Win Update KB5055627 Windows 11 Cumulative Update Preview build 26100.3915 (24H2) - April 25


UPDATE 5/13:


 Microsoft Support:

April 25, 2025 - KB5055627 (OS Build 26100.3915) Preview​

For information about Windows update terminology, see types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. To find an overview of Windows 11, version 24H2, see its update history page.

Be sure to follow @WindowsUpdate to find out when new content is published to the Windows release health dashboard.

Highlights

Gradual rollout​

A gradual rollout distributes a release update over a period of time, rather than all at once. This means that users receive the updates at different times, and it might not be immediately available to all users. To see the status of this feature, go to Windows release health dashboard.
  • [Recall (preview) 1] New! You work across so many apps, sites, and documents it can be hard to remember where you saw something you want to get back to. Recall (preview) saves you time by offering an entirely new way to search for things you’ve seen or done on your PC securely. With the AI capabilities of Copilot+ PCs, it’s now possible to quickly find and get back to any app, website, image, or document just by describing its content. To use Recall, you will need to opt-in to save snapshots, which are images of your activity, and enroll in Windows Hello to confirm your presence so only you can access your snapshots. You are always in control of what snapshots are saved and can pause saving snapshots at any time. As you use your Copilot+ PC throughout the day working on documents or presentations, taking video calls, and context switching across activities, Recall will take regular snapshots and help you find things faster and easier. When you need to find or get back to something you’ve done previously, open Recall and authenticate with Windows Hello. When you’ve found what you were looking for, you can reopen the application, website, or document, or use Click to Do to act on any image or text in the snapshot you found. For more info, see Retrace your steps with Recall.

  • [Click to Do (preview) 2]
    • New! Click to Do (preview) makes it easier than ever for you to take immediate action on whatever catches your eye on-screen on your Copilot+ PC, saving you time by helping complete tasks inline and quickly getting you to the app that can best complete the job. For example, select an image using Click to Do to take actions like erasing objects using the Photos app or remove the background using Paint. To use Click to Do, simply use Windows key + mouse click or Windows key + Q. You can also enter through the Snipping Tool menu and print screen or searching “Click to Do” in the search box on the Windows taskbar. For more info, see Click to Do: do more with what's on your screen.

    • New! On Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, Click to Do includes intelligent text actions. Use Windows key + mouse click or Windows key + Q to select a text block and then drag to select the text that you want. You’ll see options to Summarize or to help you Rewrite your text, so it sounds more causal or more formal. These text actions leverage the capabilities of Phi Silica, the on-device Small Language Model (SLM) that is built right into Windows.
    • New! Easily open Click to Do when you swipe from the rightmost edge of your display.

    • New! The policies for managing Click to Do in a commercial environment.  IT admins can learn more by viewing Manage Click to Do.
  • [Improved Windows Search 3]
    • New!  Finding your documents, photos, and settings across Windows 11 is easier on  Copilot+ PCs with improved Windows Search, powered by semantic indexing models along with traditional lexical indexing. Whether it’s searching in File Explorer, in Windows Search on your taskbar, or in Settings— just type what’s on your mind to find it on your Copilot+ PC. You no longer need to remember file names, exact words in file content, or settings names. Searching for settings like “change my theme” will work within the Settings app for now. Thanks to the power of the 40+ TOPS NPU onboard Copilot+ PCs, these search improvements work even when you’re not connected to the internet. To find more info, see Searching indexing in Windows. Now available on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs.

    • New!  Locating your photos stored and saved in the cloud is getting simpler on  Copilot+ PCs. You can use your own words in the search box at the upper-right corner of File Explorer like “summer picnics.” In addition to photos stored locally on your Copilot+ PC, photos from the cloud will show up in the search results together. Exact matches for your keywords within the text of your cloud files will also show in the search results. You can try this experience out today with your personal OneDrive when signed in with your Microsoft account and connected to the internet. Now available on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs.

  • [Narrator] New! Keep track of what Narrator has spoken and access it for quick reference. With speech recap, you can quickly access spoken content, follow along with live transcription, and copy what Narrator last said—all with simple keyboard shortcuts.

  • [Phone Link] New! You can do even more with your Windows PC and your mobile device with direct access to cross-device features from the Start menu. For example, you can make phone calls, send SMS messages, access your photos, or share content between your mobile device and PC.

  • [Widgets]
    • New! Web developers can use their existing content to create interactive widgets that can be added to multiple widgets surfaces. For more info, see Web widget providers.
    • New! There are some new updates to the new Widgets on Lock experience for devices in the European Economic Area (EEA). In addition to accessibility and craftsmanship improvements, the Lock screen weather widget now supports customization. To configure your weather widget, go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen and select the “Customize widget” option from the weather widget more options menu. More widgets will be customizable in the future.

  • [File Explorer]
    • New! Pivot-based curated views on File Explorer Home that supports ease of access of Microsoft 365 content on Windows. Be more productive and get highly relevant content at your fingertips on File Explorer Home.
    • Fixed: As part of our ongoing commitment to improving File Explorer accessibility, this release includes increased support for the text scaling (Settings > Accessibility > Text size) across File Explorer, File Open/Save dialogs and the copy dialogs.
    • Fixed: Improved the performance of extracting zipped files, particularly in the case where you’re unzipping a large number of small files.
    • Fixed: The address bar in File Explorer might unexpectedly not show a path after opening.
  • [Settings] New! Manage which apps Windows recommends actions, go to Settings > Apps > Actions on Copilot+ PCs.

  • [Windows Studio Effects] New! The Studio Effects automatic framing filter turns on after the initial use of the camera, if your PC supports Studio Effects and you have not used Studio Effects previously.

  • [Start]
    • Fixed: You can’t use touch gestures to view the list of apps pinned in the Start menu.
    • Fixed: The Sign out and More options buttons in the Start menu account manager might not be visible with increased text size.
  • [Taskbar]
    • Fixed: The underlines beneath the app icons in the taskbar may remain visible even after the apps have been closed.
    • Fixed: If you use the arrow keys after pressing the Windows key + T, the arrows move in the wrong direction for Arabic and Hebrew display languages.
  • [Desktop icons] The logic for apps pinned to the desktop has been updated, so that packaged apps no longer show an accent colored backplate. For example, if you were to drag and drop Snipping Tool from the apps list in Start to the desktop the icons should be bigger and easier to see now.
  • [Display] Fixed: You might need to press the WIN + P keyboard shortcut twice to switch topologies.
  • [ExtFloodFill] Fixed: There's an uncommon issue with ExtFloodFill where a horizontal line might appear in the incorrect location in Win32 applications.
  • [Graphics] Fixed: External graphics cards connected over Thunderbolt might unexpectedly not be discoverable in some cases.
  • [Hyper-V Manager] Fixed: Hyper-V Manager unexpectedly shows 0% CPU usage for VMs.
1 Recall (preview) will be available starting early 2025 in most markets, rolling out to the European Economic Area later this year. Optimized for select languages (English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, and Spanish). Content-based and storage limitations apply. Requires Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security. See aka.ms/copilotpluspcs.

2 Coming later to Copilot+ PCs in the European Economic Area. Functionality will vary by device and market; text actions will be available across markets in select character sets. See aka.ms/copilotpluspcs.

3 Works with specific text, image, and document formats only; optimized for select languages (English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, and Spanish). See aka.ms/copilotpluspcs.

Improvements

This non-security update includes quality improvements. The following summary outlines key issues addressed by the KB after you install it. Also, included are available new features. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change.

Normal rollout​

  • [Blue screen error] Fixed: This update resolves an issue observed after installing the April 2025 Windows security update and restarting the device. Affected devices encountered a blue screen exception with error code 0x18B indicating a SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR.
  • [Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP Client)] Fixed: This update addresses an issue affecting internet connectivity on devices after resuming from sleep mode. Users might experience intermittent internet connections.
  • [File Systems] Fixed: This update addresses an issue when the operating system stops unexpectedly, and an error message appears on a blue screen during normal usage with a user profile redirected to a network VHD(X).
  • [Imaging] Fixed: This update addresses an issue where some content pages with JPEG images were not displaying.
  • [Windows Hello] Fixed: This update addresses an edge case issue where Windows Hello doesn’t work on devices with specific security features enabled, preventing users from logging in with facial recognition or PIN. This issue was observed after performing a Push button reset or Reset this PC from Settings > System > Recovery and selecting Keep my Files and Local install.
  • [Windows Setup] Fixed: If you install Windows 11, version 24H2 with Windows Setup and run System Preparation (Sysprep) afterwards, the boot file configuration is not properly updated, resulting in push-button reset options not working.
  • [Windows Update] The Windows Update settings page and the Start menu power button will now show an estimated time for how long your PC will be offline to install updates from Windows Update.
If you installed earlier updates, your device downloads and installs only the new updates contained in this package.

AI Components

The following AI components have been updated with this release:

AI Component​
Version​
Image Search1.7.824.0
Content Extraction1.7.824.0
Semantic Analysis1.7.824.0

Windows 11 servicing stack update (KB5055659) - 26100.3910​

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates. To learn more about SSUs, see Simplifying on-premises deployment of servicing stack updates.

Known issues in this update

1 Roblox

Applies to: All users

Symptom
We’re aware of an issue where players on Arm devices are unable to download and play Roblox from the Microsoft Store on Windows.

Workaround
Roblox is working on a resolution to address this issue. Please refer to the Roblox support site for updates. Until the resolution is available, players on Arm devices can play Roblox by downloading the title directly from www.Roblox.com.

2 Citrix

Applies to: All users

Symptom
Devices that have certain Citrix components installed might be unable to complete installation of the January 2025 Windows security update. This issue was observed on devices with Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) version 2411. The 2411 version of this application was released in December 2024.

Affected devices might initially download and apply the January 2025 Windows security update correctly, such as via the Windows Update page in Settings. However, when restarting the device to complete the update installation, an error message with text similar to “Something didn’t go as planned. No need to worry – undoing changes” appears. The device will then revert to the Windows updates previously present on the device.

This issue likely affects a limited number of organizations as version 2411 of the SRA application is a new version. Home users are not expected to be affected by this issue.

Workaround
Citrix has documented this issue, including a workaround, which can be performed prior to installing the January 2025 Windows security update. For details, see Citrix’s documentation.

Microsoft is working with Citrix to address this issue and will update this documentation once a resolution is available.

How to get this update

Before you install this update

Microsoft combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest cumulative update (LCU). For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

Install this update

To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.

AvailableNext Step
Included
Open Start > Settings Update & Security > Windows Update. In the Optional updates available area, you will find the link to download and install available updates.
Check for optional updates
Included
Before you install this update
To get the standalone package(s) for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. This KB contains one or more MSU files that must be installed in order.
Install this update

Method 1: Install all MSU files together

Download all MSU files for KB5055627 from Microsoft Update Catalog and place them in the same folder (for example, C:/Packages). Use Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) to install the target update. DISM will use the folder specified in PackagePath to discover and install one or more prerequisite MSU files as needed.
Updating Windows PC
To apply this update to a running Windows PC, run the following command from an elevated Command Prompt:
]DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:c:\packages\Windows11.0-KB5050094-x64.msu
Or, run the following command from an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
Add-WindowsPackage -Online -PackagePath "c:\packages\Windows11.0-KB5050094-x64.msu"
Updating Windows Installation media
To apply this update to Windows Installation media, see Update Windows installation media with Dynamic Update .
To add this update to a mounted image, run the following command from an elevated Command Prompt:
DISM /Image:mountdir /Add-Package /PackagePath:Windows11.0-KB5050094-x64.msu
Or, run the following command from an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
Add-WindowsPackage -Path "c:\offline" -PackagePath "Windows11.0-KB5050094-x64.msu" -PreventPending
Method 2: Install each MSU file individually in order
Download and install each MSU file individually using DISM or Windows Update Standalone Installer[/COLOR] in the following order:
  1. windows11.0-kb5043080-x64_953449672073f8fb99badb4cc6d5d7849b9c83e8.msu
  2. windows11.0-kb5050094-x64_3d5a5f9ef20fc35cc1bd2ccb08921ee8713ce622.msu

If you want to remove the LCU

To remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command: DISM /online /get-packages.

Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5055627.

For a list of the files that are provided in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU (KB5055659) - version 26100.3910.



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Do you think anyone knows?
It's Wednesday and I didn't receive the phone link at the start!!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11Pro 24H2 26100.3915
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Screen Resolution
    4k
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium Canary
    Antivirus
    Eset Smart Security Premium
Do you think anyone knows?
It's Wednesday and I didn't receive the phone link at the start!!!
I think we have sins that have condemned us to imprisonment in this hell!
Installed Canary update and couldn't receive the phone link at start :)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Huawei MateBook D15
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Vega 8
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    256GB Samsung SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    ESET Smart Security Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 21H2
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    Laptop
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    MSI GS73 6RF Stealth Pro
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    intel core i7 6700HQ
    Memory
    16GB
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    Nvidia Geforce GTX1060 (6GB)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
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    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
these people from microsoft are rubbish, what they have achieved with so many beta and canary builds, nothing, they will never reach macos!!!Windows 11 is a mess, the whole planet says that!!!what they have achieved with the gradual update policies, another mess, let a week pass and you not receive an update!!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11Pro 24H2 26100.3915
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Screen Resolution
    4k
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium Canary
    Antivirus
    Eset Smart Security Premium
these people from microsoft are rubbish, what they have achieved with so many beta and canary builds, nothing, they will never reach macos!!!Windows 11 is a mess, the whole planet says that!!!what they have achieved with the gradual update policies, another mess, let a week pass and you not receive an update!!!
in my language we say "آروم باش داداش"
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Huawei MateBook D15
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Vega 8
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    256GB Samsung SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    ESET Smart Security Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 21H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI GS73 6RF Stealth Pro
    CPU
    intel core i7 6700HQ
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GTX1060 (6GB)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I'm glad I deleted Phone Link and and don't have to worry about all this drama. I tried it and it wouldn't play nice with my iPhone as my PC's Blueboot doesn't seem to have the LE feature that's required for a stable connection.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro (24H2 RP)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AN515-54
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9300H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, Intel UHD 630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer CB272D
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB and 1T SSD
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Anywhere 3
    Internet Speed
    250MB
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro (unsupported)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell E6410
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 M620 CPU @ 2.67GHz (non-compliant)
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA NVS 3100M
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
You have an iPhone and you use Windows, great.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11Pro 24H2 26100.3915
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Screen Resolution
    4k
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium Canary
    Antivirus
    Eset Smart Security Premium

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro (24H2 RP)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AN515-54
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9300H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, Intel UHD 630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer CB272D
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB and 1T SSD
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Anywhere 3
    Internet Speed
    250MB
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro (unsupported)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell E6410
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 M620 CPU @ 2.67GHz (non-compliant)
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA NVS 3100M
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
You have an iPhone and you use Windows, great.
I'm an apple fan just like you but I'm also a civil engineer. I use SAP2000, ETABS, ABAQUS and so many engineering softwares every day!
How can use an ARM based laptop with MacOS? I have to buy a Windows PC because those companies don't support MacOS or Linux...
Maybe you prefer me Parallel desktop or a Virtual machine. Those VMs can't satisfy me because I have to wait a full day for running a test on my building!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Huawei MateBook D15
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Vega 8
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    256GB Samsung SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    ESET Smart Security Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 21H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI GS73 6RF Stealth Pro
    CPU
    intel core i7 6700HQ
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GTX1060 (6GB)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I'm glad I deleted Phone Link and and don't have to worry about all this drama. I tried it and it wouldn't play nice with my iPhone as my PC's Blueboot doesn't seem to have the LE feature that's required for a stable connection.
I don't care to use the phone link either and have it turned off. I don't ever run beta software. Windows 11 runs problem free here.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 16 9640
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5x 7467 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16.3 inch 4K+ OLED Infinity Edge Touch
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2400
    Hard Drives
    1 Terabyte M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
    Cooling
    Vapor Chamber Cooling
    Mouse
    None
    Internet Speed
    960 Mbps Netgear Mesh + 2 Satellites
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge (Chromium) + Bing
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Security (Defender)
    Other Info
    Microsoft 365 subscription
    Microsoft OneDrive 1TB Cloud
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    Microsoft Visual Studio Code
    Microsoft Sysinternals Suite
    Microsoft BitLocker
    Microsoft Copilot
    Macrium Reflect X subscription
    Dell Support Assist
    Dell Command | Update
    1Password Password Manager
    Amazon Kindle for PC
    Lightroom/Photoshop subscription
    Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation
I don't care to use the phone link either and have it turned off. I don't ever run beta software. Windows 11 runs problem free here.
Phone Link isn't beta and I've been using it for years now with my android phone without major issues. As a matter of fact I use it every day for text and calls while I'm on the computer. The Apple iPhones are a whole different ballgame and I understand they are hard to link and use with it. Now the new phone link flyout/sidebar is still beta but I've been using it on my beta builds for some time and now have it on my Release Preview build as well. Haven't had any issues with it but to be honest it really doesn't do much anyhow. It's basically just a quick informational status of your phone link.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware 18 Area-51
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (24-Core)
    Motherboard
    Alienware
    Memory
    64GB DDR5 6400MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 and Intel UHD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Onboard, Realtek high-performance Audio chips (ALC3329 & ALC1708))
    Monitor(s) Displays
    300HZ 18-inch QHD 500 nit Comfort View+
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 5 SSD
    Case
    Magnesium Alloy
    Keyboard
    Cherry MX ultra low profile mechanical keyboard with per key AlienFX RGB lighting
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Browser
    Vivaldi (prime), Firefox, Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
    CPU
    Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (12 Core) ARM based CPU
    Motherboard
    Microsoft Corp.
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
    Sound Card
    Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos spatial sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    120 Hz 13.8-inch 600 nit PixelSense Flow touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    2304x1536
    Hard Drives
    1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD
    Case
    Anodized Aluminum
    Mouse
    Surface Arc Mouse
    Keyboard
    Mechanical QWERTY, backlit when in use
    Browser
    Vivaldi (prime), Firefox, Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
I'm also a civil engineer. I use SAP2000, ETABS, ABAQUS and so many engineering softwares every day!
I understand you very well, I'm P.Eng. Mechatronics and I need to use Fusion, Inventor, SolidWorks, and PTC Creo. It's also very annoying that macOS and Linux has no support for those engineering apps. I'm thinking in migrate to Linux and learn FreeCAD.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Is it still in preview? When does it become available for non-preview channel?
Yes, 26100.3915 is a preview release. The non-preview release will be available on Tuesday, May 13th at noon US Central Time (1700 UTC).
 

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  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built
    CPU
    Intel i7 11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
    Memory
    64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
    Cooling
    Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.

    Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
these people from microsoft are rubbish, what they have achieved with so many beta and canary builds, nothing, they will never reach macos!!!Windows 11 is a mess, the whole planet says that!!!what they have achieved with the gradual update policies, another mess, let a week pass and you not receive an update!!!
You fail to take into account one thing: Apple only has to develop their OS for a highly limited subset of hardware. Windows has to run on PCs from dozens of different vendors, with literally millions of different combinations of hardware.

I'm not making excuses for some of the stupid stuff that Microsoft does; it frustrates me s well. However, I do cut them a little slack in view of how difficult a job this is.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built
    CPU
    Intel i7 11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
    Memory
    64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
    Cooling
    Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.

    Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
Apple only has to develop their OS for a highly limited subset of hardware. Windows has to run on PCs from dozens of different vendors, with literally millions of different combinations of hardware.
For one side, macOS ISOs are like 10 GB (I used Hackintosh in 2018 with v10.14 Mojave), maybe the latest macOS 15 has bigger size. Those ISOs includes all the drivers for Apple devices, so yes, that ecosystem is very user-friendly.

On the other hand, there's "Linux world", that systems like Ubuntu(-based) work out-of-the-box in many PC Hardware without Internet Connection because it includes many drivers (the latest v25.04 ISO has 5.9 GB). And there's Windows, that if you don't have the drivers and no Internet Connection, the PC is practically unusable (screen glitches, no/poor sound, even some peripherals problems).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Is it still in preview? When does it become available for non-preview channel?
I am not an Insider but it's also implemented on my system. Preview in this case is not meant as a preview version because there will never be a final one!
Anyways. It's pushed to us on 25/04/2025 to all. If you look at this page calling it a preview is quite normal.


Looking at the releases I can see what's known as an tick-tock schedule. (Preview-Next release-Preview-Next release etc.) According to this the next (and final ) release will be a higher number than 3915. Just wait and see......
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 24H2 Build 26100.3915, RHEL 9,5
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF 12th Gen.
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z690-A, BIOS v4101
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 5600-36 Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCIe5.0 Asus NVIDIA RTX3060Ti
    Sound Card
    Onboard; Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    34" LG 34UC79G-B Curved 21:9 144Hz
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1080 (No HDR)
    Hard Drives
    250Gb Samsung 870PRO NVMe
    1Tb Samsung 980PRO NVMe
    1Tb Samsung 970EVO NVMe
    4Tb WDC WD40EZRZ SATA (Int.)
    4Tb WDC WD40EZRZ USB3.0 (Ext.)
    256 Samsung 840PRO SSD (RHEL 9,5)
    PSU
    Coolermaster 850W V2 Gold with internal 12cm exaust fan
    Case
    Inter-Tech B-48 ATX
    Cooling
    2x be quiet! 12cm "Silent Wings 4" casefans, 1x Arctic Freezer i35 CPU towerblock
    Keyboard
    Logitech LG-19
    Mouse
    Logitech G-502 Hero
    Internet Speed
    1Gb
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    F-Secure
    Other Info
    No Noise system.
    256Gb Kingston Travler USB 3.0 drive.
    8Gb Philips USB 3.0 drive. (Win. Inst.)
    8Gb Philips USB 3.0 drive. (Rescue disk)
    2Tb WD USB 3.0 Passport drive.
    External USB 3.0 C.A. CD/DVD* burner.
Preview in this case is not meant as a preview version because there will never be a final one!
What do you mean by this? Microsoft has specifically noted that this is a preview for the May Patch Tuesday update.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built
    CPU
    Intel i7 11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
    Memory
    64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
    Cooling
    Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.

    Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
What do you mean by this? Microsoft has specifically noted that this is a preview for the May Patch Tuesday update.
I think he means "Release Preview Channel" is different from "Retail Channel Preview builds"

Canary -> Dev -> Beta -> Release Preview -> Retail Preview -> Retail (available on my.visualstudio.com)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Huawei MateBook D15
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Vega 8
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    256GB Samsung SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    ESET Smart Security Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 21H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI GS73 6RF Stealth Pro
    CPU
    intel core i7 6700HQ
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GTX1060 (6GB)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Reclaimable packages remains the same; 2 (incl. 2 removable packages from 1742: 4)
Wheehhh... Still stuff from 37xx left behind. Usually old stuff is removed and replaced by the new stuff.

So a SxS cleanup does absolutely nothing to reduce the number of reclaimable packages. Great. More garbage. :weary:
Time to address this problem!

KB5055627 installed OK, but left a mess behind. (not cleaning old stuff) Deleting KB5055627. (back at 3775) repairing, retrying 2x KB5055627 left me with 0x800f081f; CBS_E_SOURCE_MISSING (fixed that one) but after that came 0x800f0991; PSFX_E_MISSING_PAYLOAD_FILE. This last one could not be resolved whatever I tried (and by tried I mean nearly everything what could be found on the Internet!) Got totally fed up with this situation. So the last resort: Inplace Install. (No options left anymore)

I had a MVS ISO of 26100.3915 and did a Inplace Install. Voila that solved everything. Windows Update kept nagging about installing KB5055627. Used wushowhide.diagcab to see if there was something pending... Nope. Downloaded KB5055627 from the MS Update catalog site; Ran it: Already installed. Windows Update kept nagging... Turn Windows Update off and after a while on again and. No KB5055627 pending. Search for updates... Nothing found. You are already up-to-date. Jesus! Finally! So make a backup again just in case and all problems were solved.

One thing I know now for sure. If a next update comes along; Pressing on hold. Download the update from the MS Update catalog site and run it. That will be so much quicker than that terribly slow, slow proces of downloading, verifying, installing Windows Update proces. Waiting for 15 min to install while downloading (3,7Gb) it an install it would take 1-5 minutes.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 24H2 Build 26100.3915, RHEL 9,5
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF 12th Gen.
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z690-A, BIOS v4101
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 5600-36 Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCIe5.0 Asus NVIDIA RTX3060Ti
    Sound Card
    Onboard; Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    34" LG 34UC79G-B Curved 21:9 144Hz
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1080 (No HDR)
    Hard Drives
    250Gb Samsung 870PRO NVMe
    1Tb Samsung 980PRO NVMe
    1Tb Samsung 970EVO NVMe
    4Tb WDC WD40EZRZ SATA (Int.)
    4Tb WDC WD40EZRZ USB3.0 (Ext.)
    256 Samsung 840PRO SSD (RHEL 9,5)
    PSU
    Coolermaster 850W V2 Gold with internal 12cm exaust fan
    Case
    Inter-Tech B-48 ATX
    Cooling
    2x be quiet! 12cm "Silent Wings 4" casefans, 1x Arctic Freezer i35 CPU towerblock
    Keyboard
    Logitech LG-19
    Mouse
    Logitech G-502 Hero
    Internet Speed
    1Gb
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    F-Secure
    Other Info
    No Noise system.
    256Gb Kingston Travler USB 3.0 drive.
    8Gb Philips USB 3.0 drive. (Win. Inst.)
    8Gb Philips USB 3.0 drive. (Rescue disk)
    2Tb WD USB 3.0 Passport drive.
    External USB 3.0 C.A. CD/DVD* burner.
Time to address this problem!

KB5055627 installed OK, but left a mess behind. (not cleaning old stuff) Deleting KB5055627. (back at 3775) repairing, retrying 2x KB5055627 left me with 0x800f081f; CBS_E_SOURCE_MISSING (fixed that one) but after that came 0x800f0991; PSFX_E_MISSING_PAYLOAD_FILE. This last one could not be resolved whatever I tried (and by tried I mean nearly everything what could be found on the Internet!) Got totally fed up with this situation. So the last resort: Inplace Install. (No options left anymore)

I had a MVS ISO of 26100.3915 and did a Inplace Install. Voila that solved everything. Windows Update kept nagging about installing KB5055627. Used wushowhide.diagcab to see if there was something pending... Nope. Downloaded KB5055627 from the MS Update catalog site; Ran it: Already installed. Windows Update kept nagging... Turn Windows Update off and after a while on again and. No KB5055627 pending. Search for updates... Nothing found. You are already up-to-date. Jesus! Finally! So make a backup again just in case and all problems were solved.

One thing I know now for sure. If a next update comes along; Pressing on hold. Download the update from the MS Update catalog site and run it. That will be so much quicker than that terribly slow, slow proces of downloading, verifying, installing Windows Update proces. Waiting for 15 min to install while downloading (3,7Gb) it an install it would take 1-5 minutes.
have you tried 26100.3915 built by UUPdump.net? does it have this fix or it's better to download directly from MVS?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Huawei MateBook D15
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Vega 8
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    256GB Samsung SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    ESET Smart Security Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 21H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI GS73 6RF Stealth Pro
    CPU
    intel core i7 6700HQ
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GTX1060 (6GB)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

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