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Windows 10 September Update Adds ESU Network Control and Enterprise Backup Ahead of October Deadline
With less than a month before Windows 10 support ends, Microsoft has packed its September 2025 Patch Tuesday release with two features that reveal exactly how companies should handle the coming...
KB5064080 Preview Lands for Windows 11 23H2: Enterprise Backup Goes GA, Plus Major Policy and UI Fixes
On August 26, Microsoft rolled out the August 2025 non-security preview update for Windows 11 version 23H2, tagged as KB5064080 (OS Build 22621.5840). The headline feature: Windows Backup for...
Windows 10 19045.6276 Preview Delivers Backup GA, ESU Controls, and a 2026 Secure Boot Wake-Up Call
Microsoft has pushed Windows 10 build 19045.6276 (KB5063842) to the Release Preview channel, delivering a small but strategic update that signals the general availability of Windows Backup for...
KB5064080 Mends Broken Explorer Views and Brings Backup to the Enterprise
Microsoft shipped an optional preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 in the Release Preview Channel that tackles a string of reliability bugs—from File Explorer showing only a single folder...
Windows 11 KB5064080 Pushes Windows Backup for Organizations into Release Preview Alongside Critical Fixes
Microsoft has released the optional non-security preview update KB5064080 for Windows 11, bringing the long-awaited Windows Backup for Organizations feature to the Release Preview channel. The...
KB5064080: Microsoft Fixes ReFS Hang and Rolls Out Enterprise Backup in Windows 11 Preview
Microsoft has pushed a Release Preview update for Windows 11 that eliminates a severe storage bug and introduces a new enterprise backup service. KB5064080, published on August 26, 2025, advances OS...
KB5065813: Microsoft Delivers OOBE Update Capability and Emergency Recovery Fix for Windows 11
Microsoft released KB5065813 on August 26, 2025, a two-pronged out-of-band update that reshapes how Windows 11 provisions itself in the enterprise. The patch does two things: it lets managed devices...
Microsoft Adds Quality Updates to Windows OOBE for Entra Devices—But Admins Must Tread Carefully
Microsoft is giving enterprise IT teams a long-awaited lever to close the day-one patching gap: the ability to install Windows quality updates during the Out-Of-Box Experience itself. Starting with...
OneNote for Windows 10 Becomes Read-Only on Oct 14: How to Avoid Data Loss and Switch to the New App
Starting October 14, 2025, OneNote for Windows 10 will be reduced to a read-only shell, cutting off editing, syncing, and security updates for millions of users still clinging to the legacy app....
Windows 11 Autopilot Devices Now Get Quality Updates During OOBE
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant change to Windows 11 provisioning: eligible devices can now receive the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE),...
Windows 11 OOBE Now Installs Updates for Managed Devices: Prepare for Longer Setup Times This September
Starting in September 2025, Windows 11’s out-of-box experience (OOBE) will gain a new step for managed devices: automatically downloading and installing the latest quality updates before the first...
Windows 11 Now Installs Critical Zero-Day Patches During Setup—What IT Must Know
Windows 11 will now—in certain scenarios—automatically download and install critical zero-day patches (ZDPs) while a device is still in the Out-of-Box Experience. A revised Microsoft Learn...