Windows 11 25H2 has seeped out of Redmond with just two weeks left before free support for most Windows 10 versions goes down the drain.

The update was quietly heralded by John Cable, VP of product management for Windows servicing and delivery. As well it might – Windows 11 25H2 is little more than Windows 11 24H2 with some new features turned on and some legacy functionality removed. Both operating systems share the same codebase and servicing branch.

And the same problems. The known issues list shows that Windows 11 25H2 has picked up a couple that will be familiar to Windows 11 24H2 users. There's the issue with digital TV and Blu-ray/DVD applications (now partially mitigated, although "some applications using DRM for digital audio might continue to experience problems") and Windows U

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