Windows 11 August update adds Windows Hello ESS and AI model management. Here's what that means.

Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday delivers a large batch of improvements across Windows 11.
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KB5101684 update improves Windows Hello and power settings on Windows 11

Windows 11 KB5101684 adds external fingerprint reader support, restores Energy Saver controls, and improves system ...
Forbes

‘Unusable’—Microsoft Issues Emergency Update For All Windows 11 Users

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft’s mandatory security update this month has been ...
Neowin

Windows 11 is getting much-needed Windows Update improvements, here is the first look0 0

Windows 8.1 was the last operating system to offer nearly full control over its update mechanism. Do not want updates? No worries, go to the Control Panel and turn them off. However, in 2015, things ...
ZDNet

5 ways your Windows updates are about to get a lot less painful

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Earlier this year, Microsoft said it would work on fixing "pain points" in Windows 11. The first changes in that effort are beginning to appear, ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows Update gets new controls to reduce forced restarts

Microsoft is rolling out Windows Update improvements that give users more control over how updates are installed while reducing disruption from frequent or poorly timed restarts. The company says the ...
PC World

Microsoft’s workaround for classic Outlook issues after Windows 11 update

The latest KB5074109 update for Windows 11 causes the classic Outlook app to crash and lose emails, and there’s a risk of data loss if PST or OST files are stored on cloud-backed storage! You can read ...