Perfect Day, by Neil Frazer. Photo: Glenn Frei, courtesy of Milford Galleries By Laura Elliott

• Otago Daily Times
• 2 gün, 7 saat, 40 dakika

Hoey is a poet, author and playwright based in Auckland. Photo: supplied Recently back from sharing his poetry with audiences at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Auckland award-winning writer Dominic Hoey is heading to the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival

• Otago Daily Times
• 2 gün, 7 saat, 40 dakika

Nvidia’s “personal AI supercomputer,” the DGX Spark, may run fast but it’s been slow getting here. It finally went on sale on Oct. 15, five months later than the company initially promised, and early units are hard to find: Nvidia’s online shop was out of stock on launch day, and retailers have few units in store. When Nvidia unveiled the machine, then known as Project DIGITS , at the CES 2025 electronics show in January, it said it would go on sale in May. But by the time Nvidia gave the product its final name and released more detailed specifications in March, the delivery date had slipped to “later this year” . CEO Jensen Huang announced on Oct. 13 that Nvidia would begin sales of the DGX Spark two days later, but by 5am Eastern Time on the first day of sale Nvidia’s own online store was already showing a “sold out” message hard coded into the web page’s HTML: It wasn’t even checking stock availability in real time. As a consolation, Nvidia’s online store offered links to four partners it said were selling the device, but none of them offered an online “buy” button. Micro Center’s website reported that the retail chain had the DGX Spark in stock and available for in-store pickup at 29 of its 31 outlets. While a few of the stores showed “25+” units available, most had stock levels in the teens, and the Indianapolis store had just nine units available. Micro Center wouldn’t accept reservations or advance payments and warned that its stores will impose a one-per-household limit on DGX Spark buyers. With the DGX Spark priced at a penny short of $4000 — almost double the cost of a high-end gaming PC — it’s unlikely that householders will be interested in the device. Back in March, when the pre-order price was just $3000, PC World was already predicting that it wouldn’t find many buyers . Industrial demand Nvidia’s DGX chips are in high demand in industry, though, and it’s more likely that Micro Center’s one-Spark limit is to prevent businesses scooping them up by the rack-load to run AI applications in their data centers. The DGX Spark contains an Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell chip, 128GB of unified system memory, a ConnectX-7 smart NIC for connecting two Spark’s in parallel, and up to 4TB of storage in a package just 150mm (about 6 inches) square. It consumes 240W of electrical power and delivers 1 petaflop of performance at FP4 precision — that’s one million billion floating point operations with four-bit precision per second. In comparison, Nvidia said, its original DGX-1 supercomputer based on its Pascal chip architecture and launched in 2016 delivered 170 teraflops (170,000 billion operations per second) at FP16 precision, but cost $129,000 and consumed 3,200W. It also weighed 60kg, compared to the Spark’s 1.2kg or 2.65 pounds. Nvidia won’t be the only company selling compact systems based on the DGX Spark design: It said that partner systems will be available from Acer, Asus, Dell Technologies, Gigabyte, HP, Lenovo, and MSI.

• Computerworld NZ
• 2 gün, 21 saat, 47 dakika

Lessons from a pivot to Asia that never comes

• Financial Times
• 2 gün, 23 saat, 34 dakika

If there were anyone who could rest on his laurels, it would be Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who took over the reins from Steve Ballmer in 2014 when the company was at the lowest point in its history. He took the top job after what many people called the company’s “lost decade.” Under Ballmer’s leadership, Microsoft had drifted into irrelevance ; Google became a search behemoth, Facebook (now Meta) took ownership of social media, and Apple introduced the iPhone and iPad. Microsoft’s internet presence and influence was vanishingly small. The company had thrown away billions of dollars on an attempt to build a Windows-based mobile operating system. As a result, Microsoft’s stock prices stagnated and fell. When Nadella took over 11 years ago, the price was lower than it had been at the end of 1999. At the time the company’s woes seemed intractable. How could it claw its way back in a world in which it lost out on the internet, social media, and mobile computing? Somehow, Nadella managed to do it. He ended Microsoft’s ill-advised foray into building a mobile Windows OS, ended the corporate infighting and sniping, and recognized that Windows was no longer the company’s future. Instead, he bet big on cloud computing — and the bet paid off. Then he made an even bigger bet on AI and turned the company into a juggernaut with a value now approaching $4 trillion. Even so, Nadella isn’t resting on his laurels. Instead, he’s running scared — in a good way. Earlier this month, he appointed Judson Althoff to be CEO of Microsoft’s commercial division . Keep in mind that at Microsoft, the CEO title no longer means head of the company.  Rather, people in charge of divisions are sometimes called CEOs. Mustafa Suleyman, for example, is CEO of Microsoft AI; Rajesh Jha is CEO of Microsoft Experiences and Devices; and Mikhail Parakhin is CEO of Microsoft Copilot. After Althoff’s promotion, Nadella retains his title of Microsoft CEO and Chairman of the Board. And it’s important to note that Judson’s background isn’t in tech, it’s in sales and marketing. For the last nine years, he’s been in charge of Microsoft’s global sales organization. Nadella made the change so he could put as much of his time and energy as possible into being more directly involved in AI. It’s a return to his roots and echoes the kind of work that propelled him to the top of the company.  Before joining Microsoft in 1992, he was a member of Sun Microsystems’ tech staff. He had a variety of engineering and tech-heavy jobs at Microsoft before becoming CEO, including president of the Server & Tools Division for three years before his promotion. Going all in on ‘founder mode’ Nadella announced the move in a blog post . He said the shakeup will “allow our engineering leaders and me to be laser focused on our highest ambition technical work — across our datacenter buildout, systems architecture, AI science, and product innovation — to lead with intensity and pace in this generational platform shift.” Key to understanding the change are the three words “generational platform shift.” It’s a shorthand way of saying that AI will transform the tech world and worldwide culture, and companies that take advantage of it will thrive, while those who don’t will be left behind. By focusing primarily on AI development, Nadella believes he can ensure Microsoft takes advantage of the generational shift. He recognizes there are times when tech companies can flourish by focusing on management and sales, and other times, such as now, when they need to go all in on developing new technology. In Silicon Valley, there’s a term for when head of a company does what Nadella is doing and devotes his or her energies primarily to tech: founder mode . He’s worked at Microsoft for 33 years, and he saw how tech-savvy founder Bill Gates built the company into a tech behemoth, and how marketing-and-sales guy Steve Ballmer sent the company into a tailspin when he missed out on mobile computing, social media, and other groundbreaking technologies. Nadella’s move is a clear indicator he doesn’t want something similar to happen on his watch. Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates, believes Nadella’s move was the right one. He told Computerworld , “There is a lot of this going on in the industry, as companies structure for growth in diversifying business areas. Having an exec running a critical business area like AI, while the remainder of the exec team focus[es] on growth and new business opportunities makes sense, given the amount of focus required.” Nadella going all in on tech and leaving marketing and sales largely to someone else isn’t the move of someone content to take things easy. It’s a recognition that if Microsoft is to keep its lead in AI, and possibly extend it, he needs to devote his full attention to it. It’s running scared in the best possible way.

• Computerworld NZ
• 3 gün, 10 dakika

When you live with a folding phone and you’re the kind of person who likes taking total control of your Android environment, you’re bound to realize something pretty quickly: The apps that work brilliantly in a standard Android setup don’t always work so well when you’re dealing with a dual display. Specifically, anything involving your Android home screen is suddenly in a whole new universe. It kinda makes sense, when you really stop and think about it: On a typical Android device — the type 99% of Homo sapiens carry around and that we’ve all traditionally been using for years now — you’ve got just that one display. And so that’s all most home-screen-related apps are created to consider. With a foldable — whether it’s the freshly released Pixel 10 Pro Fold (better known as the latest Pixel Fold, to anyone who isn’t a complete psychopath) or any of the other foldables from Google, Samsung, Motorola, or whoever — you’ve effectively got two totally different home screens to contend with. There’s that external display home screen, which is the equivalent of the standard Android home screen on any other device, and then there’s also your internal display, which is larger and in a completely different shape and layout. And it doesn’t take long to realize that most Android launchers — those splendidly useful tools that let you replace your entire home screen with one that’s completely customized and made to work specifically for you — simply aren’t set up to handle that thoughtfully. There’s an exception, though. I stumbled onto it on accident whilst playing around with the latest Pixel Fold over these past few weeks, and I found myself absolutely delighted by the surprise. Lemme let ya in on the secret. [Psst: Got a Pixel? Any Pixel? Check out my free Pixel Academy e-course and uncover all sorts of advanced intelligence lurking within your favorite phone.] The Android foldable home screen champion The launcher of which we speak is the aptly named Smart Launcher . It’s one I’ve recommended before, in my Android launcher roundups , but not one I’d used regularly — for the long haul — on my own personal Android phone up ’til recently. I started revisiting Smart Launcher because of the unfortunate demise of another top-tier launcher option, the now not-long-for-this-world Nova Launcher (sniff). And I was blown away to see how far it had come even just since my last look at it and how handily it filled that total-control, jack-of-all-trades void left in the Android ecosystem by Nova’s departure. But aside from its all-around ability, the part of Smart Launcher that really surprised me was how eagerly it embraced the unusual dual display situation presented by the Pixel Fold and other folding Android contraptions. Plain and simple, Smart Launcher gives you the option to create completely separate and distinct home screen setups for your phone’s outer display and for its unfolded inner screen. That means — unlike with most other Android launchers and even with Google’s default Pixel Launcher setup — you can customize the inner screen specifically to make the most of its expanded space while keeping a totally different arrangement that makes sense for your smaller outer screen, too. Here, for instance, is how I have my Pixel Fold’s outer display home screen at the moment — a setup that’s deliberately simple and minimalist, with a horizontally swipeable widget at the top, a few hidden gestures to get to commonly accessed areas, and a text-free list of my most-used shortcuts placed ergonomically alongside the left of the screen (a touch, incidentally, that’s inspired by Niagara Launcher — another exceptional Android launcher and long-time favorite of mine and one that also adapts itself intelligently to the foldable inner-screen setup, though in a more automated and less customizable way). The outer home screen — similar to what I’d use on any standard Android device. JR Raphael, Foundry Then, on my Pixel Fold’s inner screen, I’ve got a more spread-out layout that pulls pieces from that stacked widget into separate glanceable panels and moves an expanded list of my shortcuts into a dock-style design along the bottom edge of the display. The larger inner home screen is its own separate beast. JR Raphael, Foundry The reality is that with a folding phone, you have two very different displays that you use in very different ways — maybe even for different purposes. And this approach actually lets you customize ’em to your heart’s content, with a massive toolbox of options and without having to have one environment affect or in any way inform the other. It just makes sense. Now, if you’re using a foldable and want the power of a custom launcher without the complexity of creating two separate setups, you certainly don’t have to go that route. Smart Launcher has an option within its settings that lets you choose whether you want to use the same setup everywhere or maintain independent layouts for each screen with any multi-display device you’re using. Smart Launcher puts the power in your hands to decide how exactly your foldable home screens work. JR Raphael, Foundry But if you’re like me and actually enjoy optimizing your Android environment for maximum ergonomics and efficiency — and if you, too, find that the approach that makes sense on an outer screen doesn’t necessarily translate exactly the same way to what you need on that spacious inner display — Smart Launcher is a spectacular tool for having your cake and eating it, too. It really is an indispensable upgrade for any Android foldable. (The app is free to use in its base form, by the by, with an optional premium upgrade that unlocks a slew of extra features.) That, my friends, is the power of Android in a nutshell for ya. And that’s why if you appreciate advanced productivity options and truly care about making your device work the way you want, there’s no question which platform is the right place for you. Don’t let yourself miss an ounce of Pixel magic. Come join my free Pixel Academy e-course and lemme show ya oceans of hidden features and power-user upgrades!

• Computerworld NZ
• 3 gün, 1 saat, 25 dakika

Heavy rain battered Waitomo in the early hours of yesterday morning, causing rivers to rise and flooding roads, farms and some houses.

• RNZ
• 2 gün, 12 saat, 30 dakika

A Windows launch isn’t the end a process — it’s really just the beginning. Microsoft continually works on improving Windows 11 by fixing bugs, releasing security patches , and occasionally adding new features. In this story we summarize what you need to know about each update released to the public for the most recent version of Windows 11 — currently version 25H2. For each build, we’ve included the date of its release and a link to Microsoft’s announcement about it. The most recent updates appear first. The easiest way to install updates is via Windows Update. Not sure how? See “ How to handle Windows 10 and 11 updates ” for full instructions. Note that Windows 11 version 25H2 is being released as a phased rollout and may not be available to you in Windows Update yet. If you’re still using Windows 10, see “ Windows 10: A guide to the updates .” And if you’re looking for information about Insider Program previews for upcoming feature releases of Windows 11, see “ Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build? ” Updates for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 KB5066791 (OS Builds 19044.6456 and 19045.6456) Release date: October 14, 2025 This build fixes several bugs, including one that caused the print preview screen to stop responding in Chromium-based browsers. It also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and October 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5066791 .) KB5065789 (OS Builds 26200.6725 and 26100.6725) Preview Release date: September 29, 2025 This build gradually rolls out a wide variety of new features, including one in which you can use AI actions in File Explorer to edit images or summarize documents. To do it, right-click (or press Shift + F10 on the keyboard) on the file and select AI actions . Several bugs have also been fixed, including one in which you might not have been able to connect to shared files and folders if you were using the Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol on NetBIOS over TCP/IP NetBIOS ( NetBT ). (Get more info about KB5065789 Preview .) Updates for Windows 11 24H2 KB5068221 (OS Build 26100.6588) Out-of-band Release date: September 22, 2025 This update fixes a bug that affected Microsoft Office applications running in Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) environments. The failure occurred due to a double handle closure in the AppVEntSubsystems32 or AppVEntSubsystems64 system component. There is one issue in this build: you might fail to connect to shared files and folders using the Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol on NetBIOS over TCP/IP ( NetBT ). This issue can occur if either the SMB client or the SMB server has the September 2025 security update installed. (Get more info about KB5068221 (OS Build 26100.6588) Out-of-band ). KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) Release date: September 9, 2025 This build fixes several bugs, including one that caused non-admin users to receive unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts when MSI installers performed certain custom actions, such as configuration or repair operations in the foreground or background during the initial installation of an application. The build also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and September 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5065426 .) KB5064081 (OS Build 26100.5074) Preview Release date: August 29, 2025 A wide variety of new features are being gradually rolled out in this build, including a new personalized homepage in Windows Recall that displays your recent activity and top-used apps and websites (available only in Copilot+ PCs). Among the changes rolling out to all users is a new grid view for Search from the Windows taskbar that helps you more quickly and accurately identify the desired image within your search. Several bugs have also been fixed, including one in which some system recovery features did not work properly due to a temporary file sharing conflict. This affected certain device management tools and disrupted key functions on some devices. (Get more info about KB5064081 Preview .) KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) Release date: August 12, 2025 This build fixes a bug that caused delays during sign-in on new devices. The delay was due to certain preinstalled packages. It also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and August 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5063878 .) KB5062660 (OS Build 26100.4770) Preview Release date: July 22, 2025 A wide variety of new features are being gradually rolled out in this build, including a new agent in Copilot+ PCs that is designed to help you find and change settings on your PC. You can describe what you need help with, such as “how to control my PC by voice” or “my mouse pointer is too small,” and the agent will suggest steps to resolve the issue. The agent uses AI on your PC to understand your request and, with your permission, can automate and complete tasks for you. It is rolling out to Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs now, with support for AMD and Intel PCs coming soon. Several bugs have also been fixed, including one in which If you have an app pinned to your desktop and it updates, the app icon might not display correctly and instead show a white page. (Get more info about KB5062660 Preview .) KB5064489 (OS Build 26100.4656) Out-of-band Release date: July 13, 2025 This update fixes a bug that prevented some virtual machines (VMs) from starting when Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) was enabled. It affected VMs using version 8.0 (a non-default version) where VBS was offered by the host. In Azure, this applies to standard (non–Trusted Launch) General Enterprise (GE) VMs running on older VM SKUs. The problem was caused by a secure kernel initialization issue. (Get more info about KB5064489 Out-of-band .) KB5062553 (OS Build 26100.4652) Release date: July 8, 2025 The build fixes several bugs, including one in which notification sounds didn’t play. Affected sounds included those for on-screen alerts, volume adjustments, and sign-in. It also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and July 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5062553 .) KB5060829 (OS Build 26100.4484) Preview Release date: June 26, 2025 A wide variety of new features are being gradually rolled out in this build, including a new Settings home page that includes enterprise-specific device info cards for commercial customers on PCs managed by an IT administrator. The taskbar also now resizes icons to fit more apps when space runs low. Users in the European Economic Area will see several small changes related to default browsers, such as mapping additional file and link types to the default browser and pinning it to the taskbar and Start menu. A variety of bugs have also been fixed, including one that prevented the automatic renewal of expiring certificates in Windows Hello for Business. There is one known issue in this build, in which blurry or unclear CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) text appears when displayed at 96 DPI (100% scaling) in Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. (Get more info about KB5060829 Preview .) KB5063060 (OS Build 26100.4351) Out-of-band Release date: June 11, 2025 This out-of-band update replaces the KB5060842 Patch Tuesday release, fixing a bug in which Windows sometimes restarted unexpectedly when users opened games that use the Easy Anti-Cheat service. Easy Anti-Cheat automatically installs with certain games to enhance security and prevent cheating in multiplayer online PC games. Note: In this build there are reports of blurry or unclear CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) text when displayed at 96 DPI (100% scaling) in Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. The issue is due to limited pixel density at 96 DPI, which can reduce the clarity and alignment of CJK characters. Increasing the display scaling improves clarity by enhancing text rendering. (Get more info about KB5063060 Out-of-band .) KB5060842 (OS Build 26100.4349) Release date: June 10, 2025 After installing this update, Windows will retain system restore points for 60 days only. Restore points older than 60 days are not available. This 60-day limit will also apply to future versions of Windows 11, version 24H2. The build fixes a bug that prevented users from signing in with self-signed certificates when using Windows Hello for Business with the Key Trust model.​​​​​​​ It also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and June 2025 Security Updates . Note: In this build there are reports of blurry or unclear CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) text when displayed at 96 DPI (100% scaling) in Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. The issue is due to limited pixel density at 96 DPI, which can reduce the clarity and alignment of CJK characters. Increasing the display scaling improves clarity by enhancing text rendering. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5060842 .) KB5058499 (OS Build 26100.4202) Preview Release date: May 27, 2025 A wide variety of new features are being gradually rolled out in this build, including one in which Click to Do gets the new Ask Copilot action. When you highlight text or an image, Click to Do offers the Ask Copilot option. Selecting it opens Microsoft Copilot with your content in the prompt box. You can send the selected text or image directly to the Copilot app to complete your prompt. A variety of bugs have also been fixed, including one in which devices with BitLocker on removable drives could encounter a blue screen error after resuming from sleep or hybrid-booting. (Get more info about KB5058499 Preview .) KB5061977 (OS Build 26100.4066) Release date: May 27, 2025 This out-of-band update fixes a bug in the direct send path for a guest physical address (GPA). This issue caused confidential virtual machines running on Hyper-V with Windows Server 2022 to intermittently stop responding or restart unexpectedly. As a result, service availability was affected, and manual intervention was required. This problem primarily impacted Azure confidential VMs . (Get more info about KB5061977 .) KB5058411 (OS Build 26100.4061) Release date: May 13, 2025 This update fixes two bugs, one in which your microphone might have muted unexpectedly, and the other in which the eye controller app didn’t launch. It also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and May 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5058411 .) KB5055627 (OS Build 26100.3915) Preview Release date: April 25, 2025 This build gradually rolls out several new features for Copilot+ PCs, including a preview of Windows Recall . When you opt in, Recall takes snapshots of your activity so you can quickly find and go back to what you have seen before on your PC. With it, you can use a timeline to find the content you remember seeing. Copilot+ PCs also get a new natural-language Windows search in which you can search for anything on your PC without having to remember specific file names, exact words in file content, or settings names. Just describe what you’re looking for. On Copilot+ PCs, you can also more easily find photos stored and saved in the cloud by typing your own words (like “summer picnics”) in the search box at the upper-right corner of File Explorer. All PCs get a number of new features, including speech recap, in which you can keep track of what Narrator has spoken and access it for quick reference. With speech recap, you can quickly access spoken content, follow along with live transcription, and copy what Narrator last said using keyboard shortcuts . A variety of bugs are being fixed, including one in which some devices experienced intermittent internet connections when resuming from sleep mode. Several AI components have also been updated. There are two known issues in this build, including one in which players on Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox from the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5055627 Preview .) KB5055523 (OS Build 26100.3775) Release date: April 8, 2025 This update includes a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and April 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There are two known issues in this build, including one in which players on Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5055523 .) KB5053656 (OS Build 26100.3624) Preview Release date: March 27, 2025 This build gradually rolls out several new features for Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, including one in which you can search for anything on your PC without having to remember specific file names, exact words in file content, or settings names. Just describe what you’re looking for. On Copilot+ PCs you can also more easily find photos stored and saved in the cloud by typing your own words (like “summer picnics”) in the search box at the upper-right corner of File Explorer. In addition to photos stored locally on your Copilot+ PC, photos from the cloud will now show up in the search results together. Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs also will allow you to use natural-language processing in voice access, by using your own words rather than using rigid, predefined commands. In addition, the build includes a variety of bugs being immediately fixed, including one in which some third-party apps rendered the graphics settings page unresponsive. There are two known issues in this build, including one in which players on Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox from the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5053656 Preview .) KB5053598 (OS Build 26100.3476) Release date: March 11, 2025 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and March 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There are two known issues in this build, including one in which players on Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5053598 .) KB5052093 (OS Build 26100.3323) Preview Release date: February 25, 2025 In this build, a variety of new features are being rolled out gradually, including one that lets you snooze or turn off the “Start backup” reminder in the File Explorer address bar. This only applies if you are not already backing up your files and folder. To view this new option, right-click Start backup . A number of bug fixes are being rolled out gradually, including one for a bug in which the address bar overlapped files in File Explorer when you used the F11 full-screen mode. A variety of bug fixes take immediate effect, including for a bug in which there were display rendering issues when you tried to connect to certain PCs. There are two known issues in this build, including one in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. In addition, devices that have certain Citrix components installed might be unable to complete installation of the January 2025 Windows security update. This issue was observed on devices with Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) version 2411. (Get more info about KB5052093 Preview .) KB5051987 (OS Build 26100.3194) Release date: February 11, 2025 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and February 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There are three known issues in this build, including one in which players on Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5051987 .) KB5050094 (OS Build 26100.3037) Preview Release date: January 28, 2025 In this build, a variety of new features are being rolled out gradually, including one in which an icon will appear in the system tray when you use an app that supports Windows Studio Effects . This only occurs on a device that has a neural processing unit (NPU). Select the icon to open the Studio Effects page in Quick Settings. To view the app that is using the camera, hover over the icon for a tooltip. A number of bug fixes are being rolled out gradually, including one for a bug in which a search would sometimes repeat when you didn’t want it to. Other bug fixes are immediately available, including one in which the display of some games appears oversaturated when you use Auto HDR. There are three known issues in this build, including one in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. In addition, following the installation of the October 2024 security update, some customers report that the OpenSSH (Open Secure Shell) service fails to start, preventing SSH connections. And devices that have certain Citrix components installed might be unable to complete installation of the January 2025 Windows security update (Get more info about KB5050094 Preview .) KB5050009 (OS Build 26100.2894) Release date: January 14, 2025 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and January 2025 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There are three known issues in this build, including one in which players on Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5050009 .) KB5048667 (OS Build 26100.2605) Release date: December 10, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and December 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There is one known issue in this build, in which players on Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5048667 .) KB5046740 (OS Build 26100.2454) Preview Release date: November 21, 2024 This build adds a number of interface features are being rolled out gradually. The system tray shows a shortened date and time, and there’s a new section for touchscreen edge gestures in Settings. When you right-click an app on the Start menu, a jump list will appear (if the app has a jump list). And if you hold Ctrl + Shift down when you click a jump list item, you open the item as an admin. A variety of bugs have been fixed in this build, including one in which the users page might have caused Task Manager to stop responding when you use the keyboard. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5046740 Preview .) KB5046617 (OS Build 26100.2314) Release date: November 12, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and November 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5046617 .) KB5044384 (OS Build 26100.2161) Preview Release date: October 24, 2024 In this build, you can now configure the Copilot key on the keyboard. On new devices, the key opens the Copilot app. If you sign in to your account using a Microsoft Entra ID, the key opens the M365 app. You can make the key open a different app or open Search. To do this, go to Settings > Personalization > Text input . In addition, a variety of features are being rolled out gradually, including one in which you can stop the suggestions to turn off notifications from certain apps. Select the ellipsis (…) in the notification and turn it off. You can also go to Settings > System > Notifications and turn it off from there. A variety of bugs have also been fixed, including one in which you were unable to view some parts of the UI when you run certain apps. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5044384 Preview .) Windows 11 24H2 KB5044284 (OS Build 26100.2033) Release date: October 8, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and October 2024 Security Updates . This build also fixes one bug in which the Remote Desktop Gateway Service stopped responding when a service used remote procedure calls (RPC) over HTTP. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5044284 .) Windows 11, version 24H2 Release date: October 1, 2024 The Windows 11 24H2 update (also called Windows 11 2024 Update ) is now being gradually rolled out . It may take some months before it reaches everyone, so you may not have it yet. As with previous annual Windows updates, it’s not a major upgrade, but does include a variety of minor new features. Following are the highlights for end users: File Explorer gets several new features, including support for TAR and 7z compression and the ability to add metadata to PNG files, so you can add information to your images. New privacy settings for Wi-Fi networks give more control over which applications can access the list of nearby Wi-Fi networks. Limiting the applications that can access that list can make it more difficult for others to pinpoint your location. You can now join Wi-Fi networks by scanning QR codes, and create a QR code to allow others to share your mobile hotspot with others. A new Energy Saver mode reduces electric consumption on desktop PCs as well as laptops, helping you reduce your carbon footprint and improving laptop battery life. It reduces energy consumption from background tasks as well as those running in the foreground. Copilot now runs as a separate app, and is movable and resizable like any other app, rather than running in a sidebar panel. Copilot+ PCs get several new features, including Cocreator in Paint, which uses AI to generate images; enhancing video calls with AI-powered noise cancellation and improved lighting; and what Microsoft calls Auto Super Resolution, which gives games higher resolution and offers smoother gameplay. For IT admins , highlights include: Policy improvements and automatic account management for Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) Personal Data Encryption (PDE) for users’ Documents, Desktop, and Pictures folders App Control for Business Windows protected print mode Local Security Authority (LSA) protection Support for Wi-Fi 7 SHA-3 support See this blog post from Microsoft’s Harjit Dhaliwal for more information. Prerelease updates for Windows 11 24H2 KB5043178 (OS Build 26100.1882) Preview Release date: September 30, 2024 This build for Windows 11 24H2 offers a variety of new features, some of which will show up immediately and some of which are being rolled out gradually. Among the features that will roll out gradually is a new energy recommendation to turn off high dynamic range (HDR). This helps to conserve energy on devices that have HDR displays. Go to Settings > Power & battery > Energy recommendations . Among the features available immediately is one that lets you manage your Copilot Pro subscription in Settings. Sign in to your Microsoft account and go to Settings > Accounts . Several bugs have been fixed, including one in which Task Manager stopped responding when you switched from a high-contrast theme to a normal theme. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5043178 Preview .) KB5043080 (OS Build 26100.1742) Release date: September 10, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and September 2024 Security Updates . There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5043080 .) KB5041865 (OS Build 26100.1591) Preview Release date: August 27, 2024 This build for Windows 11 24H2 offers a variety of new features that are being rolled out gradually, including one in which you can share content to your Android device from the Windows Share window. Several bugs have been fixed, including one in which a deadlock occurred in the domain controller when it started up in the DNS client. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5041865 Preview .) KB5041571 (OS Build 26100.1457) Release date: August 13, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and August 2024 Security Updates . It also fixes several bugs, including one in which the “Use my Windows user account” checkbox was not available on the lock screen to connect to Wi-Fi. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5041571 .) KB5040529 (OS Build 26100.1301) Preview Release date: July 30, 2024 This build for Windows 11 24H2 offers a variety of new features that are being rolled out gradually, including the new account manager being on the Start menu. When you use a Microsoft account to sign in to Windows, you will get a glance at your account benefits. This feature also makes it easy to manage your account settings. One feature is being rolled out immediately, in which Widgets icons on the taskbar are no longer pixelated or fuzzy. You also get a larger set of animated icons. Several bugs have been fixed, including one in which devices that use certain WLAN cards stopped responding. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5040529 Preview .) KB5040435 (OS Build 26100.1150) Release date: July 9, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and July 2024 Security Updates . It also This update adds PCR 4 to PCR 7 and 11 for the default Secure Boot validation profile. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5040435 .) KB50439304 (OS Build 26100.1000) Preview Release date: June 28, 2024 This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) failed to verify the policies of some apps. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5041865 Preview .) KB5039239 (OS Build 26100.863) Release date: June 15, 2024 This build pins Copilot to the taskbar and makes it behave like a traditional app that can be resized and moved. The build also fixes several bugs, including one in which the volume of Bluetooth devices were automatically set to maximum when you connected to them. There is one known issue in this build, in which Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox via the Microsoft Store on Windows. (Get more info about KB5039239 .) Updates to Windows 11 version 23H2 KB5043145 (OS Builds 22621.4249 and 22631.4249) Preview Release date: September 24, 2024 This build, for both Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2, offers a variety of new features and bug fixes, some of which will show up immediately, and some of which are being rolled out gradually. Among the features that will roll out gradually is the ability to share local files directly from the search results that appear in the Search box on the taskbar. Among the bug fixes that roll out immediately are one that addresses an issue in which Task Manager stopped responding when you switched from a high contrast theme to a normal theme. (Get more info about KB5043145 Preview .) KB5043076 (OS Builds 22621.4169 and 22631.4169) Release date: September 10, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and September 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There is one known issue in this build, in which you might face issues with booting Linux if you have enabled the dual-boot setup for Windows and Linux in your device. Your device might fail to boot Linux and show the error message “Verifying shim SBAT data failed: Security Policy Violation. Something has gone seriously wrong: SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation.” (Get more info about KB5043076 .) KB5041587 (OS Builds 22621.4112 and 22631.4112) Preview Release date: August 27, 2024 This build, for both Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2, includes the ability to share content to your Android device from the Windows Share window. To do it, must pair your Android device to your Windows PC and use the Link to Windows app on your Android device and Phone Link on your PC. In Voice Access, you can also now dictate the characters that you spell at a faster speed, and you have more editing options for the commands that select, delete, and move within text. The build also fixes several bugs, including one in which when you pressed Ctrl + F, sometimes the search did not start. The new features and bug fixes will roll out to users gradually. (Get more info about KB5041587 Preview .) KB5041585 (OS Builds 22621.4037 and 22631.4037) Release date: August 13, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and August 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5041585 .) KB5040527 (OS Builds 22621.3958 and 22631.3958) Preview Release date: July 25, 2024 This build, for both Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2, offers a variety of new features and bug fixes, some of which will show up immediately and some of which are being rolled out gradually. Among the features that will roll out gradually is pinning apps to the taskbar by dragging them from the Pinned section of the Start menu, and right-clicking a tab in File Explorer to duplicate it. Among the bug fixes that will roll out gradually is a memory leak that occurred when you interacted with archive folders. Among the bugs fixed immediately is one in which in Group Policy Preferences you could not choose a group from the target domain for ILT or choose an account from Local Users and Groups. (Get more info about KB5040527 Preview .) KB5040442 (OS Builds 22621.3880 and 22631.3880) Release date: July 9, 2024 This update has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and July 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There is one known issue in this update, in which enterprise users may face issues while upgrading from Windows Pro to a valid Windows Enterprise subscription. OS upgrade operations may fail, and this might be shown in the LicenseAcquisition scheduled task in Task Scheduler > Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Subscription as ‘Access denied error (error code 0x80070005)’ under ‘Last Run Result.’ (Get more info about KB5040442 .) KB5039302 (OS Builds 22621.3810 and 22631.3810) Preview Release date: June 25, 2024 This build, for both Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2, offers a variety of new features and bug fixes, some of which will show up immediately and some of which are being rolled out gradually. Among the bug fixes that will show up immediately is one that addresses an issue in which ejecting USB devices using the Safely Remove Hardware option failed when Task Manager was open. Among the features that will roll out gradually is a new account manager on the Start menu that makes it easier to manage your account settings and lets you see your account benefits. Also being rolled out gradually is support for Emoji 15.1 . (Get more info about KB5039302 Preview .) KB5039212 (OS Builds 22621.3737 and 22631.3737) Release date: June 11, 2024 This update fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the taskbar might briefly glitch, not respond, or disappear and reappear. In addition, it has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and June 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5039212 .) KB5037853 (OS Builds 22621.3672 and 22631.3672) Preview Release date: May 29, 2024 This build introduces a variety of minor feature updates, including one that lets you use your mouse to drag files between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer address bar and another that lets you create QR codes for webpage URLs and cloud files from the Windows share window. The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which File Explorer stopped responding when you swiped from a screen edge after turning off edge swiping, and another in which handwriting panels and touch keyboards did not appear when you used a pen. (Get more info about KB5037853 Preview .) KB5037771 (OS Builds 22621.3593 and 22631.3593) Release date: May 14, 2024 This update fixes a bug that caused VPN connections to fail, and another in which Server Message Block (SMB) clients failed to make SMB Multichannel connections, making file transfers are slow. In addition, it has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and May 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5037771 .) KB506980 (OS Builds 22621.3527 and 22631.3527) Preview Release date: April 23, 2024 In this build, the Recommended section of the Start menu will show some Microsoft Store apps. In addition, widgets icons on the taskbar are no longer pixelated or fuzzy, and Windows widgets on the lockscreen are more reliable. The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which Windows Local Administrator Password Solution’s Post Authentication Actions (PAAs) did not occur at the end of the grace period. Instead, they occurred at restart. There is one known issue in this build, in which you might be unable to change your user account profile picture. (Get more info about KB5036980 Preview .) KB5036893 (OS Builds 22621.3447 and 22631.3447) Release date: April 9, 2024 This build offers a wide variety of minor new features, including dedicated mode for Windows 365 Boot . When you sign in on your company-owned device, you also are signed into to your Windows 365 Cloud PC. This uses passwordless authentication, like Windows Hello for Business. The update also adds suggestions to Snap Layouts. When you hover over the minimize or maximize button of an app to open the layout box, app icons will display various layout options. Use them to help you to choose the best layout option. In addition, the update changes the apps that appear in the Windows share window. The account you use to sign in affects the apps that are in “Share using.” For example, if you use a Microsoft account (MSA) to sign in, you will see Microsoft Teams (free). When you use a Microsoft Entra ID account (formerly Azure Active Directory) to sign in, your Microsoft Teams (work or school) contacts show instead. This build also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and April 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5036893 .) Windows 11 KB5035942 (OS Builds 22621.3374 and 22631.3374) Preview Release date: March 26, 2024 In addition, in Windows Hello for Business admins can now use mobile device management to turn off the prompt that appears when users sign in to an Entra-joined machine. To do it, turn on the “DisablePostLogonProvisioning” policy setting. After a user signs in, provisioning is off for Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. There is one known issue in this build, in which Windows devices using more than one monitor might experience issues with desktop icons moving unexpectedly between monitors or other icon alignment issues when attempting to use Copilot in Windows. (Get more info about KB5035942 Preview .) KB5035853 (OS Builds 22621.3296 and 22631.3296) Release date: March 12, 2024 This build fixes a bug that affected the February 2024 security and preview updates. They might not have installed, and your device might shave stopped responding at 96% with the error code “0x800F0922” and the error message, “Something did not go as planned. No need to worry – undoing changes. Please keep your computer on.” This build also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and March 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5035853 .) KB5034848 (OS Builds 22621.3235 and 22631.3235) Preview Release date: February 29, 2024 In this build, you can now use the Snipping Tool on your PC to edit the most recent photos and screenshots from your Android device. You will get an instant notification on your PC when your Android device captures a new photo or screenshot. To turn this on, go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices . Choose Manage devices and allow your PC to access your Android device. The build also adds support for the USB 80Gbps standard, the next generation of USB4 that has twice the bandwidth of USB 40Gbps. To use USB 80Gbps, you must have a compatible PC and USB4 or Thunderbolt peripheral. The build also fixes several bugs, including one in which the Windows Settings Home page randomly stopped responding when you went to the page, and another in which devices failed to make the automatic switch from cellular to Wi-Fi when they could use Wi-Fi. There is one known issue in this build, in which Windows 11 devices attempting to install the February 2024 security update, released February 13, 2024 (KB5034765), might face installation failures and the system might stop responding at 96%. (Get more info about KB5034848 Preview .) KB5034765 (OS Builds 22621.3155 and 22631.3155) Release date: February 13, 2023 In this build, the Copilot in Windows icon now appears on the right side of the system tray on the taskbar. Also, the display of “Show desktop” at the rightmost corner of the taskbar will be off by default. To turn it back on, go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar . You can also right-click the taskbar and choose Taskbar settings . These changes will be gradually rolled out. This build also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and February 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5034765 .) KB5034204 (OS Builds 22621.3085 and 22631.3085) Preview Release date: January 23, 2024 This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one that stopped search from working on the Start menu for some users because of a deadlock, and another that that caused devices to intermittently stop responding after you installed a print support app. There is one known issue in this build, in which Windows devices using more than one monitor might experience issues with desktop icons moving unexpectedly between monitors or other icon alignment issues when attempting to use Copilot in Windows (in preview). (Get more info about KB5034204 Preview .) KB5034123 (OS Builds 22621.3007 and 22631.3007) Release date: January 9, 2024 This build fixes several bugs, including one in which devices shut down after 60 seconds when you used a smart card to authenticate on a remote system, and another in which some Wi-Fi adapters could not connect to some networks, particularly those that use 802.1x to authenticate. It also has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and January 2024 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There are three known issues in this build, including one affecting ID admins, in which using the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType policy settings in the BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) node in mobile device management apps might incorrectly show a 65000 error in the “Require Device Encryption” setting for some devices in your environment. To mitigate the issue in Microsoft Intune, you can set the “Enforce drive encryption type on operating system drives” or “Enforce drive encryption on fixed drives” policies to not configured. (Get more info about KB5034123 .) KB5033375 (OS Builds 22621.2861 and 22631.2861) Release date: December 12, 2023 This build has a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and December 2023 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There are four known issues in this build, including one which affects ID admins, in which using the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType policy settings in the BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) node in mobile device management (MDM) apps might incorrectly show a 65000 error in the “Require Device Encryption” setting for some devices in your environment. To mitigate the issue in Microsoft Intune, you can set the “Enforce drive encryption type on operating system drives” or “Enforce drive encryption on fixed drives” policies to not configured. (Get more info about KB5033375 .) KB5032288 (OS Builds 22621.2792 and 22631.2792) Preview Release date: December 4, 2023 In this update, Copilot in Windows (in preview) can be used across multiple displays, and it can be used with Alt+Tab. When you press Alt+Tab, the thumbnail preview for Copilot in Windows appears among other thumbnail previews of open windows. You can switch between them using the Tab keystroke. This is available to a small audience initially and will deploy more broadly in the months that follow. The update also fixes a wide range of bugs, including one in which the Copilot icon did not show as being as active when it’s open on the taskbar. There are four known issues in this update, one applicable to IT admins, in which using the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType policy settings in the BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) node in mobile device management (MDM) apps might incorrectly show a 65000 error in the “Require Device Encryption” setting for some devices in your environment. (Get more info about KB5032288 Preview .) KB5032190 (OS Builds 22621.2715 and 22631.2715) Release date: November 14, 2023 This build introduces a preview of the Copilot for Windows AI assistant and a File Explorer with a new interface that includes new files displayed as a carousel, and that recognizes local and cloud folders. It also introduces the Windows Backup app that can be used to quickly get your current PC backed up and ready to move to a new PC. In addition, there are many other new features and interface changes throughout Windows, including for Settings, Windows Spotlight, security graphics, voice access, Narrator, and others. It also includes a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and November 2023 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. There are three known issues in this build, including one that affects ID admins in which using the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType policy settings in the BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) node in MDM apps might incorrectly show a 65000 error in the “Require Device Encryption” setting for some devices in your environment. To mitigate the issue in Microsoft Intune, you can set the “Enforce drive encryption type on operating system drives” or “Enforce drive encryption on fixed drives” policies to not configured. (Get more info about KB5032190 .) KB5031455 (OS Builds 22621.2506 and 22631.2506) Preview Release date : Oct. 31, 2023 This update introduces a preview of the Copilot for Windows AI assistant and File Explorer with a new interface that includes new files displayed as a carousel, and that recognizes local and cloud folders. It also includes minor interface changes to many parts of the operating system, including taskbar, system tray, security notifications, and more. There is one known issue, which applies to IT admins: using the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType policy settings in the BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) node in mobile device management (MDM) apps might incorrectly show a 65000 error in the “Require Device Encryption” setting for some devices in your environment. (Get more info about KB5031455 Preview .) KB5031455 (OS Build 22621.2506) Preview Release date : Oct. 26, 2023 This build introduces a preview of the Copilot for Windows AI assistant and a File Explorer with a new interface that includes new files displayed as a carousel, and that recognizes local and cloud folders. It also introduces the Windows Backup app that can be used to quickly get your current PC backed up and ready to move to a new PC. There is one known issue in this build that applies to IT admins: using the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType policy settings in the BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) node in mobile device management (MDM) apps might incorrectly show a 65000 error in the “Require Device Encryption” setting for some devices in your environment. (Get more info about KB5031455 Preview .) KB5031354 (OS Build 22621.2428) Release date: October 10, 2023 This build includes a wide variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and October 2023 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5031354 .) KB5030310 (OS Build 22621.2361) Preview Release date: September 26, 2023 This update adds websites to the Recommended section of the Start menu. These websites come from your browsing history. You can remove any website URL from the Recommended section using the shortcut menu. To turn off the feature, go to Settings > Personalization > Start . It also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in which the search box tooltip did not appear in the correct position, and another in which the search button disappeared when you interacted with the search flyout box. In addition, if you want to use a variety of new features , such as the AI-driven Copilot for Windows and improvements to File Manager, Paint, and other apps, go to Settings > Windows Update , toggle on “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available,” and then restart your PC. For more details, see Microsoft’s blog post . (Get more info about KB5030310 Preview .) KB5030219 (OS Build 22621.2283) Release date: September 12, 2023 This build removes a blank menu item from the Sticky Keys menu and includes a variety of security updates. For details, see Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and September 2023 Security Updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. (Get more info about KB5030219 .)

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Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) subscribers get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office without a subscription, which means subscribers have access to the latest features, security patches, and bug fixes. But it can be hard to keep track of the changes in each update and know when they’re available. We’re doing this for you, so you don’t have to. Following are summaries of the updates to Microsoft 365/Office 365 for Windows over the past year, with the latest releases shown first. We’ll add info about new updates as they’re rolled out. Note: This story covers updates released to the Current Channel for Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscriptions. If you’re a member of Microsoft’s Office Insider preview program or want to get a sneak peek at upcoming features, see the Microsoft 365 Insider blog . Version 2509 (Build 19231.20194) Release date: October 14, 2025 This build has a variety of security updates ( see details ), along with various fixes to functionality and performance. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2509 (Build 19231.20194) . Version 2509 (Build 19231.20172) Release date: October 7, 2025 This build has, in Microsoft’s words, “various fixes to functionality and performance.” Get more info about Version 2509 (Build 19231.20172) . Version 2509 (Build 19231.20156) Release date: October 1, 2025 This build fixes two bugs, one in Excel in which ribbon controls were not rendered when rejoining Office sessions in a virtual machine, Azure Virtual Desktop, or remote desktop environment, and another that caused Outlook to terminate unexpectedly when starting. Get more info about Version 2509 (Build 19231.20156) . Version 2508 (Build 19127.20264) Release date: September 23, 2025 This build has, in Microsoft’s words, “various fixes to functionality and performance.” Get more info about Version 2508 (Build 19127.20264) . Version 2508 (Build 19127.20240) Release date: September 16, 2025 This build has, in Microsoft’s words, “various fixes to functionality and performance.” Get more info about Version 2508 (Build 19127.20240) . Version 2508 (Build 19127.20222) Release date: September 9, 2025 This build has multiple security updates ( see details ), along with various fixes to functionality and performance. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2508 (Build 19127.20222) . Version 2508 (Build 19127.20192) Release date: September 3, 2025 This build fixes a bug in which some Outlook add-ins were getting “Office.auth.getAccessToken is not a function” errors. Get more info about Version 2508 (Build 19127.20192) . Version 2508 (Build 19127.20154) Release date: August 26, 2025 This build fixes a bug that caused Outlook to terminate unexpectedly when sending a meeting invite with an encryption label. It also adds support for pixelated rendering of embedded images in SVG assets for the entire Office suite. Get more info about Version 2508 (Build 19127.20154) . Version 2507 (Build 19029.20208) Release date: August 19, 2025 This build fixes a variety of bugs. Get more info about Version 2507 (Build 19029.20208) . Version 2507 (Build 19029.20184) Release date: August 12, 2025 This build fixes a bug which required users to restart Outlook to open a .msg file after initially accessing it once. The build also includes a variety of security updates ( see details ). What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2507 (Build 19029.20184) . Version 2507 (Build 19029.20156) Release date: August 5, 2025 This build fixes a single bug, in which users had to restart Outlook to open a .msg file after initially accessing it once. Get more info about Version 2507 (Build 19029.20156) . Version 2507 (Build 19029.20136) Release date: July 30, 2025 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including in which Outlook closed unexpectedly shortly after launch, and another in Word in which the word count sometimes displayed incorrectly. Get more info about Version 2507 (Build 19029.20136) . Version 2506 (Build 18925.20184) Release date: July 22, 2025 This build fixes two bugs, one that caused the Copilot Command Center to continue to be visible after disabling the Copilot user interface, and another in which when creating handouts in PowerPoint, certain characters (full-width numbers) couldn’t be properly transferred to the handout. Get more info about Version 2506 (Build 18925.20184) . Version 2506 (Build 18925.20168) Release date: July 15, 2025 This build fixes two bugs, one that caused Visio 32-bit to close unexpectedly when using the Drawing control, particularly in setups involving COM components or .NET integrations, and another in Word in which copying and pasting content between documents sometimes changed the applied style unexpectedly. Get more info about Version 2506 (Build 18925.20168) . Version 2506 (Build 18925.20158) Release date: July 8, 2025 This Patch Tuesday build fixes several bugs in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and the whole Office suite, including one that caused the Copilot icon to unexpectedly display in Outlook when Copilot had been disabled by the admin in government cloud. The release also includes a variety of security updates ( see details ). What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2506 (Build 18925.20158) . Version 2506 (Build 18827.20176) Release date: July 1, 2025 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Word in which print preview sometimes stopped working when printing long emails. Get more info about Version 2506 (Build 18827.20176) . Version 2505 (Build 18827.20176) Release date: June 26, 2025 This build introduces several new features, including one in Excel in which the PivotTables dialog box interface has been replaced by a redesigned panel, making it easier to view all of your options and simpler to change your data selection before inserting a recommended PivotTable. Get more info about Version 2505 (Build 18827.20176) . Version 2505 (Build 18827.20164) Release date: June 17, 2025 This build fixes a bug that caused the “Try the new Outlook” toggle to be enabled when working in Classic Outlook side by side with the new Outlook. Get more info about Version 2505 (Build 18827.20164) . Version 2505 (Build 18827.20150) Release date: June 10, 2025 This build fixes several bugs, including one for the entire Office suite in which a Save As attempt on an existing file didn’t complete successfully, and subsequent attempts continued to encounter issues when trying to save to a file that no longer existed. This Patch Tuesday release also includes a variety of security updates: see details . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2505 (Build 18827.20150) . Version 2505 (Build 18827.20140) Release date: June 3, 2025 This build offers a variety of bug and performance fixes. Read about Version 2505 (Build 18827.20140) . Version 2504 (Build 18730.20186) Release date: May 20, 2025 This build introduces a new PowerPoint feature: Notification emails for mentions, tasks, comments, and replies will now contain context previews even when the source document is encrypted, and the email will inherit the document’s security policies. Get more info about Version 2504 (Build 18730.20186) . Version 2504 (Build 18730.20168) Release date: May 13, 2025 This build fixes a bug in which users were seeing high CPU usage when typing in Outlook. It also includes a variety of security updates: see details . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2504 (Build 18730.20168) . Version 2504 (Build 18730.20142) Release date: May 6, 2025 This build includes various bug and performance fixes. Get more info about Version 2504 (Build 18730.20142) . Version 2504 (Build 18730.20122) Release date: April 29, 2025 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which PowerPoint was unable to open a file from a network mapped drive from File Explore, another in which Word closed unexpectedly when opening .doc files, and another for the entire Office suite in which large 3D files couldn’t be inserted. Get more info about Version 2504 (Build 18730.20122) . Version 2503 (Build 18623.20208) Release date: April 17, 2025 This build fixes a bug that could cause Excel to stop responding. Get more info about Version 2503 (Build 18623.20208) . Version 2503 (Build 18623.20178) Release date: April 8, 2025 This build fixes a single bug in Word in which users may have encountered an issue with saving, seeing the message “saving…” in the title bar. It  also includes a variety of security updates. Go here for details . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2503 (Build 18623.20178) . Version 2503 (Build 18623.20156) Release date: April 2, 2025 This build lets you use Dark Mode in Excel, which darkens your entire sheet, including cells, and may reduce eye strain. It also fixes several bugs, including one in Word in which opening specific files that contain many tracked changes and comments resulted in poor performance, and one in PowerPoint in which the app was not displaying the icon for an inserted PDF object. Get more info about Version 2503 (Build 18623.20156) . Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168) Release date: March 11, 2025 This build fixes several bugs, including one in which some Word files with numerous tracked changes and comments were slow. It also includes a variety of security updates: see details . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168) . Version 2502 (Build 18526.20144) Release date: March 5, 2025 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Word in which the default font size may not be 12pt as expected, and another in which PowerPoint automatically closed when the system went into hibernate or sleep mode. Get more info about Version 2502 (Build 18526.20144) . Version 2501 (Build 18429.20158) Release date: February 11, 2025 This build removes the option to display Track Changes balloons in left margin in Word. It also includes a variety of security updates. See “ Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates ” for details. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2501 (Build 18429.20158) . Version 2501 (Build 18429.20132) Release date: January 30, 2025 In this build, the advanced Track Changes option to set the margin for balloons in Word has been removed. A wide variety of bugs have also been fixed, including one in which ActiveX controls used an excessive amount of GDI handles in PowerPoint, and another for the entire Office suite in which images couldn’t be pasted from SharePoint. Get more info about Version 2501 (Build 18429.20132) . Version 2412 (Build 18324.20194) Release date: January 16, 2025 This build fixes one bug, in which apps would exit unexpectedly when running on Windows Server 2016. Get more info about Version 2412 (Build 18324.20194) . Version 2412 (Build 18324.20190) Release date: January 14, 2025 This build fixes a bug in Word in which the layout of tables were changed unexpectedly. It also includes a variety of security updates. See Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates for details. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2412 (Build 18324.20190) . Version 2412 (Build 18324.20168) Release date: January 7, 2025 This build makes tables in Outlook more accessible for screen readers. It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Word in which a document saved to a network shared folder and set to “Always Open Read-Only” would open in “Editing” mode, and another for the entire Office suite in which application didn’t render the grid properly after switching from page break preview to normal view. Get more info about Version 2412 (Build 18324.20168) . Version 2411 (Build 18227.20162) Release date: December 10, 2024 This build fixes a bug in Word and Outlook where characters didn’t render correctly when using Save Selection to Text Box Gallery . It also includes a variety of security updates. See Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates for details. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2411 (Build 18227.20162) . Version 2411 (Build 18227.20152) Release date: December 5, 2024 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Excel in which some cells might not be rendered properly upon scrolling in a worksheet using freeze panes, one in Word which prevented emails with linked SVG content from saving or sending, and one in which some PowerPoint presentations created by third-party tools didn’t open correctly and some content was removed. Get more info about Version 2411 (Build 18227.20152) . Version 2410 (Build 18129.20158) Release date: November 12, 2024 This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in Word in which all characters didn’t appear correctly when creating an Outlook task from OneNote, and one in PowerPoint in which embedded BMP images in the PowerPoint slide were not opening. This build also includes a variety of security updates. See Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates for details. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2410 (Build 18129.20158) . Version 2410 (Build 18129.20116) Release date: October 28, 2024 This build enables filtering capabilities for the comment pane in Excel and fixes a variety of bugs, including one in Word in which the title bar no longer showed a “Saved” status for locally saved files, and one in PowerPoint in which a graphics-related issue caused the app to close unexpectedly at times. Get more info about Version 2410 (Build 18129.20116) . Version 2409 (Build 18025.20160) Release date: October 15, 2024 This build fixes a single bug in Word, in which emails with linked SVG content couldn’t be saved or sent. Get more info about Version 2409 (Build 18025.20160) . Version 2409 (Build 18025.20140) Release date: October 8, 2024 This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one in Word in which text wasn’t clearly visible in High Contrast Mode when using “Draft with Copilot” and referencing a meeting under “Reference your content.” This build also includes multiple security updates. See Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates for details. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2409 (Build 18025.20140) . Version 2409 (Build 18025.20104) Release date: September 25, 2024 This build fixes a single bug, in which when you saved a file in Word, the save status was missing from the Title bar. Get more info about Version 2409 (Build 18025.20104) . Version 2409 (Build 18025.20096) Release date: September 23, 2024 This build improves the user experience for selecting which users should have which permissions when a sensitivity label configured for user-defined permissions is applied to a file or when configuring standalone Information Rights Management through the Restrict Access feature. This change affects Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in Word in which Document Mode would switch from “editing” to “viewing” if user enabled “Track Changes” and set “For Everyone.” Get more info about Version 2409 (Build 18025.20096) . Version 2408 (Build 17928.20156) Release date: September 10, 2024 This update will remove Flip video support when the service goes offline on October 1, 2024. The build also includes a variety of security updates. Go here for details . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2408 (Build 17928.20156) . Version 2408 (Build 17928.20114) Release date: August 26, 2024 This build allows you to disable connected experiences for privacy concerns without impacting data security policies, such as sensitivity labels. Services associated with Microsoft Purview (e.g., sensitivity labels and rights management) are no longer controlled by policy settings to manage privacy controls for Microsoft 365 Apps. Instead, these services will rely on their existing security admin controls in Purview portals. The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in Outlook that caused default SMIME labels to fail to apply when a user replied to or forwarded an unlabeled message, and one for the entire suite in which people couldn’t install Microsoft 365 apps on an enrolled device. Get more info about Version 2408 (Build 17928.20114) . Version 2407 (Build 17830.20166) Release date: August 13, 2024 This build includes a variety of security updates for Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and the entire Office suite. See Microsoft’s Release notes for Office security updates for details. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2407 (Build 17830.20166) . Version 2407 (Build 17830.20138) Release date: August 1, 2024 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which coauthoring on text boxes in Excel sometimes gave unexpected results, another in PowerPoint in which line widths were not preserved when exporting arrow shapes to PDF, and another in Word in which revisions were sometimes skipped when reviewing using VBA. Get more info about Version 2407 (Build 17830.20138) . Version 2406 (Build 17726.20160) Release date: July 9, 2024 This build fixes several bugs, including one in Word and Excel in which characters don’t appear correctly in Text Box Gallery. It also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2406 (Build 17726.20160) . Version 2406 (Build 17726.20126) Release date: June 26, 2024 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which Excel documents might be unexpectedly edited when a mandatory sensitivity label has not been applied, one that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly shortly after launch for some users, and one in which pasting data from Word or Excel to an Outlook template as a link would cause an error message to appear. Get more info about Version 2406 (Build 17726.20126) . Version 2405 (Build 17628.20164) Release date: June 19, 2024 This build includes a variety of unspecified bug and performance fixes. Get more info about Version 2405 (Build 17628.20164) . Version 2405 (Build 17628.20144) Release date: June 11, 2024 This build fixes one bug, which prevented users from sending mail for a few hours after updating add-ins with on-send events. It also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2405 (Build 17628.20144) . Version 2405 (Build 17628.20110) Release date: May 30, 2024 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Excel in which an embedded workbook in .xls format might not have closed properly, one that that caused Outlook to close when using Copilot Summarize, one in Word in which content controls may have been removed when coauthoring, and one for the entire Office suite in which the Organization Chart Add-In for Microsoft programs was not loading properly. Get more info about Version 2405 (Build 17628.20110) . Version 2404 (Build 17531.20152) Release date: May 14, 2024 This build fixes a number of bugs, including one in Word where content controls might be removed when coauthoring, and one that caused Sovereign users to be unable to create ToDo tasks from Outlook. It also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2404 (Build 17531.20152) . Version 2404 (Build 17531.20140) Release date: May 7, 2024 This build fixes two bugs in Outlook, one in which it closed unexpectedly using the Scheduling Assistant when creating a new meeting or viewing an existing meeting, and another that caused add-in developers to hit timeouts when retrieving notifications from an Outlook client context. Get more info about Version 2404 (Build 17531.20140) . Version 2404 (Build 17531.20120) Release date: April 29, 2024 This build reduces workbook size bloat from unnecessary cell formatting with a new “Check Performance” task pane. In addition, it fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Excel in which the default font could not be set; one in Outlook in which custom forms from MAPI form servers stopped responding; one in PowerPoint in which online videos did not play in some cases; one in which when opening certain Word documents would cause the error, “Word experienced an error trying to open the file”; and one in which the Office update installer appeared to be unresponsive. Get more info about Version 2404 (Build 17531.20120) . Version 2403 (Build 17425.20176) Release date: April 9, 2024 This build fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2403 (Build 17425.20176) . Version 2402 (Build 17328.20184) Release date: March 12, 2024 This build fixes three bugs: one in which Access closed unexpectedly, one in which Excel closed unexpectedly when opening files with pivot tables and table design in macro-enabled files, and one in which Word closed unexpectedly when the undo function was used. This build also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2402 (Build 17328.20184) . Version 2402 (Build 17328.20162) Release date: March 4, 2024 This build fixes several bugs, including one that crashed Outlook when a link was clicked on, and another for the entire Office suite in which opened Office apps didn’t automatically start when a laptop was reopened, and an error message appeared after manual relaunch. Get more info about Version 2402 (Build 17328.20162) . Version 2402 (Build 17328.20142) Release date: February 28, 2024 This build fixes a variety of bugs, including one that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when expanding a conversation in the search results from a search of “All Mailboxes,” and another in which users were not able to create a bullet list with hyphens in PowerPoint. Get more info about Version 2402 (Build 17328.20142) . Version 2401 (Build 17231.20236) Release date: February 13, 2024 This build fixes several bugs, including one in which macros were being corrupted when saving Excel files and another that affected the entire Office suite in which add-ins would not load after Click trust for content add-in was selected. This build also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2401 (Build 17231.20236) . Version 2401 (Build 17231.20194) Release date: February 1, 2024 This build fixes a single bug in which expanded groups in the message list collapsed when users changed which column they were arranged by. Get more info about Version 2401 (Build 17231.20194) . Version 2401 (Build 17231.20182) Release date: January 30, 2024 This build fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in which Excel would stop responding when saving changes, one in PowerPoint in which Notes and Slide layout would open with incorrect proportions when a file was opened from a protected view, and one in Word in which comment cards appeared too wide and cut off text when changing or switching the screen in use. Get more info about Version 2401 (Build 17231.20182) . Version 2312 (Build 17126.20132) Release date: January 9, 2024 This build fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2312 (Build 17126.20132) . Version 2312 (Build 17126.20126) Release date: January 4, 2023 This build introduces a new sensitivity toolbar in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that helps users understand the security policies that apply to their documents. It’s available when users are creating copies of their documents in File / Save As. In addition, Office now had a new default theme, which Microsoft says is “more modern and accessible.” It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Excel in which Custom Menu text was truncated when right-clicking in a cell, one in PowerPoint in which restoring a previous version of a presentation was not working as expected when using Version History, and one in Word in which the content control end tag was marked at the end of the document automatically if the document was edited in Word Online and then opened in Word desktop. Get more info about Version 2312 (Build 17126.20126) . Version 2311 (Build 17029.20108) Release date: December 12, 2023 This build fixes one bug in Outlook, in which the message list was blank when switching between the “Focused” and “Other” views. It also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2311 (Build 17029.20108) . Version 2311 (Build 17029.20068) Release date: November 29, 2023 This build automatically inserts image captioning for Excel’s images. When you insert an image into a spreadsheet, accessibility image captioning is automatically generated for you. It also fixes a wide variety of bugs, including one in Excel in which list box controls would not respond to mouse clicks after scrolling using the mouse wheel, and one in Word in which the language of a presentation was not retained when saving or exporting the presentation to a PDF file. Get more info about Version 2311 (Build 17029.20068) . Version 2310 (Build 16924.20150) Release date: November 14, 2023 This build fixes several bugs, including one in which Outlook failed to comply with the default browser settings for some users, and another in which new lines were added to an Outlook signature when pressing Enter in the body of the email. It also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2310 (Build 16924.20150) . Version 2310 (Build 16924.20124) Release date: Oct. 31, 2023 This build fixes a bug that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when clicking the More link in the Search results list. Get more info about Version 2310 (Build 16924.20124) . Version 2310 (Build 16924.20106) Release date: Oct. 25, 2023 In this build, the Teams Meeting App works in Outlook, too. With it, you’ll be able to configure a meeting app while scheduling an invite in Outlook. The meeting app will be ready to use when you chat or join the meeting on Teams. A wide variety of bugs have also been fixed, including one in Excel where certain Pivot Tables would load slowly; one in which OneNote would close unexpectedly when rapidly navigating from one .PDF file to another .PDF file between different sections, or when performing an undo operation on a .PDF printout insertion; and one in the entire Office suite that caused unexpected black borders to appear around screen captures added with the Insert Screenshot functionality. Get more info about Version 2310 (Build 16924.20106) . Version 2309 (Build 16827.20166) Release date: October 10, 2023 This build fixes two bugs, one in which users were missing their Outlook add-ins, and another in Word in which subheading numbering with a custom Style would disappear if the file was saved and reopened. It also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2309 (Build 16827.20166) . Version 2309 (Build 16827.20130) Release date: September 28, 2023 This build introduces two new features, including the ability to disable specific types of automatic data conversions in Excel and support for the “Present in Teams” button to present local files in PowerPoint Live in Microsoft Teams. Several bugs have also been fixed, including one in which the setting to control how Outlook opens previous items at start-up was missing from the Options window, and another in Word in which the Add-ins tab was not visible when using custom toolbar information. Get more info about Version 2309 (Build 16827.20130) . Version 2308 (Build 16731.20234) Release date: September 12, 2023 This build fixes several bugs, including one that caused Outlook to close unexpectedly when viewing an email, and another in PowerPoint in which the presenter view slide section zoomed in and out when zooming in the notes section. It also fixes a number of security holes. For details, see Release notes for Microsoft Office security updates . What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied relatively soon. Over the next few weeks, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about Version 2308 (Build 16731.20234) .

• Computerworld NZ
• 3 gün, 2 saat, 5 dakika

Boris Pistorius’s objections to coalition deal threaten efforts to boost armed forces

• Financial Times
• 3 gün, 2 saat, 30 dakika

A woman burst into tears as a 111 operator told her to move towards David Bridgwater’s body and put him on his back as he lay dying in the street. The call was played back to the woman today in court, where James Arthur Holder, 55, stands trial before a jury in the High Court at Christchurch. He’s charged with Bridgwater’s murder on January 4, 2024. The woman, whose name is suppressed, was visibly emotional in court as she was heard telling the operator that a man had been run over. As she was told by the operator to move closer to Bridgwater, she could be heard sobbing and crying with increased intensity. The operator told her to lay Bridgwater flat on his back and remove anything from under his head. “Oh my God, oh my God, oh no, help me,” she could be heard saying. A male voice could then be heard in the background saying an ambulance had arrived. David Bridgwater was found dead outside his car on Carisbrooke St, Aranui in Christchurch. The woman had been with Bridgwater that night after the pair met following the Juicy Festival in QEII Park. The court earlier heard the party continued into the early hours when they went to the Aranui address where Holder lived with his partner, Leanne Crighton. It ended when the 38-year-old was found outside their Carisbrooke St address, lying beside his car, which was still running. He had been shot by Holder and died at the scene. Holder doesn’t deny shooting him but claims it was in self-defence. The court saw security camera footage from their property of people yelling and scrambling, while cars arrived and left as people assisted Bridgwater. Crown prosecutor Kerry White asked the woman to identify herself in the footage, opening a gate as Holder left the property in his car. She could be heard saying, “I think he is run over”. Holder’s partner could be heard saying “Go, go”, as he drove off. The jury was earlier told Crighton had been convicted this month of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The summary of facts said she was present at the time of the shooting and had returned to the property, and asked the woman to help her remove the CCTV camera. The woman attempted to remove the Arlo CCTV camera, situated on the soffit of the house. Crighton held a plastic storage box steady while the woman stood on it and tried to take the camera down. The attempt only resulted in the angle of the camera being moved, and the camera remained affixed to the house. White asked the woman why she tried to remove the camera. The woman said she understood cameras contained SD cards and she wanted to keep the footage safe. Crighton admitted to cancelling her Arlo subscription and deleting the Arlo application from her cellphone in an attempt to destroy the video evidence on the day after Bridgwater’s death. On January 6, two days after Bridgwater’s death, police executed a search warrant at the property and located an Arlo camera in a barrel containing burned items in the back garden. On January 24, Crighton was arrested in relation to her attempts to interfere with the footage. Police arrested Holder and charged him with murder on February 2. The murder trial is being heard by Justice Lisa Preston and is set down for five weeks. Al Williams is an Open Justice reporter for the New Zealand Herald, based in Christchurch. He has worked in daily and community titles in New Zealand and overseas for the past 16 years. Most recently, he was editor of the Hauraki-Coromandel Post, based in Whangamatā. He was previously deputy editor of the Cook Islands News.

• Newstalk ZB
• 3 gün, 3 saat, 3 dakika

A large group of young people swarmed a South Auckland street during a violent brawl this evening, with one person kicked in the head as they lay on the pavement. Footage of the fight was posted to Facebook and shows the moment the brawl kicked off. About 15 teenagers were seen gathered in Osterley Way, Manukau, many dressed in what appeared to be school uniform. The video, which appeared to be filmed from a high-rise building, showed the group running, pushing, shoving and throwing punches at each other. At one point in the video, one person appeared to be kicked in the head as they lay on the ground. A woman rushed in to help by shielding their body, while two others attempted to stomp on the young person. The anonymous poster of the video captioned the post: “Hero’s [sic] live among us. Auckland Lady steps in to save young boy.” “Whoever that lady is Thankyou!! A parent’s nightmare having their kid beaten,” another commented. Police said they received a number of calls reporting a large group of young people fighting on Osterley Way. Police say they received a number of calls about youngsters fighting in Manukau on Wednesday. Photo / Facebook Police were made aware of the incident at 5.20pm. They said officers were able to disperse and move on some of the group but did not locate a specific victim.

• Newstalk ZB
• 3 gün, 3 saat, 10 dakika

Council hydrologist Craig Goodier was cross-examined over whether logs or concrete may have blocked the waterway.

• RNZ
• 2 gün, 14 saat, 23 dakika

The ManaVā fund totals $200,000, with grants of up to $20,000 available to individuals and groups based in South Auckland. Projects must aim to improve the health and wellbeing of Pasifika youth.

• Scoop News
• 2 gün, 14 saat, 40 dakika

After falling to about 160 birds in the 1990s, the rowi population is now up to about 700 in the West Coast sanctuary.

• RNZ
• 2 gün, 14 saat, 44 dakika