VALORANT won’t launch on Windows 11? Riot’s official fixes for Vanguard errors VAN 9005, VAN 9002 and VAN 9006 (TPM, Secure Boot, Memory Integrity)
VAN 9005, VAN 9002 or VAN 9006 blocking VALORANT on your PC? What each Riot Vanguard error means and Riot Games Support’s official steps: TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, Memory Integrity (VBS), Exploit Protection and Windows updates.
Windows 11 KB5132061 fails with 0x800f0993 or 0x800f0989: what is known and what to try (November 2026 update)
Windows 11 November 2026 update (KB5132061, KB5131087): USB audio, RDP and printer fixes, NTLM signing, PowerShell change
Windows 11 will let you silence the Sticky Keys and Filter Keys pop-ups for good: what the November 6 Insider builds add, and how to stop them in games today
Pressing Shift five times in a game still pops up the Sticky Keys prompt. Windows 11 Insider builds released on November 6, 2026 add a “Never turn on Sticky Keys with this shortcut” option to the dialog, and the Filter Keys prompt gets the same treatment. No release date yet; here is how to turn the shortcuts off now.
Advanced Shader Delivery on Windows 11: faster first launches on AMD, Intel, NVIDIA and Qualcomm, requirements and how to check it works
Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery, which downloads precompiled shaders with supported games, now works on Windows 11 24H2 PCs with AMD, Intel, NVIDIA and Qualcomm graphics. Minimum drivers, games, the Xbox PC app requirement, how to check it is active, and what is still unknown.
25 Years of XBOX Bundle: 25 free games with a new Windows 11 PC in the US until December 31, and how to claim them
Microsoft is adding 25 Xbox PC games, from Skyrim and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary to Gears of War: Reloaded and Call of Duty: WWII, to new Windows Home PCs and handhelds bought in the US between November 2 and December 31, 2026. Here is who qualifies and how to claim them.
Windows 11 Xbox mode gets full Quick settings in Gaming Task View (Beta build 26320.9876, November 6, 2026)
Windows Insiders in the Beta channel can now open the full Quick settings panel from Xbox mode's Gaming Task View bar, without going back to the desktop.
Windows 11 Adaptive Hibernate policy in KB5127936 (Modern Standby, battery above 80% / below 10%)
Optional preview KB5127936 (October 28, 2026) documents a gradual-rollout New! for an improved adaptive hibernate policy: more instant-on resumes from Modern Standby while helping preserve battery when charge is low, with less hibernation above 80% and hibernating sooner below 10%. Builds 26300.9818 / 26200.9818 for Wi
Windows 11 modernizes the AutoPlay dialog in KB5127936 (dark mode, scaling, Notification Center)
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
Windows 11 policy-based in-box app removal now supports multi-session (KB5127936)
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
Windows 11 Memory Integrity (HVCI) expansion: what KB5127936 and the October 2026 rollout mean
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
You have reached the end of this page.
Have a question or a discovery to share?