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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With the clock ticking toward Windows 10’s end of support on October 14, 2025, organisations that still treat migration as a planning exercise run a growing risk of being forced into costly, disruptive decisions at the worst possible moment; moving now from planning to implementation secures...
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Microsoft’s August 29, 2025 OOBE update (KB5065847) marks a deliberate pivot in how Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 handle day‑one security and servicing: managed devices that meet the eligibility rules can now check for and install Windows quality updates during the final...
Microsoft released an optional Preview update on August 29, 2025 — KB5064081 (delivered as OS Build 26100.5074) — that packages an updated servicing stack plus a broad set of consumer and enterprise-facing changes for Windows 11 (24H2). The package continues Microsoft’s pattern of shipping...
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Microsoft released KB5065848 on August 29, 2025 — a targeted Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) update for Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 — that changes how device provisioning and enrollment behave during first‑time setup and supplies updated management/enrollment components used...
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Releasing Windows 11, version 25H2 to the Release Preview Channel — what you need to know (for Insiders, IT pros, and forum readers)
Today (August 29, 2025) the Windows Insider team made this year’s annual feature update — Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) — available in the Release...
Title: What the Microsoft KB (KB5065083) means for MDM / Intune enrollment — why “ApplicationVersion +1” happens, the risk, and what admins & MDM vendors should do
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Microsoft confirmed that for certain older Windows 11 devices the enrollment request’s ApplicationVersion...
Microsoft is removing the built‑in Mobile Plans app from Windows and replacing the in‑app storefront with a web‑first flow that uses carrier websites plus the native Settings eSIM provisioning experience, a change that will affect how always‑connected PCs buy and manage cellular data. Background...
Starting in September 2025, Microsoft will change how Windows 11 devices are provisioned for enterprise and education customers by installing the latest Windows quality updates during the final page of the out‑of‑box experience (OOBE)—a move that promises stronger security and fewer...
Microsoft’s long-running Kerberos hardening campaign is entering its final, non-reversible phase: the temporary registry workarounds that allowed administrators to keep weak certificate mappings and “Compatibility” behavior will be removed with the September 2025 servicing wave, forcing everyone...
Microsoft is moving routine Windows 11 quality updates into the initial setup flow so that eligible Entra-joined devices can download and install the latest cumulative fixes during the Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE), making day‑one systems more secure—and forcing IT teams to rethink provisioning...
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Microsoft's new Windows Backup for Organizations landed in Microsoft’s enterprise rollout this summer, promising a way for managed tenants to preserve a user’s Windows settings and Microsoft Store app list in the cloud and replay that state automatically during device enrollment — but it is...
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Microsoft's decision to retire the Mobile Plans app for Windows marks the end of a small but strategic piece of the company's push to make cellular connectivity a first-class feature on PCs, and it raises immediate questions for users of eSIM-enabled laptops, OEMs, and mobile operators about...
Microsoft is rolling a change that will alter the first minutes of life for new Windows 11 devices in many organizations: starting with the September 2025 security update, eligible enterprise and education PCs will check for and install the latest Windows quality updates during the Out‑Of‑Box...
Microsoft’s new Windows Backup for Organizations arrives as a focused, cloud‑native lifeline for IT teams wrestling with mass device refreshes and the ongoing Windows 10 → Windows 11 migration — but it’s important to understand exactly what it does, what it doesn’t, and how to deploy it safely...
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Microsoft has warned that the cryptographic roots underpinning UEFI Secure Boot on Windows devices will begin to expire in June 2026, forcing a global certificate update that every IT team and many end users must plan for now to avoid boot-level insecurities and loss of updateability.
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Microsoft’s new Windows Backup for Organizations lands in the enterprise as a tightly scoped, Intune-integrated way to preserve Windows settings and Microsoft Store app lists in the cloud — but it is not a replacement for disk imaging, file-level backups, or full disaster recovery. Background /...
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Microsoft’s Copilot has quietly gained the ability to accept multiple files and images in a single chat session — a practical, long-requested update that promises to speed workflows and make multimodal reasoning more useful — but early hands‑on tests expose important limits and some surprising...
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Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows Backup for Organizations, a tenant‑scoped, Intune‑integrated backup and restore capability designed to capture user preferences and Microsoft Store app lists so IT can restore a familiar Windows experience on Microsoft Entra‑joined devices during...
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Microsoft has quietly—yet materially—expanded Windows 365’s regional footprint in Asia by making the Korea Central Azure region available for Cloud PC provisioning, enabling organizations operating in South Korea to host Cloud PC storage and compute within the country and reduce latency for...
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