windows 11 24h2

  1. KB5066125 Phi Silica Update: On-Device AI v1.2508.906.0 for Qualcomm Copilot+

    Microsoft has pushed another incremental but important update for on‑device AI: KB5066125 upgrades the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2508.906.0 for Qualcomm‑powered Copilot+ PCs, delivered automatically through Windows Update to qualifying Windows 11 (24H2) devices...
  2. KB5066121: Qualcomm Copilot+ Imaging AI Update for Windows 11 24H2

    Microsoft has quietly shipped KB5066121, a targeted Image Processing AI component update that advances the on-device imaging stack on Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs to version 1.2508.906.0, and will be delivered automatically via Windows Update to eligible Windows 11, version 24H2 machines...
  3. Image Transform AI Update KB5066124: 1.2508.906.0 on Copilot+ Windows 11 24H2

    Microsoft has quietly pushed an Image Transform update to Copilot+ Windows 11 machines: KB5066124 advances the on‑device Image Transform AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, bringing incremental improvements to the inpainting, erase-and-fill, and related image-editing primitives used by Photos...
  4. Windows 11 24H2 Preview KB5064081: AI Features, Backups, Secure Boot

    Microsoft has published the August 2025 non‑security preview update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — delivered as KB5064081 and shipping an updated servicing stack that identifies as OS Build 26100.5074 — packing a mix of staged AI features, UI polish, reliability fixes, and several...
  5. Fix a Disappearing Mouse Pointer in Windows: Causes, Fixes & 24H2 Workarounds

    Few things interrupt work faster than a mouse pointer that seems to vanish into thin air — but the disappearance of the mouse pointer is almost never supernatural. Whether it’s a program that hides the cursor on purpose, a driver hiccup, a multi-monitor alignment issue, or a power-management...
  6. Windows 11 LE Audio: Super-Wideband Stereo Fixes Bluetooth Voice

    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...
  7. Reduce File Explorer CPU Usage in Windows 11 24H2: Safe, Low-Risk Fixes

    When File Explorer becomes the system’s biggest CPU hog after upgrading to Windows 11 24H2, it stops being a mild annoyance and starts costing time, battery life, and user confidence—with many users reporting sustained explorer.exe or related processes eating CPU even at idle. The problem is...
  8. Windows 11 Aug 2025 KB5063878: SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes

    A wave of community test results and vendor confirmations this week has put the latest Windows 11 cumulative update under a harsh spotlight: several SSDs can disappear from Windows during sustained, large write operations after installing the August 12, 2025 update (KB5063878), with a...
  9. August 2025 Windows MSI UAC Regression Impacts Lab Installations (Error 1730)

    Microsoft’s August security rollups have surfaced an unexpected compatibility regression that is blocking common per‑user MSI actions with a UAC elevation gate — and university computer labs are feeling the impact hardest, where standard student accounts now hit Error 1730 when the operating...
  10. NDI stutter after August 2025 Windows updates: switch NDI Receive Mode to TCP or UDP

    Microsoft has acknowledged that this month’s cumulative update has an ugly side effect for creators and broadcasters: Windows 11 and Windows 10 systems that installed the August 12, 2025 security patches can exhibit severe stuttering and choppy audio/video in popular streaming tools that rely on...
  11. Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878 Storage Regression: Protect NVMe SSDs Now

    Microsoft’s August cumulative (KB5063878) for Windows 11 24H2 has been linked by multiple independent testers and industry observers to a storage regression that can make some NVMe SSDs disappear during heavy writes — sometimes temporarily, sometimes with irrecoverable damage — and the safest...
  12. Microsoft fixes Windows upgrade error 0x8007007F with OOB updates (Aug 2025)

    Microsoft has quietly closed a painful upgrade gap: after days of user reports and frantic troubleshooting, the Windows Setup error that surfaced as 0x8007007F during certain in‑place upgrades has been resolved and recovery/reset regressions have been mitigated with targeted out‑of‑band updates...
  13. Windows August 2025 Updates: Recovery Failures, WSUS Errors, and SSD Issues

    Microsoft has temporarily paused the roll‑out of recent Windows updates after a cascade of high‑impact problems—including broken recovery tools, WSUS installation failures, and reports of storage devices becoming inaccessible—hit a subset of users and enterprise environments nationwide...
  14. Windows 11 August 2025 KB5063878 Causes NVMe SSD Disappearances Under Heavy Writes

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) has been linked by multiple community tests and specialist outlets to a narrow but severe storage regression in which some NVMe SSDs can suddenly become unresponsive or disappear during sustained, large writes — a...
  15. August 2025 Patch Tuesday: Reset Regression, SSD Storage Issue, and OOB Fix

    Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday has gone from a routine security maintenance window to an operational headache for administrators and home users alike, as the August 12, 2025 rollups introduced a pair of serious regressions — first a storage regression that could make some SSDs disappear under...
  16. August 2025 Windows Patch Breaks Reset and Cloud Recovery: What Admins Must Do

    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...
  17. Windows 11 24H2 August Update Triggers NVMe Storage Regression (KB5063878)

    Microsoft’s latest cumulative for Windows 11 24H2 has been tied to a small but serious cluster of storage failures that can make NVMe SSDs disappear during heavy writes and, in a handful of cases, leave data unreadable — a scare that underscores why updating and backup discipline still matters...
  18. KB5063878 for Windows 11 24H2: WSUS install 0x80240069 & drives disappearing risk

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878) promised performance and security fixes, but within days it became the focal point of two separate reliability incidents: an enterprise deployment failure that blocked WSUS/SCCM installs and, more alarmingly, early community reports that...
  19. Xbox PC App on Windows on Arm: Local Game Installs Preview

    Microsoft has quietly unlocked one of the most consequential features Windows on Arm owners have been waiting for: the Xbox PC app can now — in preview — download and run compatible games locally on Arm-based Windows 11 devices. Background Windows on Arm has long been pitched as the...
  20. PowerShell 2.0 Removed From Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025

    Microsoft has confirmed that Windows PowerShell 2.0 — the legacy engine introduced with Windows 7 and officially deprecated in 2017 — will be removed from the Windows OS image in upcoming releases: it will be absent from Windows 11, version 24H2 beginning in August 2025 and from Windows Server...