Microsoft’s Release Preview package KB5065789 (OS Build 26100.6725) landed as a targeted, non‑security preview on September 29, 2025, bringing a small set of reliability fixes for Windows 11 while also staging several AI and accessibility features behind gradual rollout controls.
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Microsoft quietly pulled back the promised ISO images for Windows 11, version 25H2 this week, updating its Release Preview announcement to say the ISOs are “delayed and coming soon” even as the update itself lands in the Release Preview channel as an enablement-package style release.
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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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Today Microsoft published Windows 11 Build 26100.5061 (KB5064081) to Insiders on the Release Preview Channel for Windows 11, version 24H2, delivering a broad mix of AI-driven features, quality fixes, and platform changes that will begin rolling out to wider audiences in the coming weeks. The...
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Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday quietly included a small but consequential update for Windows 10: KB5063709, a mandatory cumulative security rollup that doesn’t add consumer-facing features but does lay groundwork for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) experience and fixes a handful of...
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...
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a critical cybersecurity advisory concerning a serious vulnerability found in Microsoft's Windows 11 version 24H2. This security flaw specifically affects devices installed or updated using outdated physical installation media such as...
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Beneath the surface of every major Windows release, there’s a flurry of unglamorous but crucial set pieces — the kind of under-the-hood improvements that IT pros joke about at conferences but users never directly notice. The KB5055643 Setup Dynamic Update for Windows 11, version 24H2, and...
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