Microsoft has set a hard deadline: support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 — including the familiar Word, Excel, PowerPoint suites and some server counterparts — will end on October 14, 2025, and there will be no extension and no Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for those perpetual desktop...
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Microsoft’s enterprise backup story just took a meaningful step: Windows Backup for Organizations — the tenant-scoped backup and restore experience Microsoft built to ease device refreshes and large-scale Windows migrations — is being exposed to Intune administrators and moving into wider...
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Microsoft has quietly pushed three Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) servicing packages — KB5065813, KB5065847, and KB5065848 — that change how Windows 11 (22H2/23H2/24H2) and Windows Server 2025 are provisioned at first boot, enabling day‑one quality updates and delivering emergency fixes to...
Microsoft’s move to bring Bluetooth LE Audio to Windows 11 finally closes a long-standing gap between high-fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone audio on PCs — but the real-world benefit for owners of Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, Galaxy Buds 3, and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro will depend on firmware...
Microsoft’s new Windows Backup for Organizations lands in the enterprise as a tightly scoped, Intune-integrated way to preserve Windows settings and Microsoft Store app lists in the cloud — but it is not a replacement for disk imaging, file-level backups, or full disaster recovery...
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Microsoft's long-running Bluetooth audio compromise — that moment when music or game sound collapses into muffled, mono “telephone” quality as soon as the headset microphone is used — has finally started to get a realistic, standards‑level fix in Windows 11: the OS now exposes Bluetooth LE Audio...
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update brings a long‑awaited fix for muffled Bluetooth headset audio: support for Bluetooth LE Audio's super‑wideband stereo, letting game audio remain high‑fidelity while voice chat or calls run at a much higher sample rate than the old Hands‑Free Profile allowed...
Microsoft is rolling the ability to install Windows quality updates during the Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) into enterprise provisioning flows, making it possible for eligible Entra‑joined and Entra hybrid‑joined Windows 11 devices to arrive at first sign‑in already patched — but only when...
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Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday set off a chain reaction: the security update that fixed scores of vulnerabilities also broke Windows' own recovery tools for many users, and Microsoft was forced to ship out-of-band (OOB) emergency patches to undo the damage. The recovery failure — which could...
Microsoft released an out‑of‑band (OOB) update on August 19, 2025 — KB5066189 for Windows 11 builds 22621.5771 and 22631.5771 — that restores broken reset and recovery flows introduced by the Patch Tuesday rollups earlier this month, and administrators and home users should treat this patch as a...
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Microsoft has confirmed that the August Patch Tuesday cumulative updates introduced a regression that can break Windows’ built‑in reset and recovery flows on a wide range of supported client releases, and an out‑of‑band (OOB) emergency patch is being prepared to fix the problem before the next...
Microsoft has quietly confirmed that the August 2025 Patch Tuesday rollup left a serious recovery hole: on several still‑supported Windows branches the built‑in Reset this PC and cloud recovery options can fail to complete, leaving devices unable to factory‑reset or perform dealer/IT wipe...
Microsoft has confirmed that a Patch Tuesday update released in August has introduced a serious regression: reset and recovery operations can fail on multiple supported Windows client versions, leaving some machines unable to use the built‑in Reset this PC, the “Fix problems using Windows...
Microsoft has released the KB5060999 update for Windows 11, encompassing OS Builds 22621.5472 and 22631.5472, as part of its June 10, 2025, security and quality enhancements. This update addresses critical security vulnerabilities and introduces several improvements to system functionality...
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Microsoft's June 10, 2025, cumulative update, KB5060999, for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2, introduces a series of security enhancements and quality improvements aimed at bolstering system stability and performance.
Key Highlights
Security Enhancements: This update addresses multiple...
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Here is a summary of the main points from the official Microsoft support article for the June 10, 2025—KB5060999 (OS Builds 22621.5472 and 22631.5472) cumulative update for Windows 11:
Applies to
Windows 11 Enterprise and Education, version 22H2
Windows 11 version 23H2, all editions...
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The sudden arrival of the screen recording feature in the Snipping Tool for Windows 11 marked a much-awaited step toward giving users robust yet accessible video-capture functionality, right within the operating system. For many, this change promised the dispensation of clunky third-party...
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Microsoft has released KB5062683, a Setup Dynamic Update for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2, dated July 8, 2025. This update enhances the Windows setup binaries and related files used during feature updates, aiming to improve the overall installation experience.
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Microsoft has released KB5062683, a Setup Dynamic Update for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2, dated July 8, 2025. This update focuses on enhancing the Windows setup binaries and related files utilized during feature updates, aiming to improve the overall setup experience for users.
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Here is a summary of the KB5062693: Safe OS Dynamic Update for Windows 11, version 22H2 and 23H2, released on July 8, 2025:
Summary
Purpose: This update makes improvements to the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2.
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