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    August 2025 Patch Tuesday: Reset Regression, SSD Storage Issue, and OOB Fix

    Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday has gone from a routine security maintenance window to an operational headache for administrators and home users alike, as the August 12, 2025 rollups introduced a pair of serious regressions — first a storage regression that could make some SSDs disappear under...
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    Microsoft Out-of-Band Fix Restores Windows Recovery After Aug 12, 2025 Patch

    Microsoft pushed emergency, out‑of‑band updates on August 19, 2025 that restore broken Windows recovery workflows: KB5066189 for Windows 11 (build families 22621.5771 and 22631.5771) and KB5066188 for Windows 10 (OS builds 19044.6218 and 19045.6218) — fixes that directly address an August 12...
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    AFD.sys Null Pointer Dereference: Local EoP to SYSTEM - Patch Now

    Microsoft’s Security Response Guide flags a null-pointer dereference in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) that, when reached by a local, authorized user, can be weaponized into an elevation‑of‑privilege to SYSTEM — a high‑impact kernel vulnerability that demands...
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    Windows 11 LTSC 2024 KB5061258 Hotpatch: Enhancing Security with Minimal Downtime

    In a landscape shaped by relentless threats and evolving security demands, the release of KB5061258 (Build 26100.3983) for Windows 11 LTSC 2024 has generated significant interest among IT professionals, administrators, and power users invested in long-term deployment strategies. This out-of-band...
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    Microsoft Windows 10 May 2025 Patch Tuesday Updates: Security Fixes & System Enhancements

    Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for May 2025 has once again cast a spotlight on the company’s commitment to keeping Windows 10 both secure and efficient. With the release of cumulative updates KB5058379, KB5058392, KB5058383, and KB5058387, users across supported Windows 10 versions are receiving a...
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    Microsoft WSUS Bug Blocking Windows 11 24H2 Updates Post-April 2025 Patch Tuesday

    For enterprise IT professionals and system administrators, managing large-scale Windows 11 deployments means balancing feature updates with business continuity. However, a recent development has thrown a wrench into the usual upgrade cycle: following Microsoft’s April 2025 Patch Tuesday, a...
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    Windows 11 24H2 Update Failures via WSUS: How Microsoft’s KIR Rapidly Addresses Deployment Issues

    The Windows 11 24H2 feature update has encountered its fair share of deployment challenges, particularly within enterprise environments that rely on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for managing updates at scale. Following the release of the April 2025 security updates, a significant issue...
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