Windows 11 update broke my Wi-Fi again—anyone else dealing with this?
Installed the latest cumulative update for Windows 11 25H2, and now my Wi-Fi keeps dropping every few minutes. It reconnects on its own, but it's annoying as hell during calls and downloads. I tried rolling back the driver and resetting the network stack, but nothing's stuck so far. This isn't the first time an update has messed with my connection either. Anyone else hit this after a recent update? Did you find a driver version or a workaround that actually works, or am I stuck waiting for the next patch? I'm about ready to just use Ethernet and call it a day.What's New in Microsoft Teams | August - September 2026
A quick note before we get into it: What's New in Teams is shifting from a monthly to a quarterly rhythm. You'll hear from us next in December, March, and June, and each edition will round up everything announced and released over the full quarter. One post, one fuller view of what's new. Two investments shape where Teams is heading, and you'll see both in this quarter's releases: AI transforming teamwork with agents as part of the team, and a simpler, smarter, more secure foundation underneath it all. AI in Teams is showing up in the flow of your work. Teams Phone Agent brings that to your phone line, helping callers with common requests in more than 60 languages and routing them with context attached, so a missed call turns into a next step instead of a lost one. Context carries forward, too. Video recap turns a meeting you missed into a short, narrated highlight reel, so what a meeting decided outlasts the conversation itself. And protection for everyday collaboration is always top of mind. The new Security Detection Report brings detections such as impersonation and malicious URLs into one view in the Teams admin center, so admins see the whole picture in one place. Read on for all the latest updates! Feature categories: (All features listed are generally available unless otherwise noted) Chat and Collaboration Meetings Teams Phone Workplace Teams Events Fundamentals and Security Teams Platform Certified devices Chat and Collaboration Ask Copilot in Teams conversations Stay in the flow of work and get help from Copilot directly within your conversations. Open Copilot from a message or selected text in a Teams conversation, with the relevant context already included, making it easier to gain insights, explore questions, and move work forward without needing to re-explain information. Find agents and apps faster through Teams search Discover the tools you need with agents and apps surfaced directly in Teams search results. As you type in the search bar, matching agents and apps appear alongside other relevant results, helping you spend less time searching and more time getting things done. Find and share files faster in Teams Locate the files you need while sharing content in Teams. Search for cloud-based files directly from the attachment experience, making it easier to find and share the right content without interrupting the flow of collaboration. Emoji shortcuts on iOS and Android Express yourself with emoji shortcuts. Desktop emoji shortcuts now work on iOS and Android. Insert emojis directly in the compose box by typing a word between colons, so :smile: becomes 😊. Autocomplete suggestions help speed up entry, and custom emojis are also supported. Clearer text highlighting in dark mode and high contrast mode Make highlighted text easier to read while composing messages in Teams. Improvements to text highlighting in dark mode and high contrast mode provide a more consistent and accessible editing experience, helping content stand out more clearly. Meetings Video recap in Teams Meeting recap now delivers a bite-sized video recap of with key highlights from your Teams meeting. It combines AI-generated voiceover summaries with video snippets, spotlighting the most important moments while preserving the original tone and flow, so you can catch up on key topics in a few minutes. Video recaps now support meetings in 23 languages across 31 regional variants, learn more. Translation button to change the language for intelligent meeting recaps After an intelligent meeting recap is generated, you can change the recap language at any time using a translation button, even if a different language was selected during the meeting. Multilingual teams get more flexibility to read meeting insights, action items, and discussion summaries in the language that is most comfortable for them. Redesigned meeting controls Stay focused on your conversations with a customizable meeting toolbar that keeps the controls you need within easy reach. Pin your most-used controls, unpin those you don’t need, and drag and drop them into the order that works for you. Raise Hand now lives inside the React button, while Leave has its own spot on the right to help avoid accidental exits. Teams Phone Teams Phone Agent Teams Phone Agent is an AI-powered receptionist for your business’s phone line, so callers can get help with common requests even after hours. For customer-facing organizations and departments using Teams Phone, such as bank branches or IT help desks, it takes repetitive calls off employees' plates so they can focus on the conversations that truly need a human touch. With support for over 60 languages and locales, Teams Phone Agent handles common requests such as answering routine questions or booking appointments. , And it can route a caller to the right department or employee with an AI-generated summary of the conversation, so customers do not have to navigate phone menus or repeat themselves. Custom voice agents are available for specialized workflows. Teams Phone Agent is now generally available, learn more. If the player doesn’t load, open the video in a new window: Open video Intelligent call recap in Queues app Intelligent call recaps in Queues app help you catch up on recorded or transcribed queue calls with AI-generated summary notes covering key discussion points and follow-up actions. To open a recap, find the call record in the Queues app call history and select Recap. Copilot in Queues app’s shared call history for post-call insights Quickly catch up on a call queue call and uncover key details with the ability to use Copilot in the shared call history in Queues app. After a recorded call is completed, users with Copilot can now open the call record in the shared call history, access the Copilot Chat sidecar from the Recap tab, and ask questions about the call. Automatic recording and transcription for call queues Capture customer interactions without requiring your organization’s calling representatives to manually start recording. Admins can enable automatic recording and transcription for individual Teams call queues and control access to recordings. Recordings are stored in SharePoint and accessible through call recaps in the shared call history in Queues app. View and manage auto attendant shared voicemails in Queues app Help your team stay on top of customer messages by managing auto attendant shared voicemails directly in Queues app. Calls routed from an auto attendant to voicemail will appear in Queues app, giving collaborative calling teams a centralized place to track, triage, and respond to messages. Customize recording and transcription notifications for Teams calls Give your organization greater control over how recording and transcription are communicated during Teams calls. IT admins can customize select user notification strings for recording and transcription in the Teams admin center, helping tailor the experience for participants in Teams VoIP calls. Enhance control of delegated calls with call lock and delegate join alerts Call delegation in Teams gains real controls: a delegator can lock an active call and see when a delegate joins. Locking prevents delegates from joining or resuming the call, and optional warning tones notify participants when a delegate joins or resumes. Workplace Interpreter agent support in Teams Rooms on Android The Interpreter agent acts as a translator in Microsoft Teams meetings, letting participants listen in their chosen language with real-time translation. It is now available in Teams Rooms on Android licensed for Teams Rooms Pro. New room optimization mode in Teams desktop Room optimization mode makes it easier to use your laptop for meetings and collaboration in spaces such as focus or huddle rooms that do not yet have a Teams Rooms system. It replaces shared display mode, has a new location, and enables or disables room-specific features. When room peripherals are connected, Teams can automatically select audio and video devices, enable speaker recognition and shared display, and disable voice isolation. Modernized Gallery view in Teams Rooms on Android The updated Gallery view in Teams Rooms on Android prioritizes video on the meeting stage, arranges participants in consistent aspect ratios, and minimizes movement of participant tiles on stage. You can hide the room self-preview video and choose to see audio and video participants equally on stage instead of prioritizing video participants. Admins can set the default behavior using local device settings and the Pro Management portal. Teams Events Breakout rooms in Teams Meetings & Events Breakout rooms are now supported in Teams Meetings & Teams Events with up to 1,000 participants across 100 rooms, increased from the previous limit of 300 participants across 50 rooms. Organizers can use breakout rooms to create smaller focused sessions within an event for more interaction and collaboration. Specify who has control of production tools in Teams Events Organizers can designate who controls production tools, granting chosen people access to Manage what attendees see and the green room so event production stays with the right crew. The setting is a new meeting option applied when the event is set up. Expanding presenter visibility in “Manage what attendees see” Producers can resize and expand the presenter panel in Manage what attendees see, making it easier to view, manage, and switch between presenters while a live event is running. New layout when sharing content for Teams events Organizers and presenters who have access to production tools now see updated layout options when sharing content in the “Manage what attendees see” experience for Teams events. The available layouts are speaker focused, content focused, and content only. The new speaker focused layout prioritizes presenter video alongside shared content for greater visibility. Available for Teams events organizers on Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop. Fundamentals and Security Enhanced real-time alerting rule management in Teams admin center Administrators can now duplicate an existing alerting rule to create a similar configuration without rebuilding it, bulk upload users when creating or editing a rule, and delete rules directly from the management experience. These capabilities are available for in-progress meetings and calls rule types, and organizations can configure monitoring for up to 500 users across their real-time alerting rules. Security Detection Report in Teams admin center A new Security Detection Report in the Teams admin center gives admins a unified view of messaging security detections across signals such as impersonation, malicious URLs, and weaponizable file types. Admins can review detection activity in one place and export detailed data for further investigation, improving visibility into threats in Teams. Single pane for monitoring and troubleshooting meetings and calls (Windows) Administrators can monitor meeting and call health across the organization from one place, identifying recurring issues, uncovering trends, and proactively troubleshooting problems affecting people in both live and past meetings and calls. Meeting participant detail audit records in all participating tenants Admins can now access participant-level audit records for their own users in cross-tenant meetings, helping investigate incidents even when another organization hosted the meeting. Teams audit logging now shares meeting participant detail records with all participating tenants, not just the organizer tenant, and each record includes organizer information so admins can tell whether a meeting was organized inside or outside their tenant. Teams optimization for VDI now supports Teams Events (Windows) Attendees joining Teams Events from virtualized Windows desktops can offload audio and video to their local device, supporting high definition playback while easing load on the virtual desktop. Optimization works on Windows endpoints connecting to Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Citrix, Omnissa, or Amazon. Captions, DVR, reactions, streaming chat, and Q&A are all supported, as are first-party and third-party eCDNs. Teams Platform Real-time buying signals, now in Teams Sales Navigator for Microsoft Teams delivers real-time lead and account insights directly within Microsoft Teams. Sellers can stay on top of key buying signals, discover opportunities where they work, and take action while opportunities are most relevant. The integration helps teams move from insight to action faster by surfacing Sales Navigator intelligence in their daily workflow. Unified agent and app installation management across Microsoft 365 and Teams admin center (Windows) Administrators using the Microsoft 365 admin center and Teams admin center can apply app and agent installation changes once and have them enforced consistently across Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Previously, installation changes made in the Microsoft 365 admin center applied only to Outlook and Microsoft 365, and changes made in the Teams admin center applied only to Teams. Identify custom Teams apps that need updates for private and shared channels Admins can view a list in Teams admin center of custom apps in their tenant that need updates to work in private and shared channels. The list helps admins identify impacted apps, understand which ones require developer action, and coordinate updates so people can keep using custom apps across all supported channel types. Prominent search for app and agent discovery in the Store Search now sits in the middle of the Store page, with improved type-ahead suggestions, a more informative results page, and natural language processing to surface the most relevant apps and agents. Add multiple steps when building a workflow from scratch When building a workflow from scratch, you can add several steps at once, so you can assemble multi-step automation without returning to edit it step by step, reducing repetitive setup work and simplifying the creation of more advanced automations. Collect information with List Form in Workflows A workflow can open with a form that gathers the details it needs up front, so automation runs on structured input rather than chasing information midway. Single-character keyboard shortcuts for focused message actions (Windows) Single-character shortcuts let you quickly take common messaging actions such as edit, delete, reply, forward, pin, save, mark unread, quote reply, and react when a message has keyboard focus. The shortcuts are a predefined messaging set, and they are discoverable and customizable in the keyboard shortcuts dialog. Certified devices EPOS IMPACT 1000 MS UC ANC WL USB-C+A On-ear Bluetooth® headset. Supplied with a BTD 900c dongle, a USB‑C to USB‑A adapter, and a USB‑C charging cable. Features ANC, EPOS BrainAdapt™ technologies, and EPOS AI™â€‘powered voice pickup and noise cancellation, ensuring your voice sounds natural and clear in any environment. EPOS IMPACT 1000 MS UC ANC WL USB-C+A Stand On-ear Bluetooth® headset. Supplied with a table stand for wireless charging, a BTD 900c dongle, a USB‑C to USB‑A adapter, and a USB‑C charging cable. 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Our AI-powered voice isolation uses machine learning to capture your voice clearly. Adaptive hybrid ANC minimizes distractions, while custom 40 mm drivers deliver vivid, true-to-life audio.How Can I Install Windows 11 24H2 on Any Computer?
I am at a small company and there are dozens of PCs and laptops to be upgraded to Windows 11 per boss request. Unfortunately, some of the PCs meet the Windows 11 24H2 system requirements and some of them are not, because of unsupported CPU and lack of TPM 2.0 or Secure Boot. In addition, some of the hard disk are formatted by MBR but Windows 11 requires GPT. Is there a simple way to create a Windows 11 bootable USB and install Windows 1 24H2 on any computer, including the ones that not supported by Windows 11 24H2? Kindly let me know if this is possible. Thank you!
802.1x wired network profiles missing after upgrade to Windows 11 24H2
Issue Description: During the upgrade of workstations to Windows 11 24H2, the IEEE 802.1X wired network security profiles are occasionally not restored after the upgrade process completes. As a result, affected devices fail to authenticate against Cisco ISE, leading to a loss of LAN connectivity. The issue appears to occur randomly and does not show any clear correlation with specific hardware models or workstation configurations. We are using Feature Updates to upgrade workstations to Windows 11 24H2, deployed through SUP in SCCM/MECM. This approach works best for us because it does not require any user interaction during the upgrade process. I developed a remediation script that is triggered by a scheduled task based on a specific event ID generated when Cisco ISE rejects authorization. The script successfully restores the locally stored 802.1X profiles and resolves the issue. However, I am wondering whether there is a better or more native way to handle this scenario. Has anyone experienced a similar issue with Windows 11 24H2 and 802.1X profiles? Any advice before we open a support case with Microsoft Support?Save the date: Windows office hours - October 15, 2026
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Gaming Services 38.117.27001.0: GameInput MSI launched at startup due to ProductCode mismatch
Gaming Services 38.117.27001.0 unnecessarily launches GameInput MSI at startup due to a ProductCode mismatch Feedback Hub report: https://aka.ms/AA13s6tb I am reporting an apparent defect in Microsoft Gaming Services 38.117.27001.0. The issue appears to be an internal inconsistency between the GameInput detection logic in gamingservices.dll and the gameinputredist.msi shipped inside the same Gaming Services package. Summary The gamingservices.dll included in Gaming Services 38.117.27001.0 contains logic that queries Windows Installer for the following GameInput ProductCode: {45B61AD4-7D73-48B9-B9B4-724C9F0828E6} The property queried is: VersionString However, the gameinputredist.msi shipped inside the same Gaming Services package installs Microsoft GameInput using a different ProductCode: {C7B6BB76-07B4-48D4-B257-4511AB9E002A} The bundled MSI reports: ProductName: Microsoft GameInput ProductVersion: 3.5.270.0 UpgradeCode: {37042BD3-CED5-451B-818A-3E9454BDF060} The legacy ProductCode queried by gamingservices.dll is not registered when the current GameInput product is installed under {C7B6BB76-07B4-48D4-B257-4511AB9E002A}. As a result, Gaming Services appears to treat the GameInput detection as unsuccessful and launches the bundled gameinputredist.msi during Gaming Services startup even though the current GameInput product is already installed. Package verification The Microsoft Store package is: Microsoft.GamingServices 38.117.27001.0 Store product ID: 9MWPM2CQNLHN The downloaded Microsoft Store AppxBundle is: Microsoft.GamingServices_38.117.27001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.AppxBundle The SHA-1 reported by the Microsoft Store package download metadata is: F421E56E3C44905B347D54FC7256E1656BA6C243 The locally saved AppxBundle has the same SHA-1. The bundle contains an x64 Microsoft.GamingServices package with version 38.117.27001.0. Installed Gaming Services binaries The gamingservices.exe extracted from the Store package and the installed gamingservices.exe are byte-for-byte identical. SHA-256: A0991577DAE8638A00A3C1FC2684E2B22E87957D79C1DCB2E365B15D4E55096F The gamingservices.dll extracted from the Store package and the installed gamingservices.dll are also byte-for-byte identical. SHA-256: 3E7650BF1E6D09EC64413B59B5677EB73DBFDBF5A6A6E62C724210D83F288655 Therefore, the behavior is not explained by a modified or corrupted local copy of Gaming Services. Bundled GameInput MSI The gameinputredist.msi extracted from the Microsoft Store Gaming Services package is byte-for-byte identical to the MSI in the installed Gaming Services directory. SHA-256: 081557994B51947D0759FB1991760C4CD9A8DE349F9CF0FC72881ACC98B2C64A Its MSI properties are: ProductName: Microsoft GameInput ProductCode: {C7B6BB76-07B4-48D4-B257-4511AB9E002A} ProductVersion: 3.5.270.0 UpgradeCode: {37042BD3-CED5-451B-818A-3E9454BDF060} The installed Windows Installer registration is consistent with this MSI: ProductCode: {C7B6BB76-07B4-48D4-B257-4511AB9E002A} ProductState: 5 Version: 3.5.270.0 In contrast, the ProductCode queried by gamingservices.dll has: ProductCode: {45B61AD4-7D73-48B9-B9B4-724C9F0828E6} ProductState: -1 VersionString: unavailable Static analysis Static analysis of gamingservices.dll shows imports and use of Windows Installer APIs including: MsiGetProductInfoW MsiOpenDatabaseW MsiDatabaseOpenViewW MsiViewExecute MsiViewFetch MsiRecordGetStringW MsiCloseHandle The relevant logic appears to: Query MsiGetProductInfoW for ProductCode {45B61AD4-7D73-48B9-B9B4-724C9F0828E6}. Request VersionString. Open the bundled gameinputredist.msi. Read its ProductVersion. Compare the detected installed version with the MSI version. Proceed to the MSI launch path when the legacy ProductCode lookup fails. Launch msiexec.exe directly. The command line observed during startup is: msiexec.exe /i "...gameinputredist.msi" /quiet /l*v "...gameinputredist.log" Runtime consequence The boot trace shows the following sequence: GamingServices.exe | v msiexec.exe /i gameinputredist.msi | v Microsoft GameInput enters MSI maintenance/configuration mode | v CA_StopInboxService | v net stop GameInputSvc In the observed trace, the net stop GameInputSvc operation takes approximately 137.6 seconds. The MSI subsequently completes successfully and the GameInput service is started again. Thus, the MSI invocation appears to be unnecessary maintenance triggered by incorrect GameInput detection, and it can introduce a substantial startup delay. Expected behavior Gaming Services should correctly detect the GameInput redistributable corresponding to the gameinputredist.msi shipped with the same Gaming Services release. When the current GameInput product is already installed and valid, Gaming Services should not launch and reconfigure the GameInput MSI unnecessarily during every startup. Suspected defect The evidence indicates that Gaming Services 38.117.27001.0 uses a GameInput ProductCode that is inconsistent with the ProductCode of the GameInput MSI bundled with that same release. ProductCode queried by gamingservices.dll: {45B61AD4-7D73-48B9-B9B4-724C9F0828E6} versus: ProductCode of the bundled GameInput MSI: {C7B6BB76-07B4-48D4-B257-4511AB9E002A} This appears to cause a false negative during GameInput detection. The likely result is that Gaming Services follows its MSI installation/configuration path even when the current GameInput product is already installed. Requested investigation Please verify whether Gaming Services 38.117.27001.0 contains an obsolete or incorrect hard-coded GameInput ProductCode and whether its GameInput detection logic should instead identify and validate the ProductCode/version of the gameinputredist.msi bundled with the corresponding Gaming Services release. I would also appreciate confirmation from other users who have Gaming Services 38.117.27001.0 installed. In particular, it would be useful to know whether others observe: GamingServices.exe -> msiexec.exe /i gameinputredist.msi -> net stop GameInputSvc during Gaming Services startup. The original report with the detailed evidence has already been submitted through Windows Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AA13s6tb Additional logs, MSI metadata, SHA-256 verification results, ETL data, and further static-analysis details can be provided if needed.
Windows 11 is really F annoying, it could actually cost someone their life.
Earlier today, a family member suddenly fell ill and required emergency care. After rushing them to the hospital and ensuring their condition had stabilized, I returned home intending to look up information about his illness. I had just installed Windows 11 26H2 a few hours prior. When I tried to go online to search for info, I needed to install the built-in Windows language input method, it took a full 20 minutes to finish, as long as installing the monthly security patches, whereas on Windows 10, it takes less than 2 minutes. Then there are the constant, junk notifications, things like "We'd like your feedback on Windows 11" or "Do you want to enable Onedrive syncing?" (and the only option is to snooze the reminder for a week). Not to mention the right-click menu, which suffers from extreme latency (over 0.4 seconds). F—CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW I FELT AT THAT MOMENT? Fortunately, it wasn't a critical emergency this time. And then there are the various basic functions that stop working at any moment, it’s basically a MALFUNCTIONING operating system. I’ve switched back to Windows 10 now.Windows 11 Remote Terminal server with a custom port across the internet
Hi All I have the need to connect to a windows 11 box across the internet using RDP for a short period of time I have changed the default port from 3389 to 44710. I have tested this change on the local LAN and workes fine using the RDP App with the connection string of 192.x.x.x.:44710 I have configured my firewall to look like this (I will restrict the source when I get it working) I have configured the windows firewall on the windows 11 machine like this When I try to connect over the internet I immediately get prompted for credentials but all that happens is Anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to make this work? thanks for any help or advice Gary
