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Microsoft Adds Quality Updates to Windows OOBE for Entra Devices—But Admins Must Tread Carefully
Microsoft is giving enterprise IT teams a long-awaited lever to close the day-one patching gap: the ability to install Windows quality updates during the Out-Of-Box Experience itself. Starting with...
Windows 11 Autopilot Devices Now Get Quality Updates During OOBE
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant change to Windows 11 provisioning: eligible devices can now receive the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE),...
Windows 11 OOBE Now Installs Updates for Managed Devices: Prepare for Longer Setup Times This September
Starting in September 2025, Windows 11’s out-of-box experience (OOBE) will gain a new step for managed devices: automatically downloading and installing the latest quality updates before the first...
Windows 11 Now Installs Critical Zero-Day Patches During Setup—What IT Must Know
Windows 11 will now—in certain scenarios—automatically download and install critical zero-day patches (ZDPs) while a device is still in the Out-of-Box Experience. A revised Microsoft Learn...
September 2025 Update Brings Default OOBE Quality Patching to Windows 11 — Here's How to Manage It
Microsoft will begin installing Windows quality updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) by default for eligible Microsoft Entra-joined and Entra-hybrid-joined devices running Windows 11,...
Microsoft Intune August 2025 Update Adds Multi-Admin Approval and Patches Devices Before First Login
Microsoft’s August 2025 service release for Intune (2508) is now rolling out, delivering the most significant expansion of endpoint security and administrative controls in years. The update...
Windows Reset and Cloud Recovery Fail After August Updates; Microsoft Rushes Out-of-Band Fix
The August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates have left countless Windows PCs unable to perform a factory reset, cloud recovery, or remote wipe. Microsoft has publicly acknowledged the regression and is...
Microsoft Confirms August Patches Cripple Windows Reset & Remote Wipe; OOB Fix Underway
Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates have introduced a critical regression that breaks built-in reset and recovery operations on multiple supported Windows client...
August Windows Updates Break Reset and Recovery, Microsoft Rushes Emergency Fix
Microsoft has confirmed a serious regression in the August 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates that breaks built-in reset and recovery functions across multiple still-supported Windows client...
Microsoft Opens Windows Update to Third-Party Apps as Office Hours Tackles IT's Toughest 2025 Challenges
Microsoft is quietly testing a major expansion of Windows Update that will allow any third-party application or driver to be patched through the same built-in mechanism used for OS updates. The...
Microsoft Finally Adds a Snooze Button for OneDrive's 'Start Backup' Nag in Windows 11 — Plus IT-Friendly App Removal
Microsoft has given Windows 11 users something they’ve been demanding for years: a way to silence the persistent “Start backup” prompt that appears in File Explorer’s address bar, along with...
Microsoft’s TPM 2.0 Mandate Is Non-Negotiable: Higher Education’s Multi-Million Ransomware Lesson
Microsoft has declared its TPM 2.0 hardware requirement for Windows 11 “non-negotiable,” closing the door on any hopes that the company might lower security standards to ease the transition from...