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  1. Windows 11 25H2 Release Preview: Enablement package, AI polish, enterprise controls

    Microsoft has pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 into the Release Preview channel — Build 26200.5074 — signaling an imminent public rollout that many expect could land as soon as October. This near‑final preview is being delivered as a small enablement package on top of the 24H2 servicing stream...
  2. Windows 11 24H2: Setup and Safe-OS Dynamic Update for 2025

    Microsoft quietly published two targeted Dynamic Update packages for Windows 11, version 24H2 (and Windows Server 2025) — KB5065378 (a Setup Dynamic Update) and KB5064097 (a Safe OS / WinRE Dynamic Update) — on August 29, 2025, delivering refreshed setup binaries and a new Windows Recovery...
  3. Windows 11 24H2: LE Audio with LC3, ISO, TMAP and Super Wideband Stereo

    Windows 11’s long‑running Bluetooth audio compromise has finally been addressed: with the 24H2 servicing update Microsoft has added proper Bluetooth LE Audio support and a new “super wideband stereo” streaming mode that allows compatible headsets to play full stereo media while their microphones...
  4. Windows 11 25H2 Arrives as a Lightweight Enablement Package (eKB) in Release Preview

    Microsoft has quietly pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) into the Release Preview channel — and unlike many headline OS releases, this one arrives as a lightweight enablement package (eKB) that flips features already staged on devices rather than replacing the whole...
  5. Windows 11 August 2025 Update: On-device AI, Copilot, and Admin Guidance

    August closed out with a busy month for Windows 11: Microsoft shipped the August Patch Tuesday rollups and an optional non‑security preview that together folded in a mix of productivity‑focused on‑device AI, UI polishing, enterprise housekeeping, and several reliability and recovery improvements...
  6. Windows 11 SSD Patch Fallout, QLC NAND Boom, DLSS 4 AI Rendering, AmigaOS Update, Squadron 42

    This week’s PC Perspective podcast episode unspools a tight, messy knot of hardware headlines: a Windows 11 patch that coincided with reports of disappearing SSDs and an industry-wide investigation, a dramatic leap in QLC NAND that promises denser consumer drives, NVIDIA’s Blackwell-era push...
  7. Windows 11 25H2 (2025 Update) - Comprehensive FAQ

    Windows 11 25H2 (2025 Update) - Comprehensive FAQ Release Information When will Windows 11 25H2 be released? Windows 11 25H2 is currently available in the Release Preview Channel for Windows Insiders. The official public release is expected between September and October 2025, following...
  8. Windows 11 LE Audio: Stereo Sound While Mic Is Active with LC3 & TMAP

    Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update finally addresses a longstanding annoyance for Bluetooth headset users: the abrupt collapse from rich stereo audio into thin, mono “telephone” quality when the microphone is activated. The fix arrives by adding native Bluetooth LE Audio support to Windows’...
  9. Windows 11 25H2 Release Preview: Enablement package and SSD controversy

    Microsoft has pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 into the Release Preview channel while publicly denying any link between August’s cumulative updates and a rash of user-reported SSD failures — a week that illustrated both Microsoft’s increasingly disciplined servicing model and the fragility of...
  10. Windows 11 24H2 Brings Stereo LE Audio While Mic Is Active

    Windows 11’s 24H2 servicing update closes a long-standing sacrifice for Bluetooth headset users by enabling full stereo Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio while the headset microphone is active — a change that promises to restore spatial game audio, improve voice clarity in calls, and finally...
  11. Windows 11 LE Audio: Stereo music with mic active, Buds benefit

    Microsoft’s push to bring Bluetooth LE Audio into Windows 11 finally closes a painful, decades‑old gap between high‑fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone audio on PCs — and owners of compatible Samsung Galaxy Buds models are among the first to see tangible benefits. Background Bluetooth...
  12. Windows 11 Build 26120.5770 Adds Copilot‑Centric Productivity Features

    Microsoft has pushed a targeted Beta‑channel update for Windows Insiders — Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5770 (KB5064089) for devices on the Windows 11, version 24H2 servicing baseline — rolling out a batch of Copilot‑centric productivity features, accessibility enhancements, and a...
  13. Windows 11 25H2 Release Preview: Fast, Low-Impact Enablement (eKB) Upgrade

    Microsoft has pushed what it calls Windows 11, version 25H2, into the Release Preview ring — a near‑final, enablement‑package style update that is now available to Insiders and commercial customers for final validation ahead of a broader rollout later this year. The Release Preview post...
  14. KB5063878 Windows 11 24H2 SSD Bricking Investigation

    Microsoft’s investigation into reports that the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update (KB5063878) was bricking SSDs concludes, for now, that there is no detectable connection between the patch and the drive failures users reported — but the episode exposes how fragile trust is between OS...
  15. Microsoft 365 Copilot and Loop rollouts amid Windows 11 audio regression issues

    Microsoft is moving on two fronts this month: shipping a steady stream of Microsoft 365 enhancements — many driven by Copilot and Loop technologies — while quietly chasing a recurring set of audio regressions that have frustrated Windows 11 users since the 24H2 rollout. The company’s push to...
  16. Windows 11 24H2 Preview: KB5064081 (26100.5074) SSU + AI Features

    Microsoft released an optional Preview update on August 29, 2025 — KB5064081 (delivered as OS Build 26100.5074) — that packages an updated servicing stack plus a broad set of consumer and enterprise-facing changes for Windows 11 (24H2). The package continues Microsoft’s pattern of shipping...
  17. KB5065848: Windows 11 24H2 OOBE Enrollment & ESP Update

    Microsoft released KB5065848 on August 29, 2025 — a targeted Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) update for Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 — that changes how device provisioning and enrollment behave during first‑time setup and supplies updated management/enrollment components used...
  18. Windows 11 25H2 Release Preview: Enablement Package for Fast, Low-Impact Upgrades

    Windows 11’s next annual feature update is now moving from staged preview into its final validation ring: Microsoft has made Windows 11, version 25H2 available to Release Preview Insiders and commercial customers for targeted testing, delivered as an enablement package on top of the 24H2...
  19. Windows 11 Insider Beta 26120.5770: Copilot and Accessibility Polish

    Today’s Beta‑channel drop from the Windows Insider team continues the 24H2 servicing stream with a focused, polish‑first update that blends new Copilot+ experiences, accessibility improvements, and a raft of targeted fixes — Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5770 (KB5064089) is now...
  20. Windows 11: Super Wideband Stereo over LE Audio enables stereo with mic active

    Microsoft has quietly delivered one of the most consequential audio upgrades for PC users in years: Windows 11 now supports Super Wideband Stereo over Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio, allowing compatible headsets to play full‑fidelity stereo while their microphones are active — a change that...