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Microsoft has confirmed that the optional KB5120998 preview update stops some Windows 11 desktop settings from loading, leaving a solid black background that users cannot restore manually.
Microsoft patched more than a dozen vulnerabilities across Active Directory, Azure, Entra, SharePoint and Teams, including three CVSS 10/10 flaws. Apple fixed a single Screen Sharing authentication bypass (CVE-2026-65400) in macOS.
Microsoft released KB5095093, the June 23, 2026 optional preview cumulative update for Windows 11, advancing systems to OS Builds 26200.8737 and 26100.8737. The non-security update fixes eight reliability defects including taskbar input failures, File Explorer refresh bugs, DirectX rendering crashes and Bluetooth audio disconnects, but ships with three known installation issues.
Microsoft released KB5087054, a cumulative security update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 24H2 (x64). The update patches an elevation-of-privilege flaw in the CLR (CVE-2026-0234) and an ASP.NET request-validation bypass (CVE-2026-0235), alongside garbage-collector and reliability fixes. It requires a restart and carries several known post-install issues admins should test for.
Microsoft released KB5082142 on April 14, 2026, a critical security update for Windows Server 2022 that patches remote code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and denial-of-service vulnerabilities. The cumulative update raises the OS build to 20348.5020 and requires a restart.
Microsoft released out-of-band cumulative update KB5086672 for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2 on March 31, 2026, fixing an installation failure (error 0x80073712) that blocked the pulled March 2026 non-security preview update KB5079391. The OOB update raises builds to 26200.8117 and 26100.8117.
