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Windows 11 August Update: Microsoft and Phison Deny SSD Bricking, But Narrow Edge Case Persists
Microsoft and Phison have categorically denied that the Windows 11 KB5063878 update is bricking NVMe SSDs at scale, following a wave of alarming social-media reports. Yet behind the official...
Windows 11 24H2 Gets KB5065378 & KB5064097 to Fortify Setup and Recovery
On August 29, 2025, Microsoft released two targeted Dynamic Update packages for Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, aiming to eliminate a class of installation and recovery failures that...
Microsoft and Phison Dismiss Windows 11 Update as Cause of SSD Failures After Exhaustive Tests
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Microsoft Ships Out-of-Band Fix for Windows 11 Recovery Bug While Storage Anomaly Reports Swirl
The August 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11, KB5063878, triggered two distinct headaches: a confirmed recovery regression that Microsoft addressed within a week, and a wave of alarming user...
Microsoft Fixed the .NET Forest Trust Active Directory Bug Two Years Ago—So Why Are We Still Talking About It?
Microsoft resolved a critical regression in the .NET Framework that broke Active Directory forest trust operations back in early 2022, but recent headlines have resurrected the issue as if it...
FreePBX Zero-Day Exploited in Wild: CISA Orders Emergency Patching for CVSS 10 RCE
CISA on August 29, 2025, added a critical vulnerability in Sangoma’s FreePBX telephony platform to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, warning that attackers have been exploiting the...
Microsoft Intune Now Pushes Windows Updates During OOBE Setup via KB5065847
Microsoft’s August 29, 2025 OOBE update (KB5065847) marks a decisive shift in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 provisioning. Managed devices that meet eligibility rules can now...
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 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...
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 24H2 NTLMv1 SSO Block Enforces in 2026—Audit Now
Microsoft will flip a default switch in October 2026 that blocks single sign-on requests relying on NTLMv1-derived cryptography in Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. The change is gated by a...
No Microsoft ESU for Office 2016/2019: 0patch Offers Critical Micropatching Lifeline After 2025 Cutoff
Microsoft will permanently cut off security updates for Office 2016 and Office 2019 on October 14, 2025, and unlike Windows 10, there will be no paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to soften...