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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. Background...

Microsoft has published a non‑security preview update for Windows 11, version 23H2 — KB5064080 — delivered as an optional Release Preview package that bundles a set of targeted reliability fixes, a servicing‑stack refresh, and an enterprise‑facing capability that Microsoft calls Windows Backup...

Microsoft released an out‑of‑band (OOB) non‑security update on August 19, 2025 — KB5066189 for Windows 11 (OS Builds 22621.5771 and 22631.5771) — to repair a regression introduced by August’s cumulative updates that can block device reset and recovery operations, and to deliver a servicing stack...

Microsoft’s upgrade machinery is currently offering Windows 11 24H2 to machines that, on paper, fail the company’s minimum security requirements — including systems with TPM 2.0 disabled — and multiple independent reports suggest this is happening to both consumer and enterprise devices...

Microsoft’s August cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — ships as a combined Servicing Stack Update (SSU) plus Latest Cumulative Update (LCU), bringing routine security and quality fixes while renewing attention on an industry-wide operational...

Microsoft has shipped the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946), a routine Patch Tuesday release that combines the latest servicing stack update with the monthly cumulative update, patches a range of security issues, and contains...

Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — a routine but important monthly package that bundles the latest cumulative fixes, updates to several AI components (targeted at Copilot+ devices), and an updated...

Enhancing TPM Reliability with the New Attestation Readiness Verifier The evolution of security in Windows 11 takes a giant leap forward with the introduction of the attestation readiness verifier, a lightweight tool designed to rigorously assess the reliability of your Trusted Platform Module...