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Fix Windows Update Stuck: Step-by-Step Troubleshooting (Win10/11) Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 15 minutes Windows updates help keep your PC secure and running smoothly, but occasionally an update can get stuck. This guided, beginner-friendly tutorial walks you through quick, safe steps...

If a Windows 11 feature update stalls at 30–40% and the installer reports that a “cFosSpeed driver is incompatible” or that “cFosSpeed is blocking the Windows 11 update,” the problem is almost always an out‑of‑date kernel‑level network filter left on the system. The fix is straightforward but...

Microsoft has begun rolling out KB5067990, a targeted Windows Update component that delivers the Intel OpenVINO Execution Provider (version 1.8.15.0) to Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, a package Microsoft describes simply as “improvements to the OpenVINO Execution Provider AI...

Microsoft has quietly pushed KB5068002, a targeted Windows Update that refreshes the AMD Vitis AI Execution Provider to version 1.8.25.0 for eligible Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, delivering a compact—but consequential—component update for on‑device AI acceleration. Background...

Microsoft has quietly pushed KB5067994, an AI component update that advances the Qualcomm QNN Execution Provider used by ONNX Runtime to version 1.8.13.0 for Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — a targeted, per‑silicon runtime refresh delivered automatically through Windows Update...

Microsoft’s calendar stop for Windows 10 is now a hard security and compliance deadline for British organisations: support ends on October 14, 2025, the UK is not included in Microsoft’s announced no-cost Extended Security Updates concession for the European Economic Area, and new research from...

Microsoft has published KB5054156 — a tiny enablement package (eKB) that flips on Windows 11, version 25H2 for devices already running the fully patched 24H2 servicing baseline, turning a months‑worth of staged feature binaries into an active release with minimal downtime and a single restart in...

Microsoft has quietly published KB5067467, a targeted component update that advances the Phi Silica on‑device language model to version 1.2509.1022.0 for AMD‑powered Copilot+ PCs, delivering the package automatically through Windows Update for eligible systems that already have the latest...

Microsoft has pushed a targeted Phi Silica component update for Qualcomm‑powered Copilot+ PCs — published as KB5067465 and delivering Phi Silica version 1.2509.1022.0 — a quiet but consequential step in Microsoft’s on‑device AI rollout that affects how local Copilot experiences run on Windows...

Microsoft just gave Windows 10 users one last lifeline — but the window to grab it is small, conditional, and full of trade-offs you need to understand before you act. Overview Microsoft will stop regular security updates for consumer editions of Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but it is...

Legacy Update’s latest stable release, version 1.12, quietly rewrites a last‑man‑standing lifeline for unsupported Windows installs—and arrives at an awkwardly strategic moment as Windows 10’s official support window closes next month. The project, a community‑run, open‑source restore of the old...

Microsoft has removed a long-running compatibility block that kept certain Intel 11th‑Gen PCs from receiving the Windows 11 24H2 feature update through Windows Update, resolving an incompatibility with specific Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) drivers and allowing affected systems to be...

Microsoft has quietly removed a long-running compatibility block that prevented many Intel-powered PCs from getting the Windows 11, version 24H2 (2024 Update) rollout, clearing the path for affected machines to receive the feature update once compatible Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST)...

If Windows Update throws the stubborn error 80072efe while you’re trying to check for or download patches, it usually means the update client on your machine cannot complete a stable connection to Microsoft’s update servers — and on older installs of Windows that can quickly turn into a long...

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...

Hello, Yesterday, I used the "Update and Shut Down" option to update my Windows. Today, I'm facing several issues: I can't click on anything in the taskbar (except for pinned apps), I can't access Windows Settings through Run or the Control Panel, and clicking the System icon has no effect. When...

Control Windows Update Delivery Optimization to Reduce Bandwidth (Win10/11) Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Introduction Windows Update Delivery Optimization (DO) helps Microsoft and nearby PCs share update files to reduce overall internet usage and speed up updates on local...

Microsoft released the September non‑security optional preview (the “C” release) update for Windows 11 under KB5065790 — a targeted cumulative quality rollup that addresses a handful of reliability problems ranging from a sign‑in freeze when entering a SIM PIN to display and printing glitches...

Microsoft has quietly published KB5067990, delivering the Intel OpenVINO Execution Provider AI component update (version 1.8.15.0) to Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — the package installs automatically through Windows Update once the latest 24H2 cumulative update is present and...

Microsoft quietly pushed an incremental AI component update — KB5067994 — that advances the QNN Execution Provider used by ONNX Runtime to version 1.8.13.0 for qualifying Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, and it follows the same per‑silicon, componentized delivery pattern Microsoft has used for...