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The latest Windows Update coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 Taskbar Customization Is Back: Windhawk Adds Vertical Layout, Resizing, and Transparency
Windows 11’s taskbar has been a sore spot for users who relied on the flexible, customizable bars of Windows 10 and earlier. Microsoft locked it to the bottom of the screen, removed the ability to...
Consumer Reports Demands Free Windows 10 Security Updates Beyond October 2025 — Here’s What It Means for You
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing free security patches for Windows 10. Consumer Reports is now pushing for that deadline to be meaningless for the millions of people who can’t or...
KB5065426 Failures: How to Fix the Windows 11 September Update and Restore Network Sharing
Microsoft’s September 2024 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, KB5065426, is failing to install for a significant number of users, spawning a confusing array of error codes and, in some cases,...
Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11 Is a Mess of Shortcuts and Store Apps — Here’s How to Take Control
Microsoft’s Copilot is officially a core part of Windows 11, but actually finding it, using it, or getting rid of it is anything but straightforward. Depending on your region, Windows build, and...
How Microsoft’s Windows Update Orchestration Will Finally Make the Store Useful After a Decade of Failure
After more than a decade of misfires, Microsoft is quietly solving the biggest problems that made the Microsoft Store irrelevant — with a new Windows Update integration that can handle third-party...
Microsoft to Automatically Install Copilot App on All Windows 365 PCs in October, EEA Excluded
Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices running the M365 desktop apps starting early October 2025, a move that thrusts the company’s AI...
Windows 11 Upgrade Stuck? Four Systematic Fixes That Actually Work
When a Windows 11 feature update refuses to complete, the spinning percentage and cryptic error codes can turn a routine upgrade into a forensic challenge. Yet Microsoft’s own tools and a...
Windows 11 Upgrade Stuck? Fix Failures with Firmware, Safeguard Holds, and SetupDiag
Windows 11 upgrades that stall, roll back, or crash with cryptic error codes have frustrated millions of users. The same troubleshooting sequence resolves most of them — if you know where to look....
Windows 11 Upgrade Woes? Four Proven Steps to Finally Move Past Failed Installs
With Windows 10 support ending October 14, 2025, the pressure to upgrade to Windows 11 has never been greater. Yet for many users, the attempt to install the newer OS ends not with a sleek desktop...
Microsoft Kicks Off Live Rollout of 2023 Secure Boot Certificates—Time to Act Before the 2026 Cutoff
Microsoft has begun pushing new Secure Boot certificates to Windows devices, a critical transition that will permanently retire trust in 2011-era signing keys and prevent older bootloaders from...
No-Reboot Fix: Microsoft KB5066360 Hotpatch Resolves Hyper-V PSDirect Security Hole
Microsoft has released KB5066360, a hotpatch that corrects a critical handshake regression in PowerShell Direct without requiring a system restart. The update, which lands on eligible Windows Server...
Microsoft Adds Task View to Xbox Controller Long-Press in Windows 11 Insider Builds
Microsoft has quietly begun remapping the Xbox controller’s central Guide button in recent Windows 11 Insider builds, introducing a three-tier input system that signals a major shift toward...