The September cumulative for Windows 11 — KB5065426 — has left a significant number of users and administrators wrestling with failed installs, a spectrum of error codes, and in some environments, broken file and print sharing; for many affected systems the most reliable workaround so far is...
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Microsoft has warned that several of the Secure Boot certificates baked into Windows devices a decade ago will begin to expire in mid‑2026, forcing a coordinated certificate rollover that every PC owner and IT team should plan for now to avoid loss of pre‑boot updates, compatibility problems...
Microsoft’s Secure Boot update FAQ makes clear that a coordinated, multi-step transition is now live: Windows will roll new 2023 signing certificates into UEFI variables and update the Windows boot manager to preserve Secure Boot protection ahead of the 2011 CA expirations, but the rollout...
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Microsoft’s September cumulative for Windows 11, KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584), is proving to be a high‑priority security and quality rollup — and for a meaningful subset of users it’s also proving unusually stubborn: installs failing with a wide variety of error codes, long downloads, and in...
Microsoft released a targeted hotpatch on September 9, 2025 — KB5065474 — for Windows 11 Enterprise (version 24H2 / LTSC 2024) that advances eligible machines to OS Build 26100.6508, delivers a focused app-compatibility/UAC fix, bundles a servicing stack update (SSU), and warns administrators...
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's September cumulative — KB5065429 — is rolling out now, and for millions of Windows 10 users it is both a final security lifeline and a practical checkpoint as the operating system heads to its scheduled end of support on October 14, 2025.
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Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...
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Microsoft has confirmed a firm deadline: the October 2025 Patch Tuesday will be the last regular monthly security update for mainstream Windows 10 installations unless you take immediate action to enroll in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. That confirmation tightens an...
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Microsoft is seeding two new Release Preview updates today for Windows Insiders running Windows 11, version 24: Build 26100.6713 and Build 26200.6713, delivered as cumulative packages identified in the announcement as KB5065789. The flight targets Release Preview ring testers and continues...
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Microsoft has fixed a last‑minute gap in the plan to keep Windows 10 secure: if you want to keep using Windows 10 beyond the official end‑of‑support date, there is now a one‑year emergency option — but it comes with strict conditions, limited scope, and a clear clock that cannot be ignored...
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Microsoft and community reports confirm that the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS build 26100.4946) experienced delivery failures when distributed through on‑premises update infrastructure—principally Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and...
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Microsoft has pushed another Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel as the operating system hurtles toward its firm end‑of‑support date next month, delivering a small set of stability and servicing fixes insiders and IT teams should validate now rather than later. Background /...
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Microsoft pushed another small Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel this week — a terse Release Preview update described as “a small set of general improvements and fixes” and issued just weeks before Windows 10’s scheduled end-of-support date on October 14, 2025.
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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...
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Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday delivers a targeted corrective for two of the most disruptive regressions reported by end users and IT teams over the last month: the unexpected UAC prompts and MSI repair failures that blocked non‑admin workflows, and severe stuttering in NDI-based streaming...
Microsoft pushed the September 2025 Patch Tuesday rollup to Windows 11 today, a cumulative release that—according to community reporting—carries the usual mix of security fixes, quality improvements and targeted Copilot reliability updates, but also surfaces a handful of user-facing regressions...
Microsoft released a cumulative update for Windows 11 (version 24H2) on September 9, 2025 — KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) — that bundles security fixes, servicing-stack improvements, and a slate of consumer and enterprise features while also tightening several hardening timelines that...
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 released the September 9, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) — a combined security and quality rollup that both closes recent high‑priority vulnerabilities and addresses a string of functional regressions introduced earlier in the...