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Microsoft August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 400 flaws, 3 zero-days
Today is Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a massive 400 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. Patch Tuesday addresses 42 “Critical” vulnerabilities, 37 of which are remote code execution and 5 are elevation of privilege. The approximate number of bugs in each vulnerability category is […]
Windows 11 KB5121003 & KB5120240 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB512103 and KB5120240 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security patches for 400 vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’ You can also manually download and […]
Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5120249 extended security update
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5120249 Extended Security Updates (ESU) for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs. Today’s update is mandatory as it contains the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for updates.’ You can also manually download […]
Windows 11 KB5101684 update released with 42 changes and fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5101684 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which 42 bug fixes and additional feature improvements for the operating system. The KB5101684 update is part of the company’s optional non-security preview update schedule, which releases updates at the end of each month to test new fixes and features coming to the next month’s […]
Microsoft shares manual fix for WSUS sync delays and timeouts
Microsoft has shared manual mitigations to help IT administrators fix Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) servers affected by a known issue that causes Windows Update scans to fail or time out. This known WSUS sync issue affects both client (Windows 10, version 1607 and later) and server (Windows Server 2012 and later) platforms. On impacted WSUS servers, […]
Microsoft confirms Windows Server Update Services sync delays
Microsoft is working to fix a known issue affecting Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) servers, which has caused synchronization problems for more than a week. WSUS was introduced almost twenty years ago to help IT administrators schedule updates for Microsoft products on enterprise networks from a single local update server, rather than updating each endpoint […]
Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5099539 extended security update
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5099539 extended security update, which includes this month’s record-breaking July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes, along with additional security improvements. Initially, Microsoft only offered consumers one year of extended security updates. However, last month, Microsoft quietly extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by an additional year, […]
Windows 11 KB5101650 & KB5099414 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5101650 and KB5099414 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the July 2026 Patch Tuesday security patches for 571 vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’ You can also manually download and […]
Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes massive 570 flaws, 3 zero-days
Today is Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a record-breaking 570 flaws, including two zero-day vulnerabilities exfploited in attacks and one publicly disclosed. Patch Tuesday addresses 59 “Critical” vulnerabilities, 48 of which are remote code execution, 9 are elevation of privilege, 1 is a security bypass, and 1 is a […]
Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027
Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by an additional year, allowing enrolled devices to continue receiving security updates until October 12, 2027. The change was made without a formal announcement and instead appeared in updates to Microsoft’s Windows 10 ESU documentation and as an “Editor’s note” to a Windows […]