Title: Microsoft ships Windows 10 Build 19045.6388 (KB5066198) to the Release Preview Channel — what IT needs to know
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Today, September 11, 2025, Microsoft published a short Release Preview Channel flight for Windows 10, shipping Windows 10, version 22H2 — Build 19045.6388 (KB5066198). The...
Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 Build 19045.6388 (KB5066198) to the Release Preview Channel, delivering a targeted quality rollup for devices on Windows 10, version 22H2 that focuses on reliability, enterprise scenarios, and a handful of practical fixes rather than broad consumer-facing...
Microsoft’s recurring Windows Office Hours returns on Thursday, September 18, 2025, offering IT teams a focused, chat-based hour to get engineer-led answers on Windows 11 adoption, Zero Trust, update orchestration, and cloud/hybrid device strategies. The one-hour session is scheduled for...
Microsoft has confirmed that OneNote for Windows 10—the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app preinstalled on many Windows 10 machines—will be retired on October 14, 2025, and will switch to a read-only state after that date, meaning you will still be able to view content but will not be able to...
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Microsoft has quietly made the official x64 ISO for Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) available to Release Preview Insiders, completing a key piece of release scaffolding that IT teams, OEMs and imaging specialists have been waiting for even as Microsoft continues to deploy the update...
Microsoft’s September cumulative for Windows 11 landed as more than a routine Patch Tuesday — it bundles visible UI polish, several quality-of-life fixes, and a new tranche of staged, hardware‑gated AI features, but it also carries a practical sting: unusually large offline installers that...
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Microsoft's September cumulative for Windows 11 has landed and, rather than being a quiet maintenance release, it mixes visible UI polish, a handful of useful quality fixes and a fresh batch of staged, hardware-gated AI features — with one very practical sting in the tail: the cumulative...
Microsoft has quietly made official ISO media for Windows 11 version 25H2 available to the public after a brief delay — a small but important development that moves the update from preview-only to the brink of general availability and gives IT teams, OEMs, and enthusiasts the canonical...
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday lands for Windows 10 with a mix of stability fixes, enterprise controls and a new organizational backup capability — but the rollout is as much about operational discipline as it is about fresh features. The September 2025 cumulative updates bring build bumps...
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Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025, and that hard date turns a decade‑old desktop platform into an active security and operational risk for any system still running it unless organizations act now. Microsoft’s public guidance is straightforward —...
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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...
Microsoft’s advisory classifies CVE-2025-53810 as a local elevation‑of‑privilege (EoP) in a privileged Windows service that results from “access of resource using incompatible type” (a type‑confusion memory safety bug); Microsoft lists the issue in its Security Update Guide and recommends...
If your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC is misbehaving — BSODs, apps refusing to start, unexplained slowdowns, or failed updates — the built‑in duo of DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) and SFC (System File Checker) will often repair what a reinstall otherwise would. These tools work...
Microsoft’s OneDrive Backup can be switched on for you during Windows 11 setup — but your files aren’t stolen; they’ve simply been moved into OneDrive and synced. If you prefer your Documents, Pictures, and Desktop to live locally, the change is reversible: stop folder backup in OneDrive, then...
If you’ve ever set up a new Windows PC or clicked through a Windows update without scrutinizing every prompt, you may have opened File Explorer one day and discovered that your Documents, Desktop or Pictures folders now live inside a OneDrive folder — and that many of those files are quietly...
Kiosks are no longer novelty appliances tucked into lobbies — they’re mission-critical touchpoints for retail, healthcare, hospitality, and education, and choosing the right kiosk software in 2025 can be the difference between a seamless self-service experience and a costly operational headache...
Windows 11’s 25H2 annual update arrives as a deliberate whisper rather than a shout: delivered as a tiny enablement package that flips on functionality Microsoft shipped earlier in monthly updates, 25H2 brings modest visible changes, a couple of legacy removals, and a clear operational message —...