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 has pushed Windows 11 Build 22631.5982 (KB5065790) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, delivering a broad set of reliability fixes and quality updates aimed at version 23H2 users and administrators.
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Windows Insider channels exist to stage changes before they reach...
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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 has published its August 2025 non-security preview update for Windows 11 version 23H2 — KB5064080 (OS Build 22621.5840) — and it brings the long-awaited general availability of Windows Backup for Organizations along with a collection of quality fixes spanning Copilot reliability...
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Microsoft has published a non‑security preview update for Windows 11, version 23H2 — KB5064080 — delivered as an optional Release Preview package that bundles a set of targeted reliability fixes, a servicing‑stack refresh, and an enterprise‑facing capability that Microsoft calls Windows Backup...
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 today pushed Windows 11 Build 22631.5837 (KB5064080) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, a targeted cumulative update for Windows 11, version 23H2 that bundles a set of quality fixes, device-management improvements, and a notable enterprise addition: Microsoft’s Windows Backup...
Microsoft has formally put a deadline on one of the most common holdouts: Windows 11, version 23H2 (Home and Pro) will stop receiving security and quality updates on November 11, 2025, forcing holdouts to move to a supported build or accept the increased risk of running an unsupported OS...
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Microsoft has issued a firm deadline: Windows 11, version 23H2 (Home and Pro) will stop receiving updates on November 11, 2025, which means security patches and quality fixes end on that date — leaving holdouts with an increasingly risky system and, for most consumers, no practical option but to...
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Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 11, version 23H2 (Home and Pro) will stop receiving security and quality updates on November 11, 2025, forcing millions of consumer PCs to move to a supported release or face growing security, compliance, and operational risk. (learn.microsoft.com)...
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Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11, version 23H2 will reach end of updates for Home and Pro editions on November 11, 2025, meaning devices still running 23H2 after that date will no longer receive security fixes or quality updates; Enterprise and Education editions on the same release train...
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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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Here is a summary of the July 22, 2025—KB5062663 (OS Builds 22621.5699) Preview update for Windows 11 version 23H2:
Key Highlights
1. Secure Boot Certificate Expiration Notice
Secure Boot certificates used by most Windows devices are set to expire starting June 2026. If not updated, some...
Rolling back a major Windows 11 update can be a daunting task, especially given Microsoft’s accelerated pace of feature releases and the ever-tighter integration between Windows and cloud-linked services. With the arrival of Windows 11 24H2, users have witnessed several headline-grabbing...
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