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Nvidia confirms October Windows updates cause gaming issues
Nvidia has confirmed that last month’s security updates are causing gaming performance issues on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2 systems. To address these problems, the American technology company released the GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 581.94. “Lower performance may be observed in some games after updating to Windows 11 October 2025 KB5066835 [5561605],” Nvidia said in […]
Microsoft: Out-of-band update fixes Windows 11 hotpatch install loop
Microsoft has released the KB5072753 out-of-band cumulative update to fix a known issue causing the November 2025 KB5068966 hotpatch update to reinstall on Windows 11 systems repeatedly. As the company explained in an update to the KB5068966 advisory, the Windows 11 25H2 hotpatch was being reoffered after installation. “After installing the hotpatch update KB5068966 released November 11, […]
Windows 11 gets new Cloud Rebuild, Point-in-Time Restore tools
Microsoft announced two new Windows 11 recovery features today at the Ignite developer conference, called Cloud Rebuild and Point-in-Time Restore (PITR), that aim to reduce downtime and make it easier to recover from system failures or faulty updates. The new recovery features are part of Microsoft’s Windows Resiliency Initiative and are designed to help organizations quickly restore devices […]
Microsoft to integrate Sysmon directly into Windows 11, Server 2025
Microsoft announced today that it will integrate Sysmon natively into Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 next year, making it unnecessary to deploy the standalone Sysinternals tools. “Next year, Windows updates for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 will bring Sysmon functionality natively to Windows,” reads an announcement by Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich. “Sysmon functionality allows you […]
Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5072653 OOB update fixes ESU install errors
Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 10 KB5072653 out-of-band update to resolve ongoing issues with installing the November extended security updates. Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft no longer introduces new features or releases free security updates. For individuals and business customers who wish to continue using Windows 10, […]
Microsoft: Windows bug blocks Microsoft 365 desktop app installs
Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue preventing users from installing the Microsoft 365 desktop apps on Windows devices. In a Friday service alert seen by GeekFeed, Microsoft said that this bug is caused by misconfigured authentication components and may affect any customer attempting to install Microsoft 365 desktop apps version 2508 (Build 19127.20358) […]
Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5068781 ESU update may fail with 0x800f0922 errors
Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a bug causing the Windows 10 KB5068781 extended security update to fail to install with 0x800f0922 errors on devices with corporate licensing. KB5068781 is the first Windows 10 extended security update and was released on November 11 as part of Patch Tuesday. Since then, some business Windows 10 users have reported that […]
Microsoft fixes bug causing false Windows 10 end-of-support alerts
Microsoft has resolved a bug causing incorrect Windows 10 end-of-support warnings on systems with active security coverage or still under active support after installing the October 2025 updates. The known issue was confirmed last week, following widespread user reports of messages warning in the Windows Update Settings page that “Your version of Windows has reached the end of support” since last […]
Microsoft fixes Windows Task Manager bug affecting performance
Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing users from quitting the Windows 11 Task Manager after installing the optional Windows 11 KB5067036 update. The bug was acknowledged last week after widespread user reports that the Task Manager continued to run in the background even after the app was quit, causing performance issues such as stuttering and CPU hangs. Although having a […]
Microsoft November 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 1 zero-day, 63 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s November 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 63 flaws, including one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. This Patch Tuesday also addresses four “Critical” vulnerabilities, two of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities, one is an elevation of privileges, and the fourth is an information disclosure flaw. The number of bugs in […]