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Windows 10 22H2 Gets Backup for Organizations, ESU Network Block, and SMB Auditing
Microsoft has begun rolling out its September 2025 cumulative updates for Windows 10 22H2, marking a significant moment for enterprises as the operating system approaches its end-of-support date in...
KB5065426 Arrives to Fix Windows 11’s NDI Stutter and UAC Prompt Nightmare
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative update KB5065426 for Windows 11 24H2 finally puts an end to two month-long regressions that have plagued streamers and enterprise admins alike:...
KB5065426: Windows 11's Giant Update Packs On-Device AI, UI Polish, and Privacy Controls
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5065426, marks a significant shift in how the operating system delivers AI capabilities. Over a gigabyte in size on many...
Windows 11 KB5064081 Ships Emoji 16.0 Fonts — Emoji Panel Still Shows Blanks
Microsoft has begun rolling out support for Emoji 16.0 in Windows 11 24H2 through the August 2025 optional preview update KB5064081, but users who open the Emoji Panel (Win + .) expecting to find the...
Microsoft Ships Fixed Newtonsoft.Json in SQL Server CU to Address High-Severity DoS Flaw CVE-2024-21907
Microsoft has confirmed that a high-severity vulnerability in Newtonsoft.Json, the ubiquitous JSON library for .NET, is being addressed through cumulative updates for SQL Server and other products....
Microsoft Patches Critical Type-Confusion Bug in Windows Defender Firewall Service (CVE-2025-54915)
Microsoft has released a patch for CVE-2025-54915, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall Service that exploits a type-confusion error. The flaw, described by...
Windows 11 September Patch Brings Copilot Chaos to Multi-Screens and a Cosmetic OOBE Blunder for OEMs
The September 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative release for Windows 11, reported under provisional identifiers KB5065426 and KB5065431, is triggering desktop icon disarray on multi-monitor rigs and...
Microsoft Fixes High-Impact BitLocker Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2025-54911)
Microsoft has disclosed a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Windows BitLocker, tracked as CVE-2025-54911, that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges from a standard user...
Windows 11 KB5065426 Restores Full Taskbar Clock, Ships 4GB AI Models
Microsoft has dropped a September 2025 Patch Tuesday update that weighs as much as a small operating system. KB5065426—a mandatory cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2—pushes build numbers to...
Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Flaw Exposes Hosts: Microsoft Urges Immediate Patching for CVE-2025-54115
Microsoft has released security updates to fix a critical race condition vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V that could allow an attacker with local access to escalate privileges and take over the host...
Microsoft’s September 2025 Update for Windows 11 24H2 Fires Urgent Secure Boot Expiration Warning
The September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584), breaks new ground not for its fixes, but for the urgency of its operational advisory: Microsoft’s...
Urgent Patch Alert: Windows VHD Bug CVE-2025-54112 Enables Full System Compromise
A single booby-trapped VHD file is all an attacker needs to jump from limited user to complete Windows server or workstation control. That’s the reality behind CVE-2025-54112, the latest...