Microsoft shipped its October 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 on October 13, 2026, and it is a bigger release than the “preview” update from earlier in the month suggested. If you installed last month’s preview update before Patch Tuesday, this is the one that actually matters for most people, since it folds in … Read more
Windows 10 was supposed to go without security patches for most consumers once Microsoft’s one-year, no-cost consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) window closed on October 13, 2026. Instead, on June 25, 2026, Microsoft quietly updated its support page: consumer ESU coverage now runs through October 12, 2027, with no new sign-up step for anyone already … Read more
Microsoft shipped its October 2026 Patch Tuesday updates on October 13, closing out a record-setting month: 1,411 vulnerabilities fixed across Microsoft’s products, around 70 of them rated critical, plus two zero-days — one of which, CVE-2026-96951, Microsoft confirms is already being actively exploited. If you have been putting off this month’s update because the changelog … Read more
A Windows 11 update that hangs at a percentage, fails repeatedly, or refuses to install at all is one of the most common Windows complaints there is, and September 2026 has been a particularly bad month for it — Microsoft’s own KB5124008 update patched roughly 974 vulnerabilities, the largest single-month total on record, and larger … Read more
If Windows 11’s File History suddenly stopped backing up your files after the September 2026 update, you’re not imagining it — and it’s not your external drive. Microsoft has confirmed that its own security patch broke the feature, and as of late September the real fix isn’t something Windows installs for you automatically yet. What’s … Read more
Windows 11’s October 2026 Patch Tuesday update lands on October 13, but you don’t have to wait to see what’s in it. Microsoft already shipped KB5124010 as an optional preview, and it shows exactly which features are about to become mandatory for everyone. What KB5124010 Actually Is KB5124010 is a non-security preview update, offered as … Read more
Windows 11’s September 2026 update (KB5124008) shipped the movable taskbar people had been asking for since 2021, plus fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild. It also broke audio, Remote Desktop, and more on a meaningful number of PCs. Microsoft has already shipped one emergency follow-up, KB5129195, that fixes some of … Read more
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday landed Windows 11’s biggest visible interface refresh in months alongside what several vulnerability trackers are calling the largest single-month patch count on record. If you’ve seen KB5124008 or KB5124012 waiting in Windows Update and want to know what you’re actually installing, here’s the breakdown. Which Update Applies to You KB5124008 … Read more
If your custom mouse cursor keeps reverting to the plain white Windows pointer, or your cursor animations suddenly stop working after installing a Windows update, you’re not imagining it. Microsoft has received a wave of reports about mouse personalization settings being lost or reset, and the timing lines up with a specific update: KB5120998, released … Read more
Search interest in Windows 11 25H2, 26H1, and 26H2 is spiking because Microsoft is force-upgrading PCs ahead of 24H2’s October 13, 2026 support deadline. Here’s what’s actually changing, known issues, and how to handle it.
