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Microsoft has rolled out the KB5065790 Preview update for Windows 11 — a compact, non‑security “quality” rollup that fixes a cluster of high‑impact reliability issues, most notably an SMBv1 over NetBIOS (NetBT) file‑sharing regression and a Windows sign‑in freeze that affected WWAN/eSIM devices. Background / Overview Microsoft distributes targeted reliability fixes as optional preview (C‑release) updates so administrators and power users can validate fixes before they enter the regular...

Microsoft has confirmed that a late‑August Windows 11 servicing update has introduced a compatibility regression that can cause Blu‑ray, DVD and certain Digital TV apps to freeze, show black screens, or present copyright‑protection errors when attempting to play protected content — and the company is staging a targeted repair via the Release Preview channel while promising a broader fix in a forthcoming release. Background / Overview In late August 2025 Microsoft published an optional...

Microsoft’s Migrate and Modernize Summit landed not with a whisper but with a suite of agentic AI tools and commercial programs aimed at tearing down the friction that has long stalled cloud migrations and application modernization projects. The announcements — from GitHub Copilot’s App Modernization capabilities for Java and .NET to new agentic features in Azure Migrate and the combined guidance-and-funding package Azure Accelerate — together represent a pragmatic push to convert...

ProsperOps has been named a winner of the 2025 CloudX Award in the Cloud Management category, a recognition that spotlights the company’s expansion from autonomous discount management into synchronized workload scheduling and outcome-driven FinOps automation. Background ProsperOps launched in 2018 as a specialist in automating cloud commitment management and has steadily positioned itself as a leader in what the market now calls autonomous FinOps. The company’s core promise is to automate...

Microsoft's decade-long maintenance cycle for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025, and for millions of users that date marks a hard boundary: the operating system will continue to run, but Microsoft will no longer deliver feature updates, bug fixes, or—most importantly—security patches that protect PCs from new threats. Background / Overview Windows 10 arrived in 2015 and went through multiple major updates before Microsoft shifted its focus to Windows 11. For years the company publicly...

Microsoft has set a hard line: Windows 10 will reach the end of support on October 14, 2025, and that deadline reshapes choices for millions of PC users — upgrade, enroll, replace, or accept increased risk. Background Microsoft’s announcement that Windows 10 will stop receiving feature and security updates after October 14, 2025 has been widely communicated across official channels and mainstream tech outlets. The company is steering users toward Windows 11, new Copilot+ PCs, or the Windows...

Microsoft released the September non‑security optional preview (the “C” release) update for Windows 11 under KB5065790 — a targeted cumulative quality rollup that addresses a handful of reliability problems ranging from a sign‑in freeze when entering a SIM PIN to display and printing glitches, plus operator profile updates and input fixes. Background / Overview This is a non‑security, optional preview update — commonly called a C release — intended for validation in pre‑release rings...

Microsoft has pushed an out‑of‑band cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2, to repair a targeted compatibility regression that caused Microsoft Office applications to fail when delivered via Microsoft Application Virtualization (App‑V). The patch — released on September 22, 2025 — raises the OS build to 26100.6588, bundles the September security rollup, installs a servicing stack update, updates several AI components, and carries a notable caveat for environments still using the...

Less than three weeks before Microsoft’s deadline, millions of Windows 10 PCs face a hard choice: migrate to a supported platform, pay for a short-term lifeline, or accept rising security and compliance risk. Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and while the company has published several paid and free stopgaps, none are an indefinite fix. The practical reality is stark: if a device cannot meet Windows 11’s...

Microsoft has quietly published KB5067990, delivering the Intel OpenVINO Execution Provider AI component update (version 1.8.15.0) to Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — the package installs automatically through Windows Update once the latest 24H2 cumulative update is present and will appear in Update history as “2025-09 OpenVINO Execution Provider version 1.8.15.0 (KB5067990).” Background The OpenVINO Execution Provider is the ONNX Runtime integration that allows ONNX models...

Microsoft has quietly issued KB5068004 — an update that delivers Nvidia TensorRT RTX Execution Provider version 1.8.14.0 as a Windows component for Copilot+ RTX PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The bulletin is deliberately short: the package “includes improvements to the execution provider component,” will be installed automatically via Windows Update once the device has the latest cumulative update for 24H2, and will appear in Update history as “2025-09 Nvidia TensorRT RTX version...

Microsoft quietly pushed an incremental AI component update — KB5067994 — that advances the QNN Execution Provider used by ONNX Runtime to version 1.8.13.0 for qualifying Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, and it follows the same per‑silicon, componentized delivery pattern Microsoft has used for on‑device AI tuning and stability fixes. Background / Overview Microsoft’s KB entry for KB5067994 targets a narrowly scoped runtime component: the QNN Execution Provider (QNN EP) used by ONNX Runtime...

Microsoft has quietly pushed a targeted component update—KB5068002—that refreshes the Vitis AI Execution Provider (version 1.8.25.0) on eligible Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, delivering behind-the-scenes optimizations to Microsoft’s on-device AI imaging and inference stack and arriving automatically through Windows Update once the latest cumulative LCU for 24H2 is installed. Background The Vitis AI Execution Provider (Vitis AI EP) is AMD’s runtime and tooling that enables...

Microsoft’s latest results and strategy moves aren’t just another quarterly beat — they’re the continuation of a deliberate transformation that has put the company at the center of Wall Street’s AI-driven optimism. In the most recent reporting cycle Microsoft signaled that its cloud and AI investments are starting to compound into material, diversified revenue streams: Microsoft Cloud crossed roughly $40.9 billion in quarterly revenue, growth in the company’s AI business drove an annualized...

Microsoft is quietly resurrecting DreamScene-style video wallpapers in Windows 11 — a built-in way to set ordinary video files as looping desktop backgrounds that has begun appearing inside recent Insider preview builds and is already stirring questions about performance, battery life, enterprise controls, and the future of desktop personalization. Background / Overview Windows first experimented with animated desktop backgrounds in 2007 with Windows DreamScene for Windows Vista Ultimate, a...

Windows keeps getting updated, and the quickest way to know what it’s doing on your PC is to check the version — a step that takes seconds but can shape whether your apps run, your data stays protected, and whether features like Copilot are even available to you. This practical guide explains how to find your Windows version (and what the edition, build and version numbers mean), walks through the easiest ways to check right now, and evaluates the risks and benefits of staying current — with...

Microsoft has set a firm cut‑off: Windows 10’s mainstream support and security updates will end on October 14, 2025, forcing a fast‑moving migration conversation for millions of home users, small businesses, and IT teams worldwide. Background / Overview Microsoft announced that Windows 10, version 22H2 (the final broadly shipped consumer and commercial build) will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. That date is an explicit lifecycle milestone: after it passes Microsoft will stop...

Consumer Reports has formally called out Microsoft over the impending end‑of‑support for Windows 10, demanding that the company extend free security updates for consumers who cannot upgrade to Windows 11 and warning that the current plan will strand millions of users, create a national‑security exposure, and accelerate avoidable electronic waste. Background Microsoft announced years ago that Windows 10's public support lifecycle would conclude in October 2025. That planned cutoff is now days...

Microsoft has posted the September 2025 non‑security preview update for Windows 11, version 23H2 — an optional Release Preview build (KB5065790) that delivers a set of targeted reliability fixes while reiterating a major operational warning: Microsoft’s Secure Boot signing certificates issued in 2011 are scheduled to begin expiring in mid‑2026, and IT teams and device owners must prepare now to avoid boot‑time trust and updateability problems. Background / Overview Microsoft issues...

Microsoft’s September preview update pushed an urgent reminder to IT teams and advanced users: Secure Boot certificates used broadly across Windows devices are scheduled to start expiring in June 2026, and without coordinated firmware and OS updates some machines may be unable to boot securely or apply pre-boot fixes. Background / Overview Microsoft published KB notifications for the September 23, 2025 preview flight (KB5065790) that bundle targeted reliability fixes for Windows 11 while...