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Microsoft is quietly resurrecting DreamScene-style video wallpapers in Windows 11 — a built-in way to set ordinary video files as looping desktop backgrounds that has begun appearing inside recent Insider preview builds and is already stirring questions about performance, battery life...

Microsoft has posted the September 2025 non‑security preview update for Windows 11, version 23H2 — an optional Release Preview build (KB5065790) that delivers a set of targeted reliability fixes while reiterating a major operational warning: Microsoft’s Secure Boot signing certificates issued in...

Microsoft’s September preview update pushed an urgent reminder to IT teams and advanced users: Secure Boot certificates used broadly across Windows devices are scheduled to start expiring in June 2026, and without coordinated firmware and OS updates some machines may be unable to boot securely...

KAL’s Kalignite is now being offered as a pathway to Windows 11 for ATM fleets, and the move arrives as a hard deadline approaches for Windows 10 support that will force banks and ATM deployers to choose between costly hardware refreshes, paid security extensions, or software-driven migration...

Microsoft released an out‑of‑band cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2 on September 22, 2025 — KB5068221 (OS Build 26100.6588) — to fix a targeted compatibility regression that caused Microsoft Office to fail when delivered via Microsoft Application Virtualization (App‑V), while also...

Microsoft pushed an unscheduled, out‑of‑band cumulative update to Windows 11 version 24H2 to address a high‑impact compatibility regression affecting virtualized Office deployments — but the patch also reiterates a known SMBv1 connectivity caveat administrators must account for before broad...

Microsoft has acknowledged that recent Windows 11 servicing updates introduced a regression that can block playback of DRM‑protected video — producing black screens, frozen frames, and copyright‑protection errors in certain Blu‑ray, DVD and digital‑TV applications — and is staging a targeted...

Microsoft’s formal cutoff for Windows 10 updates has shifted from a distant lifecycle note to an immediate, high-stakes decision for millions of PC owners: routine security, feature, and quality updates stop on October 14, 2025, and the company’s response — a one‑year, narrowly scoped consumer...

Microsoft’s decision to stop delivering routine security updates and feature patches for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, forces a hard choice on hundreds of millions of users: upgrade to Windows 11 where possible, buy a short-term safety net, or accept rising security and compatibility risk...

Microsoft has quietly restored one of the most nostalgic Windows features — the ability to use videos as desktop wallpapers — by adding native video wallpaper support to recent Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, giving users a built-in alternative to third-party tools like Wallpaper Engine and...

Microsoft has confirmed that a late‑summer servicing wave for Windows 11 introduced a narrow but disruptive regression that can break playback of DRM‑protected video in certain Blu‑ray, DVD and digital‑TV applications, and the company is staging a targeted remediation while advising cautious...

A buried option in a Windows 11 Insider preview suggests Microsoft is quietly restoring the ability to use ordinary video files — MP4, MKV and friends — as looping desktop wallpapers, a modern resurrection of Vista’s long‑forgotten DreamScene that’s already stirring enthusiasts, IT managers, and...

Microsoft is quietly testing a built‑in video wallpaper feature for Windows 11 that lets users set ordinary video files — MP4, MKV, MOV and others — as looping desktop backgrounds directly from Settings or via a contextual “Set as wallpaper” command in File Explorer, a revival of the old...

Windows 11’s Reserved Storage can feel like a hidden tax on small SSDs: useful for smooth updates, but frustrating when every gigabyte counts — and there are safe, supported ways to temporarily turn it off, reclaim space, and put it back when you’re done. Background Reserved Storage is an...

Microsoft’s August preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2 — shipped as KB5064081 — introduced a regression that prevents many desktop applications from playing DRM‑protected video and broadcast content, producing black screens, copyright‑protection errors, and frozen streams for users of...

Microsoft is quietly restoring native video wallpapers to Windows 11 — a DreamScene‑style capability discovered in Insider preview builds that lets ordinary video files play as looping desktop backgrounds without third‑party tools. Background Windows has flirted with animated desktop backgrounds...

Microsoft is quietly testing native animated video wallpapers in Windows 11 Insider builds, a modern revival of the Vista-era DreamScene that lets users set common video files (MP4, MKV, MOV and more) as looping desktop backgrounds — but the capability is experimental, hidden behind an Insider...

Microsoft has removed the compatibility hold that prevented a subset of PCs from receiving the Windows 11, version 24H2 feature update after fixing a long‑running camera bug tied to object/face detection — meaning affected devices should begin seeing the 24H2 offer again within the next 48 hours...

Microsoft released an out‑of‑band cumulative update on September 22, 2025 — KB5068221 (OS Build 26100.6588) — for Windows 11, version 24H2, delivering a targeted set of quality and security fixes (including items from the September 9, 2025 security rollup) while also documenting a persistent...

Microsoft issued an out‑of‑band cumulative update today — KB5068221 (OS Build 26100.6588) — for Windows 11 version 24H2, delivering a focused set of quality and security fixes while reiterating several high‑impact operational advisories that administrators and power users must act on now...