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Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 11 PCs may restart more than once while installing recent and upcoming updates in spring 2026 because Windows is applying Secure Boot 2023 certificate changes before older 2011 certificates begin expiring in June 2026. That is the plain answer to the...

Microsoft says Windows updates released on or after April 14, 2026, for Windows 11 and supported Windows versions are intentionally blocking vulnerable psmounterex.sys kernel drivers, causing some third-party backup applications to fail when mounting or managing disk images rather than exposing...

Microsoft began rolling out Windows 11 update-control changes to Insiders on April 24, 2026, adding setup-time update skipping, repeatable 35-day update pauses, separate shutdown and restart commands, and clearer driver-update labels for consumer PCs while keeping managed commercial devices...

Microsoft’s April 14, 2026 cumulative update KB5083769 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 is reportedly breaking third-party backup jobs that depend on Volume Shadow Copy Service, with users and vendors tying failures to VSS snapshot timeouts in tools including Acronis, Macrium Reflect, NinjaOne...

Microsoft’s April 14, 2026 security update KB5083769 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 is being blamed by users and backup vendors for breaking VSS-dependent backup jobs across products including Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Macrium Reflect, NinjaOne Backup, and UrBackup. The uncomfortable...

Microsoft says Windows 11 updates KB5083631 and KB5083769 may make some PCs restart one extra time during installation because Windows Update is applying new Secure Boot certificates, a phased maintenance step ahead of the original 2011 certificates beginning to expire in late June 2026. That...

Microsoft’s reported Windows K2 initiative is an internal, quality-focused effort formed in late 2025 to improve Windows 11 through 2026 and 2027, with Microsoft emphasizing performance, reliability, interface “craft,” and renewed community engagement rather than shipping a separate Windows...

Windows 11 Is Testing “Indefinite” Update Pauses — But It’s 35 Days at a Time Microsoft is testing a major redesign of the Windows 11 update experience that gives users far more control over when updates install, including the ability to keep extending update pauses without a fixed overall...

The latest Windows Insider changes to Windows Update are less about flashy new features than about a long-overdue reset of user control. Microsoft is rolling out a set of improvements that let Insiders skip setup-time updates, pause updates more flexibly, restart or shut down without being...

Microsoft is testing the most user-friendly Windows Update change in years: Windows 11 users will be able to keep pausing updates in 35-day blocks without first being forced to install the pending patches. The change, highlighted by Mezha and now visible across Windows Insider coverage, directly...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update changes are not a cosmetic tweak; they are a direct answer to one of the oldest complaints in modern Windows: updates that arrive on Microsoft’s schedule, not yours. The company is now testing a more flexible update model that lets users repeatedly pause...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update-policy overhaul is not just another Settings-page tweak; it is a direct concession to one of the longest-running complaints in modern PC computing. The company is now testing a model that lets users repeatedly pause updates in 35-day blocks, choose ordinary...

Microsoft spent this week tightening its grip on the Windows and Xbox ecosystems, but the story is bigger than a routine batch of patches and feature tweaks. On the Windows side, the company continued refining Windows Update, preview builds, recovery behavior, and Insider channel changes while...

Microsoft is making one of the most consequential changes to Windows Update in years, and it is doing so for a very simple reason: users are tired of feeling ambushed by their PCs. The company is now rolling out a broader set of update controls in Windows 11, including the ability to skip...

Microsoft is moving to make Windows 11 updates noticeably less disruptive, and this time the changes look more like a genuine course correction than a cosmetic tweak. In a new Insider blog post published on April 24, 2026, the company said it is rolling out a set of Windows Update improvements...

Microsoft’s April 2026 Windows 11 cumulative update, KB5083769, is shaping up to be one of those Patch Tuesday releases that looks routine on paper but still manages to unsettle administrators and consumers in practice. Microsoft has now confirmed a BitLocker recovery prompt issue affecting a...

Microsoft is preparing one of the more meaningful Windows 11 quality updates in recent memory, and the center of gravity is not a flashy new app or an AI gimmick but the parts of the OS people touch every day. The latest Release Preview work tied to KB5083631 points to faster File Explorer...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 April update has sparked a fresh round of criticism because, on some systems, it apparently launches Microsoft Edge immediately after the first reboot. Instead of a quiet confirmation that the patch installed successfully, users are reportedly dropped into a...

KB5083631 is shaping up as one of those Windows 11 updates that matters less for flashy headlines and more for the everyday friction users actually feel. Instead of introducing a single marquee feature, Microsoft is tightening dozens of small screws across Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, with...

Microsoft’s effort to make Windows 11 less intrusive is no longer just a vague promise. In recent preview builds, Microsoft has been testing a redesigned update pause experience that appears to let users choose an arbitrary resume date, instead of being locked into a fixed five-week window. That...