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Microsoft quietly pulled back the promised ISO images for Windows 11, version 25H2 this week, updating its Release Preview announcement to say the ISOs are “delayed and coming soon” even as the update itself lands in the Release Preview channel as an enablement-package style release. Background...

Visual Studio 2026’s first Insiders build lands as a clear statement: Microsoft intends to make AI the connective tissue of the IDE while simultaneously modernizing Visual Studio’s foundation for the .NET 10 era. At VSLive! San Diego Microsoft unveiled Visual Studio 2026 (internal version 18.0)...

Microsoft released a September 9, 2025 hotpatch—KB5065474—for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 that advances hotpatch coverage to a new OS build (26100.6508), addresses a notable UAC/MSI compatibility issue, and includes a known‑issue advisory that affects PowerShell Direct (PSDirect)...

Microsoft released a hotpatch—KB5065474—on September 9, 2025, for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 that updates eligible devices to OS Build 26100.6508 and delivers targeted security and quality fixes while calling attention to an important Secure Boot certificate expiration window and a specific...

Microsoft has published KB5066360, a hotpatch that updates Windows PowerShell on Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 to OS Build 26100.6569, addressing a specific PSDirect connectivity failure that could, under narrow conditions, allow unauthorized non-administrator access between host and guest...

ExplorerPatcher’s latest release finally restores several long-broken customizations for Windows 11 24H2 and includes a practical — if controversial — workaround that lets the utility avoid the upgrade safeguard that Microsoft introduced for 24H2 builds. The update, published as release...

Microsoft’s move to make Rust a first-class option for Windows driver development crystallizes a long-running strategy: reduce the class of memory-safety bugs that have dominated high-severity Windows vulnerabilities by shifting low-level, performance-sensitive code toward a language designed...

Microsoft's effort to let device-driver developers use Rust has moved from research and experiments into tangible tooling and samples, but the path to production-ready Windows drivers written in Rust remains long and cautious — working prototypes and Microsoft-backed crates exist, CodeQL now...

Microsoft's recent push to modernize how Windows 11 drivers are built, packaged, published, and maintained represents one of the most consequential shifts in the Windows hardware ecosystem in years — driven by security, performance, and the realities of an increasingly diverse device landscape...

Sony appears to be widening its PC support for PlayStation audio gear: a newly reported PlayStation Link PC Driver for Windows — said to support the PULSE Elite headset and PULSE Explore earbuds — would let PC users update firmware and tune audio without needing a PS5, while September’s...

Microsoft’s cloud hardware playbook took a visible step off the x86 roadmap in 2017 when the company publicly embraced ARM-based server designs — demonstrating Qualcomm’s Centriq 2400 on Project Olympus motherboards at the Open Compute Project summit and confirming Azure had ported key server...

Microsoft’s latest Insider flight continues the slow‑roll of Copilot‑era polish and cross‑device continuity: Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) landed in the Insider channels with a staged “Resume from your phone” flow that starts with Spotify, refreshed lock‑screen battery visuals, snappier input and...

Confusion between “Windows on ARM” and “Copilot+ PC” has become a real buyer’s trap, especially now that sleek Snapdragon laptops share shelf space with new Intel and AMD systems carrying the Copilot+ badge. If you care about software compatibility, battery life, and performance, you need to...

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) hits Beta Channel: what’s new, how to get it, and pro tips for x86 and Snapdragon X PCs TL;DR Build: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) for 24H2, Beta Channel. Rollout: Controlled Feature Rollout (CFR). Some features...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) for the Dev Channel is a feature-packed flight that blends smarter cross‑device experiences, subtle UI polish, and targeted reliability fixes—while flagging a few risks Insiders should know before hitting update. The...

Microsoft has released a fresh Dev Channel drop for Windows Insiders — Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) — a compact cumulative update that continues the platform’s steady cadence of UI polish, Copilot-era tweaks, and reliability fixes while keeping several features gated...

Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel are receiving a focused, iterative update today: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093), a cumulative Dev-channel flight that mixes small but practical user-facing improvements, deeper Copilot-era integrations, and several targeted fixes —...

Zed’s slow march to a fully supported Windows build has become a cautionary tale about the hidden complexity of cross‑platform development — and a reminder that choosing low‑level, GPU‑accelerated rendering for speed and resource efficiency comes with a higher integration bill on Windows than on...

Azure Linux 3.0 has arrived and — quietly, deliberately — Microsoft has folded a modern, hardened, cloud-native Linux into the backbone of AKS, WSL, and a growing set of Azure services, shipping a new kernel, updated runtimes, multi-architecture builds and closer integration with cloud-native...

Hotpatch-ready fleets start with one infrastructure choice: enable Virtualization‑based Security (VBS) correctly and at scale — doing so is the single most important step to ensure your Windows devices are eligible for Microsoft’s hotpatch model and to materially reduce reboot-driven downtime...