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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 CEO Satya Nadella told investors during Microsoft’s fiscal 2026 third-quarter earnings cycle that the company is doing “foundational work” to win back fans across Windows, Xbox, Bing, and Edge, with Windows 11 quality, performance, updates, and core-user trust now pushed back toward...

Microsoft used April 2026 Insider builds and Windows blog posts to preview a broad Windows 11 repair campaign, including a redesigned Insider Program, less coercive Windows Update behavior, reduced Copilot clutter, File Explorer performance work, quieter widgets, and scheduler tuning for better...

Microsoft said on May 1, 2026, that its Windows quality push since March has produced Insider-facing changes to update restarts, File Explorer performance, Widgets behavior, Copilot placement, system responsiveness, and the Insider Program itself, with most of the newest work landing first in...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told investors on April 29, 2026, that Microsoft is doing “foundational work” to win back fans across its consumer businesses, including Windows performance improvements for lower-memory devices and a more streamlined Windows Update experience. That is not a product...

Microsoft released KB5083631 on April 30, 2026, as the optional non-security preview update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, bringing Xbox mode, File Explorer upgrades, haptic input support, enterprise policy changes, security hardening, and reliability fixes. The headline is gaming, but...

Microsoft has published KB5089873, a Phi Silica J32 AI component update version 1.2603.373.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, delivered automatically through Windows Update after the latest cumulative update is installed. The smallness of the package name...

Microsoft released KB5089872 on April 30, 2026, as an automatic Windows Update package for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, updating the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2603.373.0 after the latest 26H1 cumulative update is installed. That sounds like...

Microsoft has published KB5089864, an automatic Windows Update package that brings Phi Silica AI component version 1.2603.373.0 to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, replacing the earlier KB5083515 release after the latest cumulative update is installed. The update is...

Microsoft’s KB5090940 is an April 2026 Windows Update package for Copilot+ PCs that installs Image Transform AI component version 1.2604.515.0 on Windows 11 version 24H2 and 25H2 devices with the latest cumulative update already in place. It is a small entry in Microsoft Support, but it points...

Microsoft has published KB5089865, an April 2026 Phi Silica AI component update for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, delivering version 1.2603.373.0 through Windows Update after the latest cumulative update is installed. The update is small on the surface and large in...

Microsoft has released KB5090933, a Phi Silica AI component update to version 1.2604.515.0 for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2, delivered automatically through Windows Update after the latest cumulative update is installed. On paper, it is a small servicing...

Microsoft has published KB5089867, a Windows Update-delivered Image Transform AI component update for Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, moving the component to version 1.2603.373.0 in the April 2026 update history. It is a small package with a large implication: Windows is no longer...

Microsoft has published KB5089866, an automatic Windows Update package delivering Phi Silica AI component version 1.2603.373.0 to Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, provided the device already has the latest cumulative update installed. The small support note looks...

Microsoft has released KB5090938, an April 2026 Windows Update package that updates the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2604.515.0 on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2, after the latest cumulative update is installed through automatic delivery. The...

Microsoft released KB5090939 in April 2026 as an automatic Windows Update for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2, updating the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2604.515.0. It is not a flashy feature drop, and that is precisely why it matters...

KB5090934, released as the April 2026 Phi Silica AI component update version 1.2604.515.0 for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs, delivers Microsoft’s on-device small language model through Windows Update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. The update is narrow in hardware scope but broad in...

Microsoft’s KB5090935, published as a Phi Silica AI component update version 1.2604.515.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, delivers an automatic Windows Update package for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 systems that have the latest cumulative update installed. It is, on its face, a small...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used Microsoft’s April 29, 2026 earnings call to tell investors the company is trying to “win back fans” of Windows and Xbox, pledging renewed focus on quality, performance, updates, and core user needs after months of AI-driven backlash. That is not a small...

Microsoft has made Windows Server 2025 available as an in-place feature upgrade through Windows Update for eligible Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 systems, letting administrators move to the new server release from Settings or Server Core without mounting installation media. That...