windows 11 25h2

  1. Windows 11 25H2 Enablement Rollout: AI Features and Start Menu Redesign

    Microsoft has begun the staged rollout of the Windows 11 25H2 update — an incremental, enablement-package-based release that unlocks a raft of AI-enhanced capabilities, a redesigned Start menu, richer lock‑screen widgets, improved energy and recovery tools, and targeted enterprise manageability...
  2. Glow 25.13 Update: Stuck Pixel Tool and Windows 11 25H2 Support

    Glow’s latest incremental update, version 25.13, arrives as a compact, portable refresh that reaffirms the project’s focus on compatibility, usability, and a steadily expanding set of troubleshooting utilities — most notably full support for Windows 11 version 25H2, a newly added Stuck Pixel...
  3. Windows 11 25H2 Upgrade Opens to More Devices After Safeguard Lifts

    Microsoft has quietly removed two long‑running compatibility safeguards that were preventing large groups of PCs from receiving the Windows 11 feature update path — and the change means Windows 11, version 25H2 (the 2025 Update) can now be offered to many machines that were previously blocked...
  4. Windows 11 25H2 Enablement Update: What IT Pros Need to Know

    Microsoft has begun the staged rollout of Windows 11, version 25H2, but the headline is deliberate restraint: this is an enablement-style release that flips features previously staged in the 24H2 servicing stream, emphasizes manageability and security hardening, and removes a handful of...
  5. Windows 11 25H2 Administrator Protection Delayed for Enterprise Rollout

    Microsoft's latest annual Windows 11 feature update landed this week, but one of the security items that promised to change how administrators elevate privileges in office and enterprise environments will not be ready for immediate deployment — Administrator Protection has been pushed out of...
  6. Plan Windows 11 25H2 Upgrade to Preserve Hotpatch Eligibility

    Microsoft’s new caution for IT teams is simple but consequential: if you upgrade office or enterprise PCs to Windows 11, version 25H2 outside a designated baseline month, those devices will temporarily stop receiving Microsoft’s hotpatch (no‑restart) security updates and will instead get...
  7. Windows 11 25H2 Enablement Package: Fast Low Risk Enterprise Rollout

    Microsoft has begun the controlled rollout of the Windows 11 2025 Update — officially Windows 11, version 25H2 — and this year the upgrade arrives as a lightweight enablement package (eKB) rather than a full, reinstalled feature update, promising faster installs and a streamlined servicing model...
  8. Windows 11 Media Creation Tool Fails on Arm64 — Workarounds

    Microsoft has acknowledged that its Windows 11 Media Creation Tool is failing to run on some ARM-based PCs after the 25H2 rollout, leaving Arm64 users and device builders with a frustrating roadblock when they try to create installation media directly from an Arm device. Background Microsoft...
  9. Windows 11 25H2: Tiny enablement package, single restart, stronger security for enterprises

    Microsoft’s 2025 Windows 11 update arrives less like a blockbuster and more like a well‑timed maintenance window: Windows 11, version 25H2 is rolling out as an ultra‑compact enablement package that flips features already staged in the 24H2 servicing stream, requires a single restart on eligible...
  10. Windows 11 25H2 Enables On‑Device AI Auto‑Categorization in Photos for Copilot+ PCs

    Microsoft’s gradual, enablement-style rollout of Windows 11 version 25H2 landed this week with a thin set of platform housekeeping changes and a steady stream of app-level AI features — most notably an on-device Auto‑Categorization feature in the Photos app for Copilot+ PCs — while Microsoft...
  11. Windows 11 25H2 Rollout: Four Key Regressions and Mitigations

    Microsoft’s staged rollout of Windows 11 version 25H2 arrived as a quiet, low‑friction enablement package but shipped with four confirmed, narrowly scoped regressions that are already being tracked and mitigated — problems that matter a great deal if your workflows depend on legacy media...
  12. Windows 11 25H2: Small Enablement Update for Enterprise Security

    Windows 11 version 25H2 arrives as an intentionally small, operational update — an enablement package that flips features already carried in the 24H2 servicing branch, removes long‑deprecated tooling, and adds a handful of enterprise controls, all while resetting the servicing clock for devices...
  13. Windows 11 25H2: Tiny Enablement Package, Big IT Manageability Gains

    Windows 11 version 25H2 began rolling out on September 30, 2025, but for most people the update will feel more like a tidy housekeeping pass than a headline-grabbing overhaul — a small enablement package that flips on features already staged in last year’s servicing stream while trimming legacy...
  14. Windows 11 25H2 Update: Staged Rollout, Enablement Package, and Enterprise Impact

    Microsoft has begun the staged rollout of the Windows 11 2025 Update — officially version 25H2 — but for the vast majority of users the release will feel deliberately muted: a servicing milestone, not a consumer-facing overhaul. Background / Overview Microsoft continues to move Windows 11’s...
  15. Windows 11 25H2 Enablement: Four Regressions That Can Break Workflows

    Microsoft’s Windows 11 25H2 enablement package is rolling out, but if you rely on legacy media playback, SMBv1 file sharing, WUSA (.msu) installers from network shares, or you create installation media on Arm64 hosts, you should pause and read this first—these four confirmed regressions can...
  16. Windows 11 25H2 Rollout: Enablement Package and Key Regressions

    Microsoft has begun the staged rollout of Windows 11 version 25H2, delivering the update as a lightweight enablement package to devices already on the 24H2 servicing branch, but launch day has been accompanied by several regressions that—while narrow in scope—are serious for affected users and...
  17. Windows 11 25H2 Enablement Package: Enterprise Rollout Guide 2025

    Microsoft began the staged global rollout of Windows 11, version 25H2, on September 30, 2025 — a deliberately light, operational update delivered primarily as a small enablement package for devices already on 24H2, with full ISO media and administrative templates published for imaging teams and...
  18. Windows 11 25H2 Enablement Update: Low Impact, Security First, Enterprise Ready

    Microsoft has quietly shipped Windows 11 version 25H2 as an intentionally light, operational update: a small enablement package that flips on features already staged across the 24H2 servicing branch rather than delivering a dramatic set of new consumer-facing capabilities. This year’s annual...
  19. Windows 11 25H2 Known Issues: DRM Playback, WUSA Errors, Arm64 Tooling

    Microsoft has confirmed a set of known issues in Windows 11 version 25H2, the 2025 feature update now rolling out to consumer and enterprise devices, and some of those bugs carry practical impact for media playback, update installation workflows, and certain device architectures. Microsoft’s...
  20. Windows 11 25H2 Enablement Package: Enterprise IT Update

    Microsoft has begun the quiet, staged rollout of Windows 11 version 25H2 — a pragmatic, operations-first update delivered primarily as a small enablement package that activates features Microsoft has been shipping throughout the 24H2 servicing stream rather than delivering a dramatic...