Category: Windows 11

Microsoft has released optional cumulative update KB5055627 (build 26100.3915) for Windows 11 version 24H2, which brings with it bug fixes, various improvements, and initiates the roll-out of Recall, Click to Do and Improved Windows Search for all Copilot+ devices.

Microsoft is releasing the most recent AI-powered features — Recall, Click to Do, and Improved Windows Search — for all Copilot+ PCs starting today. A PC must have a neural processing unit (NPU) with at least 40 TOPS of performance.

Microsoft ends support for Windows 11 Maps App. It will be removed from the Microsoft Store in July 2025. Along with this, the company is going to release an update that will make the installed app unusable.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 22635.5305 (KB5055636) for Insiders in the Beta channel. This is the final build of Windows 11, version 23H2 for the Beta channel. All Insiders will soon receive an update to Windows 11, version 24H2. Going forward, all builds released to the Beta channel will be based on Windows 11, version 24H2, which is currently available as an optional update in the Beta channel.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 26200.5570 (KB5055632) to Insiders in the Dev channel. It introduces new features for the Click-to-Do, a profanity filter for voice typing, and several fixes.

This month, Microsoft fixed a vulnerability in Windows, identified as CVE-2025–21204 , that allowed attackers to perform and/or manipulate file management operations on a victim’s computer with the privileges of the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM account. To mitigate this issue, the April 2025 update introduced a new folder: %systemdrive%\inetpub , even for devices not running Internet Information Services (IIS).

New evidence has surfaced confirming that the upcoming feature update for Windows 11, version 25H2 , will be built on the same platform as the current version 24H2 - the Germanium platform. In essence, both versions will share a common codebase, with 25H2 being distributed as a lightweight cumulative update that activates new features and improvements without requiring a complete system overhaul.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 27842 to Insider program participants using the Canary channel. The update continues roll-out of the colorful battery icons in the tray, a new style of BSOD, and includes several security fixes.

A new optional (preview) update is now available to Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 users. The patch, dubbed KB5055629, raises the OS version to 22621.5262 (22H2) and 22631.5262 (23H2). It comes with two sets of fixes and improvements, one of which is coming gradually and ships with it a number of new features. Those include a new home page for File Explorer, Speech Recap, improved Narrator and Phone link.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 26120.3872 (version 24H2) with KB5055640 to Insiders in the Beta channel. Similarly to its Dev channel counterpart, it updates Voice Access, Click to Do, and brings with it a huge number of various improvements.