News Windows Windows 11 KB5120998 brings a movable taskbar and a resizable Start menu August 31, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Windows 11 KB5120998 is an optional preview with long‑requested UI changes: a movable taskbar, a smaller taskbar option, and Start menu sizing and controls. Offline installers are available, but they’re large. Read more » 24h2 25H2 KB5120998 optional update Start menu taskbar update Windows 11
News Windows Microsoft gives New Outlook a Classic look—without changing what it is August 31, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Microsoft is rolling out an optional “Outlook Classic” theme for New Outlook on Windows and the web. It mimics Classic Outlook’s look without changing functionality, migration settings, or admin controls. Read more » IT admin microsoft Microsoft 365 New Outlook Outlook Outlook on the web windows
News Windows Windows 11’s August update is crashing some games; Microsoft links reports to RGB drivers August 21, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Windows 11’s August update KB5121003 is causing crashes and reboots in some games. Microsoft links the issue to systems with RGB drivers like inpoutx64 and is investigating, with no fix yet. Read more » Drivers gaming KB5121003 microsoft patch tuesday RGB Windows 11
News Windows Windows 11 is finally removing WMIC. Here’s what’s changing and how to prepare August 18, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Microsoft will remove WMIC from Windows 11 after August 2026 and discontinue it as a Feature on Demand. WMI remains supported; move scripts to PowerShell and modern APIs. Read more » IT administration PowerShell security Windows 11 WMI WMIC
News Windows Microsoft says OneDrive Photos landed on Windows 11 by mistake — and there’s no simple way to remove it yet August 9, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Microsoft says the OneDrive Photos app reached Windows 11 devices by mistake. Admins report no simple, official way to remove it yet, and Microsoft hasn’t detailed a fix timeline. Read more » App management Enterprise IT IT administration microsoft OneDrive Windows 11
News Windows Windows Update is silently installing LG’s monitor app — and it’s pushing McAfee promos August 7, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Connecting some LG monitors can trigger Windows Update to install an LG app that pushes McAfee promos — with no consent prompt, per Microsoft’s own design docs. Read more » Bloatware LG Microsoft Store Monitors privacy Windows 11 Windows Update
News Windows Windows 11 KB5101684 preview lands for 24H2 and 25H2 with performance, File Explorer, and Voice Access upgrades August 7, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Microsoft’s optional KB5101684 preview for Windows 11 24H2/25H2 brings File Explorer and search refinements, Voice Access upgrades, and installation reliability improvements. Read more » 24h2 25H2 Cumulative Update Preview File Explorer KB5101684 Voice Access Windows 11 Windows Update
News Windows Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 support ends January 12, 2027 — what Microsoft’s ESU plan looks like August 7, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Microsoft set January 12, 2027 as end of support for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 and outlined ESU pricing: $61 per device in Year 1 (about $45 with Intune/Autopatch), up to three years of security-only updates. IoT LTSC 2021 remains supported until 2032. Read more » Enterprise Extended Security Updates IT administration Lifecycle LTSC Windows 10 Windows 11 LTSC
AI News Windows Microsoft adds AI-assisted analysis to Windows performance tools via MCP August 7, 2026 / August 7, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Microsoft is previewing AI-assisted performance analysis for Windows via new MCP integrations in Windows Performance Analyzer and a headless ETW MCP server, aimed at developers and partners. Read more » developer-tools etw github-copilot microsoft model-context-protocol performance windows-11
News Windows Windows 11 KB5121767 is an out-of-band fix for select Dell PCs hit by July’s update July 21, 2026 / July 21, 2026 by Alex Mira | Leave a Comment Microsoft’s out-of-band KB5121767 targets Intel-based Dell PCs affected by an Intel IPF driver issue after recent Windows updates. Here’s what it fixes, who needs it, and how to avoid installing it unnecessarily. Read more » dell Intel microsoft Out-of-band update patch tuesday Windows 11 Windows Update
