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A critical security notice advises users to update Secure Boot certificates before June 2026 to prevent potential booting issues on Windows devices.

Recent feature highlights include a personalized homepage for Recall, an interactive tutorial for Click to Do, and redesigned system dialogs for device capability requests. Taskbar updates include the return of the larger clock with seconds in the notification center and an improved grid view for image search. Lock screen personalization with expanded widget options is rolling out globally. File Explorer now features context menu dividers and displays work/school account connections via people icons. Windows Hello features a redesigned interface for passkey authentication, with improved fingerprint login robustness. Settings now shows which third-party apps use generative AI models and supports an agent for finding and changing settings on Copilot+ PCs. Task Manager now uses standard CPU workload metrics. Widgets offer multiple dashboards and a more engaging Discover feed. Windows Backup for Organizations is generally available for enterprise device transitions. Windows PowerShell 2.0 will be removed starting August 2025.

The update addresses numerous fixes across input, login, audio, and various application crashes. It also includes quality improvements, such as addressing a memory exhaustion issue in ReFS, fixing installation slowdowns on ARM64 devices, and updating print components to a modern runtime, which may cause failures when printing from older client versions to updated print servers. Several known issues are noted, including performance delays with NDI streaming, unexpected User Account Control prompts after MSI repair operations, and problems playing protected content in some Blu-ray/DVD apps.