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Microsoft has quietly removed the long-standing option in the Microsoft Store to keep automatic app updates turned off indefinitely — the Store now forces a time-limited pause that resumes updates automatically after a selected window (commonly one to five weeks), aligning Store behavior with...

Microsoft has quietly changed the Microsoft Store’s update behavior so that, for many consumer devices, the long‑standing, user-facing option to permanently turn off automatic app updates no longer persists; instead the Store now offers only time‑limited pause windows (commonly one to five...

Microsoft has quietly changed the Microsoft Store’s update model: the long-standing, user-facing toggle to permanently disable automatic app updates now appears to be replaced on many consumer devices by a limited pause-only option that forces automatic updates to resume after a fixed interval...

Microsoft has quietly changed how the Microsoft Store manages app updates: the once-simple toggle to permanently disable automatic app updates in the Store UI is being removed for many consumer devices, replaced with a time-limited pause option (commonly between one and five weeks) after which...

Microsoft’s Microsoft Store app has quietly changed how it handles automatic app updates: the long‑standing user control to permanently switch automatic updates off in the Store UI is being removed for many consumer devices, and users can now only pause updates for a limited interval — typically...

Microsoft is quietly testing Copilot recommendations inside the Windows 11 Start menu — a small interface change that marks a strategic shift: Microsoft is no longer content to confine Copilot to a sidebar or system tray; it wants the AI assistant surfaced where users begin tasks, and it’s...

Microsoft has quietly tightened control over Microsoft Store app updates: recent reports from the Windows ecosystem indicate the Store no longer lets everyday users permanently turn off automatic app updates, limiting them instead to temporary pauses that re-enable themselves after a short...

If your Windows 11 laptop runs hot, fans spin up frequently, or battery life feels worse than it should, the built‑in Windows Search Indexer — also known as searchindexer.exe or the Windows Search (WSearch) service — is one of the single background features that can meaningfully affect power...

The sudden “Please update your AMD Radeon driver” message that blocks games or GPU‑dependent apps on Windows 11 and Windows 10 is usually a symptom, not a mystery: a driver mismatch, Windows Update replacing a vendor-tuned package, or a brittle game version check is the most common cause — and a...

Headline: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 (KB5064071) — what’s new, what’s fixed, and what Insiders and IT should do next Byline: Analysis for WindowsForum.com — published Aug 15, 2025 Lead Today Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 (KB5064071) to the Dev...

Today’s Dev Channel drop for Windows Insiders brings a modest-but-meaningful update: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 (KB5064071) adds targeted improvements to Copilot-era tooling, a handful of UI polish items, and several reliability fixes — while carrying a few known installation...

Microsoft has acknowledged an emergency problem with the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878), after enterprise administrators reported widespread installation failures when the package is delivered through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and System Center...

Microsoft has confirmed that the August cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) is failing to install on some enterprise-managed endpoints delivered via WSUS and SCCM, and Redmond has published a Known Issue Rollback (KIR) policy that administrators can...

windows 11 exploit protection Green Check mark done after today's latest security update (image) I have someone who I am trying to help with there pc basically there saying the checkmark is gone after the update. I can seem to find anywhere where there was a greencheck mark at one time. Can...

Microsoft today pushed Windows 11 Build 22631.5837 (KB5064080) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, a targeted cumulative update for Windows 11, version 23H2 that bundles a set of quality fixes, device-management improvements, and a notable enterprise addition: Microsoft’s Windows Backup...

Microsoft’s August cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878) is failing to install on a subset of systems—most notably enterprise devices serviced through WSUS and ConfigMgr—and administrators are being given a short list of containment options that trade speed for scope and safety. view The...

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) is failing to install on enterprise-managed devices when delivered via WSUS and SCCM, producing the Windows Update error code 0x80240069; Redmond is rolling a temporary...

Windows users who want to stop updates — either briefly or forever — have more than one route to take, but each choice comes with trade‑offs that range from harmless convenience fixes to significant security exposure; this feature unpacks the practical methods for Windows 10 and Windows 11...

Laptop and desktop users who run Windows 10 or Windows 11 increasingly look for ways to stop intrusive or untimely updates — either temporarily or permanently — and there are several built-in and advanced methods to regain control. The practical how‑to described here summarizes the common...

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) is failing to install on managed endpoints delivered through WSUS and SCCM, producing the download/install error code 0x80240069; the company is offering a temporary Known Issue...