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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...
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...
Microsoft Flags ‘Restore-Capable’ Windows 11 Devices with Sneaky +1 App Version in MDM Enrollments
A subtle but pivotal change in the way older Windows 11 devices report their software version during mobile device management (MDM) enrollment could determine whether a device glides through...
Default Auto-Updates Hit Windows 11 OOBE as Microsoft Closes Day-One Patch Gap
Microsoft is turning the final pages of the Windows 11 Out-of-Box Experience into a mandatory patch checkpoint. Starting with the September 2025 security update, enterprise-managed devices that are...
Microsoft's Mobile Plans App Meets Its End on February 27, 2026: eSIM Moves to Settings
Microsoft has set a date for the Mobile Plans app's demise: February 27, 2026. After that, the app vanishes from the Microsoft Store, and users of eSIM-equipped Windows laptops will need to head to...
Microsoft Warns: UEFI Secure Boot Certificates Expire in 2026, Unpatched PCs at Risk
UEFI Secure Boot, the firmware-level defense that keeps Windows PCs free from boot-level malware, faces a critical transition in 2026 when core certificate authorities expire. Microsoft has warned...
Copilot's Multi-File Upload Misses GPU Details, Raising Questions About AI Vision
Microsoft's Copilot just gained the ability to juggle multiple files in a single chat—a feature users have clamored for—but a real-world test shows the assistant still stumbles when it needs to...
Windows 11 Phone Link Sends Texts to Microsoft Cloud for AI Replies by Default
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new AI-powered suggested replies feature in the Phone Link app for Windows 11, and it comes with a significant privacy trade-off: by default, recent text messages...
Microsoft Automates Patching During Windows 11 OOBE for Entra-Joined Devices
Beginning with the September 2025 Windows security update, eligible Windows 11 devices will automatically check for and install quality updates during the Out of Box Experience (OOBE). This...
Notepad After 40 Years: Spellcheck and Autocorrect Arrive, with Safeguards for Coders
More than four decades after it first shipped as a bare‑bones text utility, Windows Notepad is finally learning to spell. Microsoft has begun rolling out real‑time spellcheck and autocorrect to...
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...