Friday, August 29, 2025

August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 Non-Security Preview Update

 Microsoft released KB5064081 (OS Build 26100.5074) for Windows 11 24H2. 

Highlights for the Windows 11, version 24H2 update: 
  • Recall* opens to a personalized homepage that puts your recent activity and top-used apps and websites front and center, making it easy to pick up where you left off. After turning on snapshot collection, the homepage highlights key productivity features like Recent Snapshots, which show the latest snapshots to help you quickly resume tasks, and Top Apps and Websites, which display the three apps and websites you’ve used most in the past 24 hours.
  • When you launch Click to Do* for the first time, you'll see a quick, interactive tutorial. It shows how to complete tasks faster by demonstrating actions on both text and images—such as summarizing large blocks of text or removing image backgrounds.
  • When an app requests access to location, camera, microphone, or other device capabilities, Windows shows a redesigned system dialog box. To emphasize the privacy prompt, the screen dims slightly, and the prompt appears at the center of the screen.
  • When you use Search from the Windows taskbar, a new grid view will help you more quickly and accurately identify the desired image within your search.
  • More widget options and support for lock screen widget personalization (previously referred to as “Weather and more”) are rolling out. 
* Experiences for Copilot+ PCs only

See the list of improvements included in in the update at KB50664080 for Windows 11 24H2.  The update for Windows 11 23H2 and Windows 11 22H2 addresses non-security issues.

Update:  To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. The link to download the update can be found in the Optional updates available section.


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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Mozilla Firefox Version 142.0.1 Released with Updates

  Mozilla sent Firefox Version 142.0.1 to the Release Channel.

Fixed

  • Dragging multiple non-adjacent tabs in horizontal tab strip mode now correctly moves them together as a group. (Bug 1982933)
  • Dragging multiple tabs no longer causes toolbar unresponsiveness or visual glitches. (Bug 198434)

  • Fixed an issue where the text cursor appeared in the wrong location. (Bug 1984045)

  • Fixed a crash related to gamepad use, particularly on macOS. (Bug 1870379)

  • Fixed an issue where the expand on hover feature in the sidebar would sometimes stop working. (Bug 1982129)

  • Fixed a crash in KDE Plasma when using certain custom window decorations. (Bug 1984823)

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  For non-English versions, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

Release Notes


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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Adobe Acrobat/Reader Optional Update

 

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Adobe is releasing an optional hotfix patch for Acrobat and Acrobat Reader that addresses some important bug fixes. 

Update or Complete Download

Adobe Acrobat and Reader were updated to version 25.001.20643.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.  

Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

Release Notes

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