Optional preview KB5127936 (October 28, 2026) documents a gradual-rollout New! for a modernized AutoPlay dialog when you connect a phone, camera, or removable drive: dark mode, better text scaling and display settings, and AutoPlay notifications in Notification Center. Builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2
Microsoft’s KB5127936 (October 28, 2026 preview; builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a gradual-rollout [Taskbar] group: New! — the update improves animations of app window previews when mousing across app icons in the taskbar. Documented improvement in the same Taskbar group (in the extract
Optional preview KB5127936 (October 28, 2026) documents that policy-based in-box app removal now supports multi-session environments for Windows 11 Enterprise and Education (normal rollout). Learn overview (last updated 2026-05-01 on the fetched page) covers how the existing opt-in MDM/GP policy works on 24H2+ managed
Microsoft’s KB5127936 (October 28, 2026 preview; builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a normal-rollout [Windows PowerShell] item: the update adds version 5.1 to the names of Windows PowerShell and Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE). On existing devices, some Start menu
Microsoft’s KB5127936 (October 28, 2026 preview; builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a gradual-rollout [Unicode] item: Windows text shaping support for Unicode 17.0, helping Windows correctly display and shape newly encoded characters and scripts. Per the KB, Unicode 17.0 added 4,803 charac
Microsoft’s KB5127936 (October 28, 2026 preview; builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a gradual-rollout [Data Protection API (DPAPI)] item: a warning before prompt-based protect and unprotect operations. Per the KB, the warning explains that this prompt-based experience will be retired in Ap
Microsoft’s KB5127936 (October 28, 2026 preview; builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a gradual-rollout [File Explorer] item: it enables dark mode support in the Folder Options dialog in File Explorer. The same KB notes that Windows 11 24H2 no longer receives non-security preview updates sta
Microsoft’s KB5127936 (October 28, 2026 preview; builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a gradual-rollout [Settings] item: it improves the Privacy & security page in Windows Settings by grouping related Camera, Microphone, and Location privacy controls and elevating usage information from link
Microsoft’s KB5127936 (October 28, 2026 preview; builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a gradual-rollout [Live Captions] item: a new Include screen reader audio setting, which is off by default. With the setting off, Live Captions will not transcribe audio from screen readers such as Narrator
Microsoft’s KB5127936 preview (dated 28 October 2026, builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a [Recovery] item under gradual rollout: Windows Recovery (WinRE) can automatically reuse eligible Wi-Fi profiles already saved in Windows, including supported certificate-based networks. Per the KB, d
KB5127936’s gradual-rollout [Security] notes expand Memory Integrity (HVCI) across eligible Windows 11 devices (builds 26200.9818 / 26300.9818): supported PCs may have Memory Integrity enabled during updates while respecting existing user or IT choices. The Windows IT Pro Blog (Sep 2026) explains the October 2026 quali
Microsoft’s KB5127936 preview (dated 28 October 2026, builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Windows 11 26H2 / 25H2) lists a Modernized AutoPlay experience under gradual rollout. Per the KB, the update modernizes the AutoPlay dialog when you connect devices such as a phone, camera, or removable drive. It supports dark mode