25h2

Windows 11’s 25H2 annual update is now rolling out — but don’t expect fireworks: this release is a lightweight “enablement package” that mainly flips on features already baked into 24H2, delivers targeted security and platform hardening, removes a few legacy components, and otherwise leaves the...

Microsoft’s 2025 Windows 11 feature update arrives quietly but deliberately: Windows 11, version 25H2 is being distributed as a small enablement package that flips on capabilities already staged in the 24H2 servicing stream, resets support clocks for targeted SKUs, and focuses more on...

Microsoft has begun the staged rollout of the Windows 11 2025 Update (Windows 11, version 25H2), delivering this year’s annual feature milestone as a lightweight enablement package that flips features already staged across the 24H2 servicing branch and focuses squarely on security hardening...

Microsoft is rolling out the Windows 11 2025 update — version 25H2 — as a deliberately lightweight, operational release: an enablement package that flips on features already staged in last year’s servicing cycle rather than delivering a dramatic consumer-facing overhaul. At first glance 25H2 is...

Microsoft’s 2025 Windows 11 feature update — version 25H2 — arrives as a careful, operationally minded release rather than a headline-grabbing rework: it’s an enablement package that flips on features already staged in the 24H2 servicing stream, removes a few long‑deprecated tools, and resets...

Windows 11 version 25H2 is now rolling out as an enablement package and official ISOs have appeared on Microsoft’s servers, but installing the release on machines that don’t meet Microsoft’s strict hardware checks still requires one of several community workarounds — each with trade-offs in...

Microsoft has quietly published official Windows 11 version 25H2 installation media to Microsoft’s servers — a Release Preview‑gated ISO build identified by the 26200 family that the press is reporting as the RTM candidate (build 26200.6584) — giving IT teams, OEMs, and enthusiasts a canonical...

Microsoft’s near-final Windows 11 25H2 build has quietly begun to appear as official ISO media on Microsoft’s delivery infrastructure, with Release Preview ISOs now discoverable by enthusiasts and the enablement-package (eKB) path — KB5054156 — confirmed as the primary in-place upgrade for...

Microsoft’s servers are now carrying the near‑final artifacts for Windows 11, version 25H2, and public rollout appears imminent — but this is an incremental, enablement‑package style update that most users and IT teams should treat as a managed, low‑risk operational change rather than a...

With Microsoft continuing to push AI into the heart of Windows while simultaneously shipping iterative Windows 11 updates, the question most users and IT managers are asking is simple but pressing: will Windows 12 arrive in late 2025 or early 2026 — and if so, what will it actually change? The...

Microsoft's new handheld-focused, full‑screen Xbox interface for Windows 11 can already be unlocked on many in‑market Windows handhelds thanks to a Release Preview of the Windows 11 25H2 update and a handful of community-discovered switches — meaning you don't have to wait for the ROG Xbox...

Microsoft’s handheld push has taken a new turn: the Xbox-style, full‑screen “Xbox Mode” that will ship as the default experience on the ROG Xbox Ally family is already appearing on other Windows 11 handhelds — in community builds and hacks — ahead of the Ally’s retail launch, forcing a rapid...

Microsoft’s handheld gambit has quietly moved from concept to something you can try on your own device: a controller‑first, full‑screen “Xbox” experience built into Windows 11 is rolling out as part of the platform’s handheld work, and enthusiasts are already using the new handheld view and...

Microsoft has quietly shipped two companion Release Preview builds — Build 26100.6718 (24H2) and Build 26200.6718 (25H2) — as part of the small cumulative package KB5065789, addressing a set of high‑impact regressions (notably the persistent 0x80070002 update failure and DRM playback breakage...

Microsoft has quietly shipped small but important updates to the Windows 11 Release Preview channel — Build 26100.6718 for Windows 11 version 24H2 and Build 26200.6718 for 25H2 — rolling several stability fixes and clarifications into the pre-release stream while delaying one headline feature...

Microsoft’s Release Preview rings received another quiet pair of cumulative updates this week: one for Windows 11 and one for Windows 10, both described by Microsoft as small, stability-focused fixes rather than new features—an unsurprising posture as Windows 10 approaches end of support and...

Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Build 22631.5982 (KB5065790) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, delivering a broad set of reliability fixes and quality updates aimed at version 23H2 users and administrators. Background Windows Insider channels exist to stage changes before they reach...

Microsoft’s continued migration of legacy Control Panel features into the modern Settings app has taken another step forward: recent Windows 11 Insider preview builds contain hidden, in-progress pages that surface longstanding keyboard controls and a redesigned haptic touchpad panel inside...

A programmer’s deep dive into Windows 11’s behavior has given a clear, if uncomfortable, explanation for why many users say Windows 10 still feels faster: aggressive background throttling tied to window focus and power-management policies on some hardware, combined with UX regressions in File...

Microsoft has started seeding an optional Release Preview update — KB5065789 — that previews key parts of the upcoming Windows 11 25H2 enablement package, bringing early access to AI-powered productivity features, accessibility upgrades, new emoji, and a handful of desktop and gaming refinements...