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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.

Microsoft has released KB5084172, a new Image Processing AI component update for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs, and the packaging tells us a lot about where Windows AI is headed. This is not a flashy consumer-facing feature drop; it is a quiet servicing update for the local AI pipeline that helps...

Microsoft’s March 26, 2026 Safe OS Dynamic Update for Windows 11 version 26H1, tracked as KB5081151, lands at a moment when a much bigger platform transition is coming into view: the June 2026 Secure Boot certificate expiration. In practical terms, this is not just another maintenance package...

Microsoft’s latest Phi Silica package for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs is a quiet but telling sign of where Windows AI is headed: more on-device intelligence, tighter hardware coupling, and smaller but more frequent model updates delivered through Windows Update. The component update, identified...

Microsoft has quietly shipped another targeted Phi Silica update for Copilot+ PCs, this time for AMD-powered systems running Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. The package, KB5084167, delivers Phi Silica version 1.2603.373.0 and continues Microsoft’s steady expansion of on-device AI as a...

Microsoft has quietly pushed a new Image Processing AI component update for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs, and the pattern is familiar: a small version bump, a narrow hardware scope, and a delivery method that happens mostly in the background through Windows Update. The package, KB5084173, advances...

Microsoft has quietly pushed out a new Image Transform AI component update for Copilot+ PCs, and while the changelog is brief, the implications are broader than the single version number suggests. The update, KB5084174, brings Image Transform to version 1.2603.373.0 and is explicitly aimed at...