update pause control

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.8575 to Beta Channel testers on June 8, 2026, adding repeatable update pause extensions for version 25H2 while also confirming a new Beta (26H1) path tied to 28000-series builds and moving Experimental (26H1) testers toward 28100-series...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.8575 to the Beta Channel on June 8, 2026, adding the ability for testers to extend Windows Update pauses repeatedly instead of being forced back onto Microsoft’s update schedule after a fixed pause window expires. The change looks small...

Windows 11 Is Testing “Indefinite” Update Pauses — But It’s 35 Days at a Time Microsoft is testing a major redesign of the Windows 11 update experience that gives users far more control over when updates install, including the ability to keep extending update pauses without a fixed overall...

Microsoft’s next Windows 11 update changes may look small at first glance, but they speak to a much larger shift in how the company wants people to feel about Windows: less forced, more controllable, and a little less prone to surprise. Reports from preview builds suggest a redesigned...