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Windows 11 24H2 is a feature update for Windows 11 that introduces several new capabilities and changes. Key additions include an updated Windows Sandbox with a refreshed interface and runtime controls, and Sudo for Windows, which allows running commands as administrator from an unelevated terminal. The version also brings a revamped Microsoft Store that serves as a central hub for app discovery and updates. Users should note that Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions reach end of updates on October 13, 2026, while Enterprise and Education editions are supported until October 12, 2027. The update includes various hidden tools and features, and third-party utilities like Rufus have been updated to support installation on 24H2 systems.
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    Windows 11 Sandbox: Enable No-Network Testing for Untrusted Files

    XDA has highlighted a Windows 11 feature that remains easy to overlook: Windows Sandbox, Microsoft’s disposable virtual desktop for testing files, installers, and scripts without setting up a full VirtualBox or VMware machine. Windows Sandbox is not new, but it has become more capable. Microsoft...
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    Enable and Configure Sudo for Windows 11 to Run Admin Commands Faster

    Sudo for Windows lets you prefix a command with sudo to run it as administrator from a normal, unelevated terminal. It is built into Windows 11 version 24H2 and later, starting with OS build 26100. It is not available as a built-in feature on Windows 10 or Windows 11 version 23H2 and earlier...
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    Windows 11 24H2 Home/Pro: Upgrade to 25H2 by October 13, 2026

    Verdict: most Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro PCs should move to 25H2 before October 13, 2026, rather than replace otherwise suitable hardware. Enterprise and Education administrators do not face the same deadline: their 24H2 deployments remain supported until October 12, 2027, so they can upgrade...
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    KB5095093 Fixes Windows 11 Provisioned PC Start and Explorer Failures

    Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 preview update KB5095093 gives affected Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 environments a fix to pilot for Start, Search, Settings, Taskbar, and File Explorer failures on certain provisioned PCs. It is an optional C-release, not an emergency update for every device, and some...
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    Mesa 26.2 AV1 Encoding Prototype Brings GPU Accel to WSL via DX12 HMFT

    Microsoft engineers merged an initial Mesa 26.2 implementation on July 6, 2026 that enables prototype GPU-accelerated AV1 video encoding on Windows through DirectX 12 and Hardware Media Foundation Transform support, primarily to advance Windows Subsystem for Linux media acceleration. The change...
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    Windows 11 24H2 Hidden Gems: 35 Tools Microsoft Doesn’t Make Easy to Find

    PCMag’s latest Windows 11 feature roundup, updated around the Windows 11 24H2 era and credited to Michael Muchmore with Jason Cohen contributing, catalogs 35 built-in or Microsoft-adjacent tools that many users overlook, from Snap Layouts and Clipboard History to Copilot, PowerToys, passkeys...
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    Rufus 4.15 Fixes Windows 11 Install Bugs, ARM64 Boot Crashes, and Adds RISC-V 64

    Rufus 4.15 was released on June 30, 2026, as a final update to the bootable USB utility, fixing Windows 11 customization bugs, silent installation failures, UEFI:NTFS crashes on Snapdragon X ARM64 systems, and adding RISC-V 64 support to its UEFI:NTFS boot path. The headline is not merely that a...
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    Windows 11 24H2 Microsoft Store: the Quiet Control Plane for Apps and Updates

    Paul Thurrott’s July 30, 2024 Windows 11 Field Guide entry documents the Microsoft Store experience in Windows 11 version 24H2, showing how Microsoft’s built-in marketplace now handles app discovery, purchases, library management, downloads, and updates inside the operating system’s current...
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    KB5103225: Windows Update Boosts Intel OpenVINO Windows ML Runtime (2.2606.1.0)

    Microsoft has published KB5103225, an automatic Windows Update package for Windows 11 version 24H2 and 25H2 devices with the latest cumulative update installed, updating the Windows ML Runtime Intel OpenVINO Execution Provider to version 2.2606.1.0 for accelerated local AI inference on Intel...
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    Windows 11 KB5094126 Adds Low Latency Profile for Snappier Start, Search, Explorer

    Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 cumulative update KB5094126 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 adds a Low Latency Profile that briefly raises CPU frequency during interactive tasks, aiming to make app launches, Start, Search, File Explorer, and context menus respond faster. The feature is not a new...
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    KB5105752 Fix: JScript Globals Persistence Broken on Win 11 24H2

    Microsoft published KB5105752 on June 18, 2026, warning that JScript globals, polyfills, and execution context loaded across multiple scripts may not persist on Windows 11 24H2, Windows 11 25H2, and Windows Server 2025 unless administrators enable a registry-controlled compatibility feature. The...
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    June 9, 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes WUSA .msu Network Share Bug (ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME)

    Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 Patch Tuesday updates finally close a Windows Update Standalone Installer bug that caused Windows 11 24H2, Windows 11 25H2, and Windows Server 2025 systems to fail when installing .msu packages from multi-file network shares. The fix matters because the broken path was...
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    Windows 11 KB5094126 Blue Screens & Secure Boot: What Admins Must Check (June 2026)

    Microsoft released Windows 11 KB5094126 for versions 24H2 and 25H2 and KB5093998 for version 23H2 on June 9, 2026, and early user reports now describe blue screens, freezes, BitLocker recovery prompts, and cloud-sync oddities after installation. The important caveat is that Microsoft’s public...
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    Windows 11 24H2 First-Run Cleanup: Start Menu, Personalization & Cursor Fix

    Windows 11 version 24H2, released broadly as the Windows 11 2024 Update, changed the first-run desktop, Start menu, and personalization experience while also exposing a small but telling mouse-cursor bug that users may need to fix manually. That is the surface-level story. The bigger one is that...
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    Windows 11 24H2 Fixes Hot Bag Sleep: Modern Standby Wake Protection & Lid Input

    Microsoft has changed Windows 11 version 24H2 so Modern Standby systems can disable most wake sources after detecting excessive battery drain, while also extending lid-closed input suppression to both battery and AC power on supported clamshell laptops. That is the plain-English fix behind a...
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    CVE-2026-45654 Secure Boot Bypass: Windows Trust & VSM Secrets Risk (Fix June 9, 2026)

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-45654 on June 9, 2026, as an Important Windows Secure Boot security feature bypass affecting Windows 11 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, and Windows Server 2025, with official fixes delivered through June Patch Tuesday cumulative updates. The flaw is not being described as...
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    Windows 11 June 2026 Update: Low Latency, Shared Audio, NPU Task Manager

    Microsoft is expected to begin rolling out the June 2026 security update for Windows 11 on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, bringing a batch of quality-of-life features to versions 24H2 and 25H2 through the same cumulative servicing channel. The headline is not one giant redesign, but a cluster of smaller...
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    Windows 11 KB5089573 Lets You Choose C:\Users Folder Name During Setup

    Microsoft’s May 26, 2026 optional Windows 11 preview update, KB5089573, adds a setup-time option to choose the name of the user profile folder under C:\Users on new Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 installations. That sounds microscopic until you remember how often Windows turns identity into...
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    • efi system partition kb5089573 optional preview update patch tuesday userprofilefolder windows 11 windows 11 24h2 windows 11 setup windows update
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    KB5096571 May 2026 Intel Copilot+ AI Image Update: What It Means for Windows 11 24H2

    Microsoft published KB5096571 on May 26, 2026, as an automatic Windows Update that moves the Image Processing AI component for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs to version 1.2605.856.0 on Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. The update is narrow, quiet, and easy to miss. It is also a useful marker for...
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    Secure Boot Certificate Updates: 2011 to 2023 Trust Change (June–Oct 2026)

    Microsoft is replacing the original 2011 Secure Boot certificate chain across Windows PCs and servers before certificates begin expiring in June 2026 and continue expiring into October, affecting supported Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems that still trust those aging boot...
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