Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Windows 11 24H2 KB5064081 Preview: AI Enters File Explorer, PowerShell 2.0 Exits
Microsoft has released KB5064081, an optional preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2, pushing out build 26100.5074 on August 29, 2025. The package bundles an updated servicing stack with...
Microsoft Delivers Long-Awaited Day-One Patching with Windows 11 24H2 OOBE Update KB5065848
Microsoft has rolled out KB5065848, a critical Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) update for Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, as of August 29, 2025. The update fundamentally changes how...
Microsoft Silently Upgrades Intel Copilot+ AI Imaging with KB5066122, Version 1.2508.906.0
Microsoft has quietly pushed KB5066122, a component update that overhauls the Image Processing AI stack on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 24H2, advancing the version to 1.2508.906.0....
Microsoft Sharpens On-Device AI for AMD: Phi Silica 1.2508.906.0 Hits Copilot+ PCs
KB5066127 has landed. The latest component update for Windows 11 24H2 bumps the Phi Silica on-device language model to version 1.2508.906.0 on AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft announced in a...
Microsoft Releases KB5065378 to Fortify Windows 11 Setup Against Upgrade Failures, Flags Secure Boot Expiry
Microsoft shipped KB5065378, a narrowly targeted setup dynamic update, on August 29, 2025, refreshing the core installation binaries for Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. IT...
KB5064097 Delivers Non-Removable WinRE Security Refresh for Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft released KB5064097, a Safe OS Dynamic Update, on August 29, 2025, refreshing the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) for Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. The update—which...
Microsoft Quietly Tunes On-Device AI with Phi Silica v1.2508.906.0 for Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has slipped a stealth update onto Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs: KB5066125 upgrades the Phi Silica on-device AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, an automatic behind-the-scenes refinement...
Microsoft’s KB5066121 Update Enhances AI-Powered Image Processing on Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has quietly pushed out KB5066121, a targeted update for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ laptops that bumps the on-device Image Processing AI component to version 1.2508.906.0. The update installs...
Microsoft Silently Pushes KB5066124, Elevating Image Transform AI on Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft pushed a silent update this week to its Image Transform AI component, bumping it to version 1.2508.906.0 via KB5066124. The update, which targets Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version...
Windows 11 25H2 Lands in Release Preview—IT Must Kill Legacy Scripts Before Upgrading
Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 version 25H2 to the Release Preview ring, marking the final validation stage before a broad production rollout. The upgrade arrives as a featherweight enablement...
Windows 11 25H2 Release Preview Arrives: PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC Axed
Microsoft released Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) to the Release Preview Channel on August 29, 2025, giving IT administrators an early shot at validating this year’s annual feature...
Microsoft Beta Build 26120.5770 Adds Table-to-Excel AI and Braille Viewer
Windows 11 Insiders in the Beta Channel just got another serving of polish and productivity smarts with the release of Build 26120.5770 (KB5064089). This cumulative update, part of the 24H2 servicing...