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Microsoft's KB5129195 out-of-band update brings Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 to builds 26100.9457 and 26200.9457, restoring RDS stability, Plan9 shares and some USB audio modes while other audio failures remain open.
Six days after Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released emergency cumulative updates for Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows Server that fix broken Remote Desktop Services, Hyper-V Plan9 folder shares and part of a USB audio regression.
Microsoft released KB5124008 on September 8, 2026 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. The rollup carries this month's security fixes, including two zero-days CISA added to its KEV catalog, plus fixes for cursor settings, black wallpapers, Arm64 app crashes and Remote Desktop audio.
Push a DNS suffix search list to Windows devices with an Intune settings catalog profile, so users reach internal resources by short name. Includes the two behaviours the policy quietly changes.
OneDrive Photos ships inside the OneDrive sync client, so it has no uninstall entry of its own. Here's how to remove its shortcuts with an Intune remediation and block personal account sign-in, without breaking file sync.
Microsoft has confirmed that a mouse personalization reset bug tied to the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update only affects non-English Windows 11 installations, after user reports flagged the issue on version 25H2 and 24H2 devices.
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 has confirmed a known issue in which recent Microsoft Defender Antivirus updates trigger false "Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off" alerts in the Windows Security app, even though the antivirus is running normally. The bug affects all supported Windows client and server versions, including Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025, and a fix is still pending.
