract foregrounds and backgrounds, and power features such as super‑resolution in Photos and hardware-accelerated video effects. The update is delivered automatically through Windows Update...

Microsoft has issued KB5065505, a targeted on-device AI update that advances the Phi Silica component to version 1.2507.797.0 for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — a quiet but technically significant rollout that tightens Microsoft’s strategy for delivering local, NPU-accelerated language capabilities on consumer and enterprise devices. This release is an incremental successor to earlier Phi Silica packages and is distributed automatically through Windows Update to...

Microsoft has pushed a targeted component update for Windows’ on-device image AI: KB5065502 upgrades the Image Transform AI module to version 1.2507.797.0, aimed at Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, and is delivered automatically via Windows Update. Background The Image Transform AI component is one of several modular AI packages Microsoft ships outside of the main OS cumulative updates for Copilot+ devices. It powers generative-image operations inside native apps (for example...

Microsoft has released KB5065503, a targeted update that advances the on-device language model stack on Copilot+ Windows PCs by pushing the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 specifically for Qualcomm-powered systems — a minor but meaningful step in Microsoft’s strategy to move conversational and productivity AI from cloud-first to on-device inference. Background Windows 11’s Copilot+ initiative depends on a layered AI architecture: cloud-hosted large language models (LLMs) for...

Microsoft has quietly published KB5065501 — an Image Processing AI component update (version 1.2507.797.0) targeted at AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, and the patch arrives as part of Microsoft’s ongoing effort to tune on-device AI capabilities in the Photos, Camera and other image-handling stacks. Background Microsoft’s modern Windows builds increasingly split advanced AI functionality into modular “AI components” that are updated independently of the main...

Microsoft has quietly pushed another targeted update to Windows’ on-device AI stack: an Image Processing AI component refresh for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs that is reported as version 1.2507.797.0 and referenced under KB5065500 in the notice provided. At a high level the patch continues Microsoft’s recent pattern of shipping small, componentized AI updates that refine image scaling, foreground/background segmentation and related image‑analysis functions used by Photos, Paint/Cocreator, and...

KB5065505 is a Microsoft update that delivers Phi Silica AI component version 1.2507.797.0 targeted to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 (version 24H2). Overview and what this article covers What KB5065505 is and which devices it applies to. What Phi Silica is and why Microsoft ships on‑device SLM components. What the update changes (what Microsoft documents). How the update is delivered and prerequisites. How to confirm installation and basic troubleshooting/deployment options...

Microsoft has quietly pushed KB5065499 — an Image Processing AI component update that raises the component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, delivering a behind-the-scenes refresh aimed at improving on-device image scaling, foreground/background extraction, and general stability and compatibility on Windows 11, version 24H2. The package is rolled out automatically through Windows Update, replaces an earlier Qualcomm image-processing component update, and is targeted...

Microsoft has pushed a targeted component update for Copilot+ Windows 11 devices running on Qualcomm silicon: KB5065499, which updates the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 and is distributed automatically via Windows Update for devices running Windows 11, version 24H2. Overview The Image Processing AI component is a modular part of Windows that performs image scaling and foreground/background extraction used by features such as Photos editing tools, Windows Studio...

Microsoft has quietly pushed a targeted component update for on-device image AI: KB5065502 updates the Image Transform AI component to version 1.2507.797.0, delivering refinements to the feature set that powers foreground erasure and AI-generated background fill on Copilot+ Windows 11 devices. The patch is distributed automatically through Windows Update for devices running Windows 11, version 24H2, and replaces the earlier Image Transform release tracked under KB5064647. Background What...

Microsoft has pushed a quiet but consequential component update to the Image Transform AI module — KB5065502 — which delivers Image Transform version 1.2507.797.0 to Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, replacing the prior 1.2507.793.0 release and installing automatically through Windows Update. Background / Overview Microsoft’s Image Transform AI component is a localized, on-device module used by Windows 11 features that perform generative fill and foreground/background...

Microsoft’s latest on-device AI refresh landed quietly in August: KB5065503 updates the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, bringing another round of NPU-targeted optimizations and stability work aimed at improving local Copilot experiences on Windows 11, version 24H2. The update is delivered automatically through Windows Update, requires the latest cumulative update for Windows 11 (24H2) as a prerequisite, and replaces the prior...

Microsoft has released KB5065504, a Phi Silica AI component update that advances the on-device language model to version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — the update is delivered automatically through Windows Update, requires the latest cumulative update for 24H2, and replaces the prior Phi Silica package in Microsoft’s rollout cadence. Background What is Phi Silica and why it matters Phi Silica is Microsoft’s small language model (SLM) family...

Microsoft has quietly pushed a targeted update for Phi Silica — version 1.2507.797.0 — aimed at Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, delivering on-device model improvements while replacing the previous July release; the package installs automatically via Windows Update for eligible devices and requires the latest Windows 11, version 24H2 cumulative update to be present. Background Phi Silica is Microsoft’s NPU‑tuned local Small Language Model (SLM) built into the Copilot+ PC platform to enable...

Microsoft has quietly released KB5065501, a targeted Image Processing AI component update that pushes the component to version 1.2507.797.0 specifically for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — an incremental but meaningful step in Microsoft’s ongoing on-device AI servicing cadence that replaces the prior AMD image-processing release and will be deployed automatically via Windows Update. Background Windows 11 now ships a growing set of modular AI components — small...

Microsoft has quietly pushed an Image Processing AI component update — version 1.2507.797.0 — specifically for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs, delivered as KB5065501 and intended to refine how Windows 11 handles image scaling, foreground/background extraction and other AI-assisted photo and camera tasks. Background / Overview The Image Processing AI component is a modular part of Windows 11 that performs on-device image operations used by the Photos app, Camera pipeline, Windows Studio Effects and...