August 2025
The latest August 2025 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Draws a Hard Line: Windows 10's Final Security Patch Drops October 14, Consumer ESU Offers One-Year Reprieve
Microsoft has confirmed that the October 2025 Patch Tuesday will deliver the last regular security update for Windows 10, forcing hundreds of millions of users into a decisive moment. After October...
Emergency Patches Released for Windows RDS DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2025-53722)
Microsoft on August 12, 2025 pushed emergency security updates to fix a critical flaw in Windows Remote Desktop Services that lets attackers crash servers from across the internet—no password or...
Windows 11 24H2 Event ID 57 CertEnroll Errors Are False Positives, Microsoft Confirms
Error entries reading “The ‘Microsoft Pluton Cryptographic Provider’ provider was not loaded because initialization failed” have been flooding Windows 11 24H2 systems since the July 2025...
Windows 10 August Update Opens ESU Enrollment, Hardens Secure Boot Against Rollback
Microsoft’s cumulative update KB5063709, released on August 12, 2025, arrives at a critical juncture for Windows 10 users. With the end-of-support deadline looming on October 14, 2025, the patch...
Windows 11 24H2 August Patch Tuesday: Black Screen, Quick Machine Recovery, and Copilot+ Upgrades Arrive
Microsoft rolled out its August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11, and version 24H2 gets more than the usual security fixes. The cumulative update KB5063878 pushes the OS to Build 26100.4946...
Windows 11 KB5063875 August Security Update Combines LCU, SSU, Demands DISM for Uninstall
Microsoft shipped the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11 on schedule, delivering essential protections and quality improvements across supported versions 22H2 and 23H2....
Patch Now: Windows CDPSvc Use-After-Free Bug (CVE-2025-48000) Grants Attackers SYSTEM Privileges
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (CDPSvc) lets any local authenticated attacker gain full SYSTEM control—and the fix landed in Microsoft’s July...
Microsoft’s June Patch Fixes Storport Driver Flaw That Could Expose Kernel Memory and Defeat ASLR
Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday quietly resolved a local information-disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Storage Port Driver (storport.sys) that could allow authenticated attackers to read...
Windows 11’s Blue Screen of Death Turns Black in August 2025 Update, Alongside Quick Recovery and AI Settings
Microsoft has officially killed the Blue Screen of Death. The iconic crash screen, a fixture of Windows for over three decades, is now a minimalist black screen in the August 2025 cumulative update...
Secure Boot Deadline Looms: Windows 11 August Update Begins Certificate Migration Countdown
The August 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5063878, does more than patch security holes — it delivers a stark reminder that the clock is ticking on Secure Boot certificates...
KB5063878 Brings AI Enhancements and a Stark Reminder: Secure Boot Certificates Expire June 2026
The August 2025 security update for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5063878, is more than a routine monthly patch — it’s a vehicle for Microsoft’s increasingly loud warning that Secure Boot...
Microsoft Edge to Get Free Security Updates on Windows 10 Through 2028, No ESU Required
Microsoft will continue delivering security patches and feature updates for its Edge browser and WebView2 runtime on Windows 10, version 22H2, through at least October 2028 — a full three years...