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vdi imaging
About this tag
The vdi imaging tag covers discussions about provisioning and maintaining Windows 11 images for non-persistent VDI environments. A key topic is a regression introduced by July 2025 cumulative updates that causes Start menu and taskbar failures at first sign-in in VDI sessions. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and provided temporary workarounds while developing a permanent fix. The tag focuses on imaging challenges specific to virtual desktop infrastructure, including servicing changes that impact shell functionality and user experience in pooled or non-persistent deployments.
Microsoft’s own support bulletin now acknowledges what thousands of users and dozens of community threads have been documenting for months: a servicing change that began with the July 2025 cumulative updates can leave the Windows 11 shell in a non‑functional state at first sign‑in or in...