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The ai components tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's evolving management of on-device AI workloads in Windows 11, particularly on Copilot+ PCs. Discussions center on how Microsoft is making certain AI components, such as Image Creation and Image Processing, removable or updatable via Windows Update and cumulative updates like KB5072640 and KB5065426. Threads examine the discrepancy between Microsoft's public descriptions and its detailed component release records, the phased rollout of AI component refreshes in preview builds, and the implications for enterprise administrators planning updates. The tag also touches on related servicing-stack updates, security considerations, and the broader trend of modularizing Windows components, offering practical insights for users and IT professionals tracking these changes.
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    KB5121003 Lets Copilot+ PCs Remove Image Generation AI

    Windows 11 now exposes a removal path for its local Image Generation AI component on supported Copilot+ PCs, but Microsoft’s own servicing records show that the operating system carries a much larger set of AI components—and only this newly separated image-creation package has been made...
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    Windows 11 August Update Expected to Let Copilot+ PCs Remove Image Creation AI

    Windows 11 users will be able to remove at least one inbox on-device AI workload—the Image Creation model—from Settings > System > AI components, but the feature is not part of an update that has shipped yet. As of August 3, 2026, the August cumulative update has not been released; Windows...
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    Windows 11 Insider 26300.8553: Modular Start Menu, More Privacy, Better Search

    Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8553 to the Experimental Channel on May 29, 2026, adding a more modular Start menu that can hide or show individual sections, switch between small and large layouts, and remove the visible account name and profile image. The update is not...
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    KB5074105 Windows 11 Preview: AI Updates and SSU in Phased Rollout

    Microsoft has quietly shipped a substantial Windows 11 preview package — KB5074105 — that brings a mix of reliability fixes, AI component refreshes, and a servicing‑stack update (KB5074104) that together affect how enterprise and consumer devices will receive and protect system resources going...
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    KB5072640 Image Processing AI Update for AMD Copilot+ on Windows 11

    Microsoft has shipped a focused Image Processing AI component update for Copilot+ AMD systems — package version 1.2511.1196.0 delivered as KB5072640 — that Microsoft says “includes improvements” to image-scaling and foreground/background extraction models and will install automatically via...
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    Windows 11 Insider Build 26220.6682: Narrator polish, Emoji 16, Copilot tweaks

    Microsoft’s latest Insider preview (Build 26220.6682, KB5065782) sharpens Narrator’s reading and navigation behavior, brings a small curated set of Emoji 16.0 glyphs to the emoji picker, and rolls out incremental Click to Do (Copilot) refinements — changes that are small in headline but...
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    Windows 11 24H2 September 2025 KB5065426: Security Update & Secure Boot Readiness

    Microsoft has released the September 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) — a combined Latest Cumulative Update (LCU) and Servicing Stack Update (SSU) that delivers security hardening, targeted bug fixes, AI component updates for Copilot+...
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    Windows 11 24H2 KB5065426: Sept 9 Cumulative Update with SSU+LCU Fixes

    Microsoft released the September 9, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) — a combined security and quality rollup that both closes recent high‑priority vulnerabilities and addresses a string of functional regressions introduced earlier in the...
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    Windows 11 CertEnroll Event ID 57 Noise Fixed by KB5064081 (Aug 2025)

    Microsoft has quietly closed the loop on a recent Event Viewer nuisance in Windows 11 by shipping a targeted fix in the August preview update, addressing repeated CertificateServicesClient log entries that were cluttering system logs and unnerving admins despite posing no functional harm...
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    Phi Silica on AMD: Local Copilot+ Update to 1.2508.906.0 (KB5066127)

    Microsoft’s latest component update for Copilot+ PCs quietly advances the on‑device AI stack: KB5066127 raises the Phi Silica local language model on AMD‑powered systems to version 1.2508.906.0, delivered automatically through Windows Update and gated by the latest Windows 11, version 24H2...
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    Image Transform AI Update KB5066124: 1.2508.906.0 on Copilot+ Windows 11 24H2

    Microsoft has quietly pushed an Image Transform update to Copilot+ Windows 11 machines: KB5066124 advances the on‑device Image Transform AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, bringing incremental improvements to the inpainting, erase-and-fill, and related image-editing primitives used by Photos...
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    Windows 11 Aug 2025 Patch Tuesday: SSU+LCU, Copilot AI, Secure Boot 2026

    Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday delivers fresh cumulative updates for Windows 11 — KB5063878 for the 24H2 channel and KB5063875 for the 22621/22631 families — packaged as combined Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) plus Latest Cumulative Updates (LCU), with security fixes, reliability patches, and...
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    Windows 11 24H2 Aug 2025 KB5063878: SSU+LCU, Copilot+ AI, Secure Boot Prep

    Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5063878 — published as a combined Servicing Stack Update (SSU) plus Latest Cumulative Update (LCU) that installs as OS Build 26100.4946, delivers a set of security and quality fixes, and bundles targeted AI...
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    Windows 11 24H2 August 2025 KB5063878: SSU+LCU, AI updates, and Secure Boot expiry

    Microsoft has shipped the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946), a routine Patch Tuesday release that combines the latest servicing stack update with the monthly cumulative update, patches a range of security issues, and contains...
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    Windows 11 Aug 2025 KB5063878: SSU+LCU, Copilot+ AI, and Secure Boot rollover

    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...
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    KB5065505: Phi Silica AI Update 1.2507.797.0 for AMD Copilot+ on Windows 11 24H2

    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...
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    KB5065502: Image Transform AI upgraded to 1.2507.797.0 on Copilot+ Windows 11

    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...
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    KB5065503: On-device Phi Silica AI Update for Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs

    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...
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    KB5065499: Qualcomm Copilot+ Image Processing AI Update for Windows 11

    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...
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    Image Transform AI Update KB5065502 Brings On-Device Inpainting to Windows 11 Copilot+

    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...