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Multi-app kiosk profile assignment lets Windows 11 admins bind an Assigned Access profile to a user, a group, an autologon account, or the whole device, so each person gets a locked-down desktop with only the apps their role needs.
Windows Update error 0x80070020 is a file sharing violation that blocks updates from installing on Windows 10 and 11. Here's how to fix it, step by step.
Microsoft is previewing Cloud Rebuild, a new Windows 11 recovery option that reinstalls the OS by downloading the image and drivers from Windows Update — even when Windows won't boot. It arrived in Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8772 and is currently for non-production evaluation only.
Microsoft is turning Windows settings backup and restore on by default for eligible managed devices, making a recoverable list of settings and Microsoft Store apps a baseline part of the Windows experience rather than an opt-in step. The feature is in preview for Windows Insiders now and becomes generally available with Windows 11, version 26H2.
Use the Microsoft Intune Settings Catalog and Windows AI policies to enforce a maximum storage duration for Windows Recall snapshots on Copilot+ PCs, ensuring data retention compliance.
Windows Autopilot fails with error 0x87D1041C on build 26200.8457 when Intune cannot validate Company Portal during the Enrollment Status Page. Here is how to fix it.
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 KB5093998 on June 11, 2026, a security update for Windows 11 23H2 patching 7 CVEs including an actively exploited kernel privilege escalation and a DirectX graphics RCE flaw.
