Windows 11 22h2
The latest Windows 11 22h2 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows Terminal replaces classic console host by default in Windows 11 22H2—here's how to revert
Windows 11 version 22H2 landed with a quiet but impactful change: Command Prompt, Windows PowerShell, and any other console application now launch inside Windows Terminal by default. After applying...
Office 2016/2019 Support Ends October 14 with No ESU — Here’s What IT Teams Must Do Now
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will pull the plug on all support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 — and unlike some other aging products, these productivity suites will receive no Extended Security...
Microsoft Expands Windows Backup for Organizations with Intune-Managed OOBE Restore for Enterprise Migrations
August 2025 security updates unlock a long-awaited enterprise capability: Windows Backup for Organizations is moving to broad availability, giving IT administrators direct Intune controls to restore...
Microsoft's Stealth OOBE Overhaul: Day-One Patching Arrives with KB5065813, KB5065847, and KB5065848
Microsoft has pushed three out-of-box experience (OOBE) servicing packages—KB5065813, KB5065847, and KB5065848—that enable quality updates to download and install before the first user sign-in, a...
Microsoft’s LE Audio Update Brings Super-Wideband Stereo to Galaxy Buds on Windows 11
Microsoft has unlocked Bluetooth LE Audio in Windows 11, and for owners of Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, Galaxy Buds 3, and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, the change finally banishes a decades-old scourge: the...
Enterprise Windows Backup Lands in Intune: Settings Restore, Not Disk Imaging
Microsoft this week pushed Windows Backup for Organizations into general availability, a capability long promised to smooth device migrations for Intune-managed fleets. Just don’t call it a backup....
Windows 11 LE Audio Update Delivers Super-Wideband Stereo for Clearer Calls and Game Chat
Microsoft has finally addressed the muffled voice quality that has plagued Windows Bluetooth headsets for decades, with a new update introducing support for Bluetooth LE Audio and its super-wideband...
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...
Microsoft Rushes Out Emergency OOB Updates to Restore Windows Recovery Broken by August Patch Tuesday
Microsoft released out-of-band (OOB) emergency cumulative updates on August 19, 2025, to fix a critical regression that prevented Windows’ own recovery tools from working correctly. The flaw,...
Microsoft Delivers Emergency KB5066189 to Repair Windows 11 Reset and Cloud Recovery
Microsoft shipped an out-of-band update on August 19, 2025, KB5066189, explicitly built to mend catastrophic failures in Windows 11’s reset, cloud recovery, and remote wipe flows. The patch...
Microsoft's August 2025 Patches Break Reset This PC and Cloud Recovery — What Admins Must Do Now
Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday has introduced a serious regression that breaks “Reset this PC,” cloud-based recovery, and certain remote wipe operations on a wide range of Windows 10 and...
Windows Reset and Recovery Crippled by August Updates; Emergency Fix in the Works
Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates introduced a serious regression that can break Windows' built-in reset and recovery functions on a broad range of...