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Microsoft Automates Patching During Windows 11 OOBE for Entra-Joined Devices
Beginning with the September 2025 Windows security update, eligible Windows 11 devices will automatically check for and install quality updates during the Out of Box Experience (OOBE). This...
Windows 10 September Update Adds ESU Network Control and Enterprise Backup Ahead of October Deadline
With less than a month before Windows 10 support ends, Microsoft has packed its September 2025 Patch Tuesday release with two features that reveal exactly how companies should handle the coming...
KB5065813: Microsoft Delivers OOBE Update Capability and Emergency Recovery Fix for Windows 11
Microsoft released KB5065813 on August 26, 2025, a two-pronged out-of-band update that reshapes how Windows 11 provisions itself in the enterprise. The patch does two things: it lets managed devices...
Flyoobe 1.5 Unifies Windows 11 Bypass, Media Creation, and OOBE Customization in One Tool
The tool that once simply helped skirting Windows 11’s hardware checks has grown up. Flyoobe 1.5 arrives not as a mere updater bypass, but as a unified installation and Out-Of-Box Experience (OOBE)...
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,...
Flyoobe 1.4 Expands OOBE Toolkit Despite Microsoft’s Malware Flags
The unofficial Windows 11 installer-bypass landscape just shifted again. Flyoobe 1.4—the latest iteration of the tool formerly known as Flyby11—landed this week with a renamed executable, a...
Flyoobe 1.3 Brings Default Browser Selection to Windows 11 OOBE on Unsupported PCs
Flyoobe 1.3 now lets users pick a default browser right inside Windows 11's Out-of-Box Experience—even on hardware Microsoft deems incompatible. The feature eliminates the post-install scramble to...
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...
10 Surprising Backports Keep Windows 10 Fresh Ahead of 2025 Support Deadline
Microsoft is quietly backporting a surprising number of features to Windows 10, even as the operating system hurtles toward its October 14, 2025 end-of-support date. A redesigned About page finally...