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Microsoft has quietly added another piece to its Windows 11 AI stack: KB5083464, a Nvidia TensorRT-RTX Execution Provider update for Windows 11, version 26H1. The update is tied to version 2.2603.1.0 and is delivered automatically through Windows Update, provided the device already has the...

Microsoft’s KB5079489 preview for Windows 11 version 26H1 arrives as a telling example of where the platform is headed in 2026: more frequent servicing, more AI-specific payloads, and more complexity for anyone who still treats a cumulative update as a simple one-click event. The March 26, 2026...

Microsoft has quietly added another AI servicing package to Windows 11’s growing stack of component updates, and this one is aimed squarely at AMD-powered systems running Windows 11 version 26H1. The new package, KB5083465, updates the AMD MIGraphX Execution Provider to version 2.2603.1.0 and is...

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 shipped the March 10, 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 26H1 — KB5079466 — moving eligible systems to OS Build 28000.1719 and delivering a mix of security hardening, reliability fixes, and servicing updates aimed at the new 26H1 platform. While the release contains no...

Microsoft has issued a platform-level warning: the Secure Boot certificates first issued around 2011 that underpin Windows’ pre-boot trust model begin expiring in June 2026, and although most updated systems will continue to boot, devices that do not receive the replacement certificate family...

Microsoft’s March 10, 2026 Safe OS Dynamic Update (KB5079463) is a quiet but urgent operational bulletin: the long‑running Secure Boot certificates that Microsoft provisioned around 2011 begin to expire in mid‑2026, and while Microsoft and OEM partners are rolling a replacement “2023 CA” family...

Microsoft hat den Start einer umfangreichen Frühlings‑Update‑Welle für Windows 11 eingeläutet — doch diese Welle ist komplexer, selektiver und technikfokussierter, als viele Nutzer auf den ersten Blick vermuten würden. Während Microsoft mit dem neuen Release‑Fluss einerseits neue...

Microsoft’s February update cycle delivered more than the usual bug fixes: it set the stage for several operational shifts IT teams must plan for now if they want to avoid disruption later this year. From a looming Secure Boot certificate lifecycle cliff to built‑in security telemetry (native...

Microsoft quietly shipped a substantial preview package for Windows 11’s 26H1 branch this week — KB5077239 (OS Build 28000.1643) — and while it isn’t a headline-grabbing feature release, it tightens several cross-device continuity hooks, polishes File Explorer and shell behavior, and surfaces...

Microsoft's decision to ship a device‑specific Windows 11 release in early 2026 has reshaped the update conversation: Windows 11, version 26H1 will be distributed exclusively as a preinstalled, OEM‑flashed image on select Arm64 PCs — notably systems built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 family —...

Microsoft has quietly shipped a new, purpose-built Windows image — Windows 11, version 26H1 — but unlike prior H1/H2 releases this one is not a general feature update for the existing Windows population; it’s a factory‑installed, hardware‑gated platform image intended to enable next‑generation...

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 build landed in early 2026, but for most people it isn’t an update at all — it’s a factory image for a narrow set of new ARM PCs and will not be offered through Windows Update to existing Intel or AMD machines. (learn.microsoft.com) Background / Overview Windows...

Microsoft has quietly released KB5079266, an incremental Phi Silica AI component update that installs Phi Silica version 1.2601.1273.0 on Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 26H1, and the package is delivered automatically through Windows Update to qualifying devices...

Microsoft’s terse update note for KB5079261 says the Image Processing AI component for Qualcomm-powered systems has been bumped to version 1.2601.1273.0 and will be delivered automatically to eligible devices running Windows 11, version 26H1. The package, Microsoft explains, focuses on the...

Microsoft quietly released a targeted component update for Copilot+ PCs this February: KB5079253 advances the Image Transform AI component to version 1.2602.1451.0, and — like its immediate predecessors — is delivered automatically through Windows Update to eligible Windows 11 devices running...

Microsoft has quietly published KB5079267 — a targeted Phi Silica AI component update that installs Phi Silica version 1.2601.1273.0 on eligible AMD‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 26H1. The package is delivered automatically through Windows Update, requires the latest 26H1...

Microsoft has quietly published KB5079254, a targeted component update that advances the Phi Silica on‑device language model to version 1.2602.1451.0 for Qualcomm‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, versions 24H2 and 25H2 — the package installs automatically via Windows Update, requires the...

Microsoft has issued a targeted Phi Silica component refresh for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ systems — a silent but important step in the ongoing effort to move capable language-model inference onto the endpoint. The package (listed as Phi Silica version 1.2601.1273.0 in the release notice you...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11, version 26H1 will ship as a narrowly scoped, hardware‑gated release — available only on new PCs built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 family — and not as a general update for the existing Windows installed base. Background / Overview Microsoft’s...