ISSUE 23.44.1 • 2026-11-05 By Susan Bradley There’s a lot happening this month. October represented the end of the support window for Consumer and Pro versions of Windows 11 24H2. If you are still on either of those editions, you’ll need to make sure that you use the 25H2 enablement links to upgrade. But do […]

ISSUE 23.43.1 • 2026-10-27 By Susan Bradley Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to install. This month I’m seeing side effects, but ones that predominantly impact business patchers, not consumers. Accordingly, I’ve lowered the MS-DEFCON level to 4. Install updates at this time. I’d lower the MS-DEFCON to a rare level 5, were it not for […]

For businesses, the easier way to get (and TEST) 26H2 is use the Enablement package links https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/an-it-pro%E2%80%99s-guide-to-windows-11-version-26h2/4559760 As the post above points out the following items will be immediately enabled if they haven’t been turned on already Windows settings backup, which helps preserve supported Windows settings and Microsoft Store app lists for recovery and device […]