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Windows 11 cumulative updates KB5068861 and KB5068865

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Microsoft released Windows 11 KB5068861 and KB5068865, a mandatory November 2025 Patch Tuesday update for 25H2/24H2 and 23H2. The release delivers security fixes alongside bug fixes and new features, making it a required maintenance update for supported Windows 11 systems. Users can install it through Windows Update or the Microsoft Update Catalog.

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  1. 11.11.2025 20:32 2 articles · 8mo ago

    Microsoft releases mandatory Windows 11 KB5068861 and KB5068865 updates

    Initial Disclosure

    Microsoft released Windows 11 KB5068861 and KB5068865 for 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 as mandatory November 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates that fix security vulnerabilities discovered in previous months, along with bugs and new features. The updates are available through Windows Update and the Microsoft Update Catalog and apply the same fixes across supported Windows 11 versions.

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  2. 11.11.2025 20:32 1 articles · 8mo ago

    Windows 11 cumulative updates add UI changes, PQC support, and bug fixes

    Technical Analysis Update

    The Windows 11 cumulative updates change build numbers to 26200.7019 for 25H2, 26100.7019 for 24H2, and 226x1.6050 for 23H2, add a new Start menu UI, updated battery icons with color indicators and battery percentage, a Microsoft 365 Copilot page in Get Started, renamed "Your accounts" settings, and ML-KEM and ML-DSA API support in accordance with FIPS 203 and FIPS 204. The updates also fix taskbar preview dismissal, display and graphics glitches, File Explorer failures, microsoft.ink.dll input crashes, Narrator setup issues, Open and Save Dialog hangs, Remote Credential Guard failures with Windows Server 2022 or earlier, and Task Manager grouping bugs.

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