Windows
Everything ChangeIntel collected about Windows from 34 sources, on one timeline.
Sources for Windows
- Windows 10 release informationlatest 14 Sep
- Windows 11 release informationlatest 22 Sep
- Windows Insider Bloglatest 25 Sep
- Windows Server release informationlatest 14 Sep
- Windows message centerlatest 25 Sep
- Sysinternals Bloglatest 10 Sep
- Windows IT Pro Bloglatest 23 Sep
- AskWoodylatest 28 Sep
26 more sources mention Windows
- Windows Experience Bloglatest 8 Sep
- Born's Tech and Windows Worldlatest 14 Sep
- Petri IT Knowledgebaselatest 28 Sep
- MSRC CVE details (CVRF API)latest 14 Sep
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitieslatest 8 Sep
- Out of Office Hours (Michael Niehaus)latest 10 Aug
- Windows Server Bloglatest 12 Aug
- Microsoft lifecycle end-of-support pages12 dates
- Windows release health known issueslatest 24 Sep
- Patch My PC Bloglatest 25 Sep
- Ask the Directory Services Teamlatest 27 Apr
- Microsoft Intune Bloglatest 16 Sep
- Azure Updateslatest 14 Sep
- Microsoft Security Baselines Bloglatest 23 Feb
- Azure Virtual Desktop Bloglatest 16 Apr
- ITOps Talk Bloglatest 30 Aug
- Azure Arc Bloglatest 6 Aug
- Azure Governance and Management Bloglatest 28 May
- Azure Virtual Desktop what's newlatest 1 Oct 2024
- Core Infrastructure and Security Bloglatest 4 Jul
- Evotec (Przemysław Kłys)latest 7 Aug
- Microsoft 365 Roadmaplatest 4 Mar
- Microsoft Intune what's newlatest 15 Jun
- MSEndpointMgrlatest 1 Aug
- Office 365 for IT Pros (Tony Redmond)latest 17 Sep
- Windows 365 what's newlatest 1 Jun
84Changes in the last 30 days
3Open known issues
3Deadlines in the next 90 days
0Revised by Microsoft · 30 days
0Roadmap items in progress
Watching for changes since 26 Sep 2026. Revisions Microsoft made before then were not observed, which does not mean there were none.
Windows timeline
8 weeks back, 6 ahead · mark size shows importance, not volume- Release or post
- Known issue
- Out-of-band, exploited, or incident
- Changed by Microsoft
- Deadline
Releases & versionsKBs · versions · tool releases
- Tue 11 Aug · Security release: KB5120238 · Windows 10, version 1809 +1 and 5 more (Monthly security release)
- Thu 27 Aug · Preview release: KB5120996 · Windows 11, version 26H1 and 1 more
- Tue 8 Sep · Security release: KB5122876 · Windows 10, version 1809 +1 and 5 more (Monthly security release)
- Mon 14 Sep · Out-of-band release: KB5129194 · Windows 11, version 26H1 and 5 more (Released outside the monthly cycle)
- Tue 22 Sep · Preview release: KB5124006 · Windows 11, version 26H1 and 1 more
14 changes12 worth a look
SecurityMSRC · CISA KEV · security news
- Tue 11 Aug · Publicly disclosed vulnerability: Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability and 1 more (Publicly disclosed before the fix)
- Tue 11 Aug · Exploited vulnerability: Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability and 1 more (Microsoft reports exploitation; Listed in CISA KEV)
- Tue 25 Aug · CISA KEV deadline: Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CISA deadline passed 35 days ago)
- Tue 8 Sep · Exploited vulnerability: Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability and 3 more (Microsoft reports exploitation; Listed in CISA KEV)
- Tue 22 Sep · CISA KEV deadline: Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability and 1 more (CISA deadline passed 7 days ago)
6 changes4 critical
Issues & breaking changesKnown issues · breaking changes · incidents
- Wed 26 Aug · Known issue resolved: Some games become unresponsive when certain drivers are present
- Tue 8 Sep · Known issue resolved: Mouse customization is reset on non-English Windows devices and 2 more
- Mon 14 Sep · Known issue · mitigated: USB audio devices might fail to start or produce no sound and 1 more (Open Windows known issue)
- Wed 16 Sep · Known issue · mitigated: Domain-joined devices might lose their secure trust relationship with the domain (Open Windows known issue)
- Thu 17 Sep · Known issue resolved: Incorrect notifications that "Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off" and 1 more
- Thu 24 Sep · Known issue · mitigated: Devices might experience a black screen or desktop loading issues after sign-in (Open Windows known issue)
9 changes3 worth a look
RoadmapMicrosoft 365 roadmap
Nothing new
News & announcementsBlogs · what's new pages
- Mon 3 Aug · Windows news: Windows news you can use: July 2026 recap and 1 more
- Wed 5 Aug · Windows news: Plan for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 end of support
- Thu 6 Aug · Azure update: [In preview] Public Preview: Migrate from AWS FSx for Windows File Server to Azure Files with Azure Storage Mover and 1 more
- Tue 11 Aug · Windows news: The August 2026 Windows security update is now available
- Wed 12 Aug · Windows news: 90-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 23H2 Enterprise and Education editions reach end of updates on November 10, 2026 and 2 more
- Thu 13 Aug · Windows news: Windows Office Hours: August 20, 2026 and 1 more
- Fri 14 Aug · Windows news: Announcing new Release Preview builds for 14 August 2026 and 2 more
- Mon 17 Aug · Windows news: Announcing new builds for 17 August 2026 and 2 more
- Tue 18 Aug · Product news: Configure Delivery Optimization for Windows to save bandwidth and speed up deployments and 1 more
- Wed 19 Aug · Product news: Process Monitor v4.1, ZoomIt 12.3 for macOS, RDCMan v3.21, and ZoomIt v12.21 and 1 more
- Thu 20 Aug · Windows news: Windows 365 turns five: Cloud PCs recognized for enabling flexible, trusted workspaces at scale and 1 more
- Fri 21 Aug · Windows news: Announcing new builds for 21 August 2026 and 1 more
- Tue 25 Aug · Product news: Remote Help on Windows: Unattended Support with Remote Sign-In Is Here
- Thu 27 Aug · Windows news: Releasing Windows 11, version 26H2 to the Release Preview Channel and 3 more
- Sun 30 Aug · Product news: Advanced Windows Firewall
- Mon 31 Aug · Windows news: Announcing new builds for 31 August 2026 and 1 more
- Tue 1 Sep · Azure update: [Launched] Generally Available: Windows Server 2025 on AKS and 2 more
- Wed 2 Sep · Windows news: Windows news you can use: August 2026
- Tue 8 Sep · Windows news: Announcing new builds for 8 September 2026 and 3 more
- Wed 9 Sep · Windows news: IT resources to plan, prepare, and deploy Windows
- Thu 10 Sep · Windows news: Announcing Windows 11 Release Preview Builds 26100.9539/26200.9539 and 3 more
- Fri 11 Sep · Windows news: Announcing new builds for 11 September 2026 and 1 more
- Mon 14 Sep · Azure update: Announcing: New Windows App client-side endpoints for Azure Virtual Desktop and 3 more
- Tue 15 Sep · Windows news: 60-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 23H2 Enterprise and Education editions reach end of updates on November 10, 2026
- Wed 16 Sep · Product news: Moving from Windows Autopilot to Windows Autopilot device preparation
- Thu 17 Sep · Windows news: Intune: Windows Health Attestation Migration to Microsoft Azure Attestation and 1 more
- Fri 18 Sep · Windows news: Announcing new builds for 18 September 2026
- Mon 21 Sep · Windows news: Beyond the Build – September 2026
- Tue 22 Sep · Windows news: (Updated) The September 2026 Windows non-security preview update is now available
- Wed 23 Sep · Windows news: Giving you more control over camera, microphone, and location
- Thu 24 Sep · Windows news: Windows Deployment Services (WDS) deprecation in the next Windows Server release
- Fri 25 Sep · Windows news: Announcing new builds for 25 September 2026 and 1 more
32 changesRoutine only
CommunityPractitioner blogs
- Fri 7 Aug · Community post: PowerBGInfo 2.x: support-ready Windows backgrounds from PowerShell
- Mon 10 Aug · Community post: Monthly update traffic: A good reason to update your Windows 11 image monthly
- Fri 28 Aug · Community post: Windows 11 24H2/25H2: Preview Update KB5120998 Causes Mouse Cursor Issues (August 27, 2026)
- Mon 31 Aug · Community post: Windows Autopilot Device Association
- Tue 1 Sep · Community post: Edge WebView2 Runtime (Build 152.0.4191.53): No mouse pointer in the Veeam B&R console or Care Center
- Fri 4 Sep · Community post: Are Vibe-Coding and AI-Slop the cause of Windows 11 issues (desktop background, mouse pointer, etc.)? and 2 more
- Sat 12 Sep · Community post: Windows: Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Issues caused by September 2026 Updates Confirmed and 1 more
- Mon 14 Sep · Community post: Windows Sept. 2026 RDS Bug: Microsoft Provides a KIR Solution
- Wed 16 Sep · Community post: Patch My PC Publisher Preview Version 3.1.0.286 Released
- Thu 17 Sep · Community post: Microsoft Starts Twelve-Month Retirement of Windows PowerShell Support for Graph SDK
- Fri 18 Sep · Community post: By the time you read this
- Mon 21 Sep · Community post: Pope Leo on AI and the Internet and 2 more
- Tue 22 Sep · Community post: MS-DEFCON 2: Guiding you in for a landing
- Wed 23 Sep · Community post: The hits for September just keep on coming
- Thu 24 Sep · Community post: Microsoft Adds User-Initiated Provisioning to Windows 365 Reserve Cloud PCs
- Fri 25 Sep · Community post: Patch My PC Publisher Preview Version 3.1.0.462 Released and 2 more
- Mon 28 Sep · Community post: How to Disable BitLocker in Windows 11 (And When You Shouldn’t) and 4 more
25 changesRoutine only
Dates & retirementsLifecycle · retirement notices
Nothing newNext: Tue 13 Oct
Threads
Related changes across sources- Critical
Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Exploited vulnerability
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA KEV deadline
- Critical
September 2026 Patch Tuesday
- Exploited vulnerability ×2
- MSRC release notes
- Security release ×8
- Out-of-band release ×8
- Known issue · mitigated ×2
- +1 more
- Critical
August 2026 Patch Tuesday
- Exploited vulnerability ×2
- Publicly disclosed vulnerability ×3
- MSRC release notes
- Security release ×8
- Known issue resolved ×2
- Critical
July 2026 Patch Tuesday
- Exploited vulnerability ×5
- Publicly disclosed vulnerability
- MSRC release notes
- Security release ×8
- Out-of-band release
Known issues
Open, as Microsoft publishes them- Devices might experience a black screen or desktop loading issues after sign-in Windows release health · Mitigated · updated 24 Sep
- Domain-joined devices might lose their secure trust relationship with the domain Windows release health · Mitigated · updated 16 Sep
- USB audio devices might fail to start or produce no sound Windows release health · Mitigated · updated 14 Sep
Dates ahead
End of support, retirements, and CISA deadlines · next 12 months- End of servicing · Windows 11 Home and Pro, Version 24H2 in 14 days
- End of support · 2 Windows products in 14 days · Windows 10 2016 LTSB, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016
- End of servicing · 2 Windows products in 42 days · Windows 11 Enterprise and Education, Version 23H2, Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, Version 23H2
- End of support · 4 Windows products in 3 months · Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, Windows Azure Pack (on Windows Server 2016), Windows Defender for Windows Server 2016, Windows Storage Server 2016
- Moves to extended support · Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 in 3 months
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