windows 11 24h2

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Microsoft’s May 12, 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, KB5089549, includes reliability fixes for explorer.exe problems that could freeze the taskbar after sign-in, break desktop right-click behavior, stall Task View, and interfere with unpinning items from File...

Microsoft has released KB5096574, a May 2026 Image Processing AI component update version 1.2605.856.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2, delivered automatically through Windows Update after the latest cumulative update is installed. The update is narrow...

Microsoft has published KB5096570, a May 2026 Phi Silica AI component update that installs version 1.2604.515.0 on AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, provided the device already has the latest cumulative update installed. The update is small in presentation but large in...

Microsoft has published KB5096136, an automatic Windows Update package for Windows 11 version 26H1 devices that updates the AMD Vitis AI Execution Provider to version 2.2605.2.0, replacing April’s KB5089175 and appearing in Update history as a Windows Runtime ML AMD NPU Execution Provider...

Microsoft has published KB5096137, an automatic Windows Update package that updates the Qualcomm QNN Execution Provider to version 2.2605.2.0 for Windows 11, version 26H1 devices with the latest cumulative update installed. It is a small-sounding component refresh with an outsized strategic...

An updated pirated release of Assassin’s Creed Origins Gold Edition is reportedly circulating with Windows 11 version 24H2 support, bundling Ubisoft’s official 1.62 game update alongside a new Denuvo-bypass method that uses hypervisor-level techniques to work around compatibility failures in...

Microsoft on May 19, 2026, assigned CVE-2026-45585 to YellowKey, a publicly disclosed BitLocker security feature bypass affecting Windows 11 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, and Windows Server 2025 systems, and issued mitigation guidance while it prepares a full security update. The uncomfortable part is not...

Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC features are missing from most Windows 11 machines because Microsoft tied many of its newest on-device AI tools to specific hardware: a supported processor with an NPU rated at 40 TOPS or higher, 16GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and Windows 11 version 24H2 or later. That is...

Microsoft’s May 14, 2026 Release Preview builds for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 put a new performance change on deck for broad release, promising faster app launches and snappier shell surfaces such as Start, Search, and Action Center. The interesting part is not merely that Windows may feel...

KB5089169 Brings AMD Vitis AI Execution Provider Update 2.2604.1.0 to Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 Microsoft has published KB5089169, an update for the AMD Vitis AI Execution Provider component on supported Windows 11 systems. The update is listed as AMD Vitis AI Execution Provider update version...

Microsoft has published KB5089168, a Windows Update-delivered refresh for the NVIDIA TensorRT-RTX Execution Provider, moving the component to version 2.2604.1.0 for Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows 11 version 25H2 systems. The update targets one of the most important but least visible layers...

It’s too early to call this a confirmed Microsoft-caused “death loop,” but the early pattern around KB5083769 is uncomfortable for Windows 11 users and IT admins alike. In the first days after April’s Patch Tuesday, multiple Microsoft Learn Q&A posts described boot loops, pixelated crash...

When you open a ZIP file in Windows 11, the “wrong app” may actually be the one you’ve been using all along. Microsoft has steadily expanded File Explorer’s archive handling, and on Windows 11 version 24H2 the built-in experience now supports ZIP, RAR, 7z, and TAR archives without requiring a...

Microsoft admitted Windows 11 went off track — now they're fixing it. Here's everything coming in the April 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday update (KB5086672) and the full 2026 roadmap.