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The kb5120998 tag covers Windows 11 Release Preview discussions for versions 24H2 and 25H2, including builds 26100.9267 and 26200.9267. The update restores taskbar placement at the top, bottom, left, or right edge of the screen, adds Start menu sizing controls, compact taskbar options, and configurable Search behavior. It also removes WMIC and ends its availability as a Feature on Demand, which may affect scripts and administrative workflows that depend on wmic.exe. Coverage also examines Microsoft’s staged rollout, feature limitations by taskbar position, and the distinction between KB5120998 for 24H2 and 25H2 and other Release Preview packages.
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    Windows 11 KB5120998: Search Controls and Auto-Indexing

    Windows 11’s August 27, 2026 optional preview update, KB5120998, changes Windows Search in ways that are more substantial than a new on/off switch for web suggestions. Microsoft documents controls for web and Microsoft Store suggestions, clearer labels for where results originate, a simplified...
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    KB5120998 Reportedly Resets Windows 11 Cursors and Wallpapers

    Windows 11’s August 27 optional preview update, KB5120998, is generating credible reports of two visible regressions: custom mouse pointers reverting to an oversized legacy-style white cursor, and desktop wallpapers being replaced by a solid black background. The update is not a security...
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    KB5120998 Restores Windows 11 Taskbar Docking, Start Sizing

    KB5120998 is now the Windows 11 preview update to watch for users who have spent five years working around the taskbar and Start menu’s rigid defaults. The August 27 optional release updates Windows 11 24H2 to build 26100.9278 and Windows 11 25H2 to build 26200.9278, restoring the ability to...
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    KB5120998 Is Release Preview, Not Build 26100.9278

    Windows 11 KB5120998 is real, and its Taskbar, Start menu, and Search changes are real. But the Windows Latest report published August 27 mixes that Release Preview update with build numbers and download claims that do not match Microsoft’s published record. Administrators and regular users...
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    KB5120998 Removes WMIC Feature on Demand in Windows 11

    Windows 11’s last supported route back to wmic.exe is being removed in the Release Preview update KB5120998, affecting both Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. Microsoft’s release notes say WMIC is no longer included and is no longer available as a Feature on Demand, which means administrators who treated...
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    KB5120998 Restores Windows 11 Taskbar Placement

    Microsoft has put the most consequential Windows 11 taskbar reversal yet into the Release Preview channel: the taskbar can again be placed at the top, bottom, left, or right edge of the display. The August 14 Release Preview update, KB5120998, also adds a compact taskbar mode and long-requested...
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    KB5120998 Restores Windows 11 Top and Side Taskbars — Megathread

    Windows 11 Release Preview build 26100.9267 for 24H2 and 26200.9267 for 25H2 restores a capability Microsoft removed more than a decade ago: users can place the taskbar on the top, left, or right edge of the display. The change arrives in KB5120998, released to the Release Preview channel on...
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    KB5120998 Removes WMIC from Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 — Megathread

    Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel received two separate Windows 11 cumulative-update candidates on August 14: KB5120998 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, raising those branches to builds 26100.9267 and 26200.9267, and KB5120996 for Windows 11 26H1, build 28000.2796. Microsoft’s Windows...
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    • kb5120998 powershell cim release preview windows 11 windows administration wmi migration wmic wmic removal
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