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Windows Updates
Well over 100 security vulnerabilities addressed.
Win11 – May 12, 2026—KB5089549 (OS Builds 26200.8457 and 26100.8457)
Win10 ESU – May 12, 2026—KB5087544 (OS Builds 19045.7291 and 19044.7291)
Monday News
Autoruns v14.2
Autoruns is a utility for managing autostarting applications, DLLs, and services.
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WACUP v1.99.50.24496
WACUP = WinAmp Community Update Project See: WACUP, Winamp Lives On
Download & Info
Latest GPU Drivers
AMD Software Adrenalin 26.5.1 WHQL
NVIDIA GeForce 596.36 WHQL
Intel Network Drivers
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.40.0
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.40.0
Intel Killer Performance Suite v40.26.403.2234
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Addresses over 160 security issues including a couple of zero days. Patches for various .NET versions available too.
Win11 – April 14, 2026—KB5083769 (OS Builds 26200.8246 and 26100.8246)
“This cumulative update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5083769), includes the latest security fixes and improvements, along with non-security updates from last month’s optional preview release. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained.”
Win10 ESU – April 14, 2026—KB5082200 (OS Builds 19045.7184 and 19044.7184)
“This security update includes fixes and quality improvements“
Weekend News
Windows 11 OOB Update – March 21, 2026—KB5085516 (OS Builds 26200.8039 and 26100.8039) Out-of-band
Fix for Microsoft account sign in.
There is also an upcoming OOB update preview – March 26, 2026—KB5079391 (OS Builds 26200.8116 and 26100.8116) Preview
This involves updates to Windows Setup, updates, and WinRE. It will be a phased rollout.
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 595.97 WHQL
and
GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 596.02
Intel Network Drivers
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.30.1
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.30.1
Intel Killer Performance Suite v40.26.220.2126
Weekend News
Microsoft – Our commitment to Windows quality
There are a few decent changes mentioned. Is it enough? No, but it could be a start.
AMD Software Adrenalin 26.3.1 WHQL Drivers
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Intel Drivers
Intel Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8626 WHQL
Intel Graphics Driver 32.0.101.7085 for 11th-14th Gen Intel Core Processor Graphics
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack 31.1
Patch Tuesday
Yesterday’s Windows updates addressed nearly 80 vulnerabilities including 2 zero days.
Win11 – March 10, 2026—KB5079473 (OS Builds 26200.8037 and 26100.8037)
Win10 ESU – March 10, 2026—KB5078885 (OS Builds 19045.7058 and 19044.7058)
Friday News
Winaero Tweaker 1.65
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VMware Workstation Pro 25H2u1
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AMD Software Adrenalin 26.2.2 WHQL Drivers
Download | Release Notes
Patch Tuesday
Zero-Days
50+ security issues addressed including 1/2 a dozen zero-days
Win11 – February 10, 2026—KB5077181 (OS Builds 26200.7840 and 26100.7840)
Win10 – February 10, 2026—KB5075912 (OS Builds 19045.6937 and 19044.6937)
Microsoft PowerToys v0.97.2
“fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.97.0”
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Intel Drivers
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.20.0
Intel Killer Performance Suite v40.25.1125.1924
Using Wise Disk Cleaner
Using Cleanmgr+
Cleanmgr+ Home | Download
Not too much on this as Cleanmgr+ hasn’t been updated in four years and incorrectly states, “Microsoft will be soon removing the Disk Clean-up Tool (Cleanmgr.exe) from Windows 10 PCs.” But, is still a useful tool.
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