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    Windows 11 July 2026 Update: Point-in-time Restore, Pause Controls, IPP Printers

    Microsoft’s July 2026 Windows 11 security update is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, and is expected to bring Point-in-time restore, expanded update pause controls, IPP-first printer setup, Widgets changes, networking fixes, and accessibility improvements to supported Windows 11 PCs. The headline...
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    Windows 11 KB5094126 Update Lets Search Find Files With 2 Characters

    Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 cumulative update KB5094126 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 changes Windows Search so files can be found with as few as two typed characters, while also adjusting ranking so local files surface more usefully. That sounds microscopic until you remember how often...
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    Windows 11 KB5094126 (June 2026) Guide: Low Latency, Shared Audio, Secure Boot

    Microsoft released Windows 11 KB5094126 on June 9, 2026, as the June Patch Tuesday security update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, raising systems to builds 26200.8655 and 26100.8655 while beginning a wider rollout of performance, audio, camera, and Secure Boot changes. The update is...
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    June 2026 Windows Update: Desktop.ini Trust Changes in File Explorer

    Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 Windows security updates, including KB5094126 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 and KB5093998 for Windows 11 23H2, changed how File Explorer handles desktop.ini folder customizations from sources Windows does not trust. The result is not data loss, and it is not a broken...
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    KB5089549 May 2026 Windows 11 Update: Secure Boot Trust, BitLocker, and MSU Order

    Microsoft released the May 12, 2026 Windows 11 security update KB5089549 for versions 25H2 and 24H2, moving supported systems to OS builds 26200.8457 and 26100.8457 while also publishing standalone catalog packages that require ordered MSU handling for manual deployment. The update is not just...
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    KB5083769 Blocks psmounterex.sys: Fix Backup Image Mount Failures

    Microsoft’s April 14, 2026 Windows 11 security update KB5083769 deliberately blocks vulnerable versions of the psmounterex.sys kernel driver, causing some third-party backup tools on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server to fail when mounting or managing backup images. The immediate fix is...