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...
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Microsoft has quietly released KB5066122, an Image Processing AI component update that advances the on-device imaging stack to version 1.2508.906.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ systems running Windows 11, version 24H2 — a targeted, vendor‑specific push intended to improve image scaling...
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Microsoft has quietly shipped KB5066121, a targeted Image Processing AI component update that advances the on-device imaging stack on Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs to version 1.2508.906.0, and will be delivered automatically via Windows Update to eligible Windows 11, version 24H2 machines...
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I have MICROSOFT SURFACE BOOK 2 , i7 - 8 G Ram , WIN 11. I did fresh reset, all updates, download support pack 1.9 G and install it . for sign-in option with Hello FACE , it says : WE COULDN'T FIND COMPATIBLE CAMERA FOR WINDOWS HELLO . I checked device manager , there is an Uknown device ...
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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...
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Microsoft has pushed the first public Release Candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2025 into preview with two headline changes that matter to every Windows-centric IT team experimenting with Linux-first development: official Ubuntu 24.04 support for dev/test scenarios and TLS 1.3 enabled by default...
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Microsoft’s upgrade machinery is currently offering Windows 11 24H2 to machines that, on paper, fail the company’s minimum security requirements — including systems with TPM 2.0 disabled — and multiple independent reports suggest this is happening to both consumer and enterprise devices...
Microsoft’s Windows 11 rollout has become the most consequential — and controversial — technology migration of the decade, one that now sits at the intersection of cloud strategy, AI ambitions, and investor calculus. What began as a measured, security-centric upgrade has devolved into a...
An HPE ProLiant DL325 class server running Windows Server 2025 has been reported to crash to a Blue Screen of Death with the stop code IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (what failed: ntoskrnl.exe) after applying the July 2025 cumulative updates (KB5062553 and follow-ons), sparking fresh warnings for server...
Flyoobe 1.2 arrives as a focused, pragmatic tool that folds the original Flyby11 upgrade bypass into a broader Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) customization suite — and with that consolidation comes both useful capabilities for hobbyists and admins and significant security, support, and compliance...
Microsoft has issued a firm deadline: Windows 11, version 23H2 (Home and Pro) will stop receiving updates on November 11, 2025, which means security patches and quality fixes end on that date — leaving holdouts with an increasingly risky system and, for most consumers, no practical option but to...
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Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday brings mandatory security rollups for Windows 11 and Windows 10, advancing multiple servicing branches to new OS builds, patching a swath of vulnerabilities, and introducing a handful of notable UX and recovery features — including an AI-driven Settings...
Windows 11 August 12, 2025 — KB5063878 (24H2) & KB5063875 (22H2 / 23H2)
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Short version (TL;DR)
Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates for Windows 11. The 24H2 servicing branch is updated as KB5063878 (OS Build...
Microsoft released KB5064010 on August 12, 2025 — a hotpatch targeted at Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 (OS Build 26100.4851) that delivers a focused set of security fixes designed to take effect without the usual reboot required by standard cumulative updates. Background
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Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 servicing branches that use OS builds 22621 and 22631 — published as KB5063875, updating systems to OS Build 22621.5768 / 22631.5768 — a standard Patch Tuesday security rollup that Microsoft bundles with a servicing-stack...
CVE-2025-53727 is a SQL Server vulnerability that stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command (SQL injection) and — according to Microsoft’s advisory — can allow an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network. What happened (plain English)...
Microsoft has released KB5065499, an Image Processing AI component update that advances the component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The patch is targeted specifically at the on-device imaging AI stack that Windows uses to scale...
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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...
Microsoft has quietly released KB5065501, a targeted Image Processing AI component update that pushes the component to version 1.2507.797.0 specifically for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — an incremental but meaningful step in Microsoft’s ongoing on-device AI...
Microsoft has quietly pushed an Image Processing AI component update — version 1.2507.797.0 — specifically for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs, delivered as KB5065501 and intended to refine how Windows 11 handles image scaling, foreground/background extraction and other AI-assisted photo and camera...