Home windows 11 KB5067036 replace rolls out Administrator Safety function

​​Microsoft has launched the KB5067036 preview cumulative replace for Home windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which begins the rollout of the Administrator Safety cybersecurity function and an up to date Begin Menu.

The KB5067036 replace is a part of the corporate’s optionally available non-security preview replace schedule, which releases updates on the finish of every month to check new fixes and options coming to the following month’s  Patch Tuesday.

Not like common Patch Tuesday cumulative updates, month-to-month non-security preview updates don’t embody safety updates and are optionally available.

You possibly can set up the KB5067036 replace by opening Settings, clicking on Home windows Replace, after which “Test for Updates.”

As a result of that is an optionally available replace, you can be requested if you wish to set up it by clicking the “Obtain and set up” hyperlink except you’ve gotten the “Get the newest updates as quickly as they’re they’re obtainable” possibility enabled, which is able to trigger the replace to routinely set up.

You may also manually obtain and set up the KB5067036 preview replace from the Microsoft Replace Catalog.

Home windows 11 KB5067036 highlights

As soon as put in, this optionally available cumulative launch will replace Home windows 11 24H2 methods to construct 26100.5074 and Home windows 11 25H2 to 26100.7019.

The October 2025 preview replace options quite a few new additions, together with fixes for bugs that broke the Media Creation Device and precipitated issues making HTTP/2 connections to internet companies operating on the localhost.

One of many options step by step rolling out to customers is a redesigned Begin Menu, together with new classes and grid views, a responsive structure, and a scrollable “All” part, so it is simpler to search out the apps you might be searching for.

One other extremely anticipated function is the rollout of the brand new Administrator Safety function, which reduces the danger of malicious packages operating instructions or performing actions that require administrative privileges.

“Administrator safety requires {that a} person confirm their id with Home windows Hey built-in authentication earlier than permitting any motion that requires administrator privileges,” explains Microsoft.

“These actions embody putting in software program, altering system settings just like the time or the registry, and accessing delicate knowledge. Administrator safety minimizes the danger of the person making a system-level change by mistake, and, extra importantly, helps stop malware from making silent adjustments to the system with out the person realizing.”

The next options are rolling out instantly to all Home windows 11 customers:

• [Authentication]

  
  

  • Mounted: A problem that precipitated an ACCESS_DENIED error when customers tried to vary passwords remotely on member servers or workgroup units, even after they had the required permissions.

  • Mounted: This replace addresses a problem that impacts the Kerberos Key Distribution Heart (KDC) service on server area controllers. When the KDC service is manually stopped, the server can not retrieve Kerberos tickets.

  • After putting in the September 2025 safety replace for Home windows Server 2022 (KB5065432), you may expertise repeated reauthentication points with Lively Listing Federation Companies (AD FS).

• [Display] Mounted: After the newest updates, textual content might not render appropriately when enhancing content material inside a multiline textual content field in sure apps.

• [Installation (known issue)] Mounted: The Media Creation device l (model 26100.6584), launched on September 29, 2025, won’t work as anticipated on units with Arm64. Customers might encounter an error message reminiscent of: “We’re unsure what occurred, however we’re unable to run this device in your PC.”  This can be a recognized concern for Home windows 11, model 25H2.

• [Media (known issue)] Mounted: This replace addresses a problem the place protected content material playback fails on some machines after putting in KB5064081.

• [Networking (known issue)] Mounted: A problem occurred the place internet servers utilizing HTTP.sys (reminiscent of Web Data Companies [IIS]) rejected incoming HTTP requests with a “NOT_SUPPORTED” error.

• [Screen readers] Mounted: After the newest updates, display readers might unexpectedly say “legacy window” with out studying out the window contents when interacting with sure apps.  

Microsoft can also be step by step rolling out the next options to customers after putting in the replace:

• [Start menu] New! The redesigned Begin menu, constructed that can assist you entry your apps extra shortly and easily. Its redesigned structure makes it simpler than ever to search out what you want.

  
  

  • Scrollable ‘All’ part: The principle web page now features a scrollable “All” part, making it simpler to search out apps.

  • Class and grid views: Swap between two new views—class view, which teams apps by kind and highlights regularly used ones, and grid view, which lists apps alphabetically with extra horizontal area for simpler scanning. The menu remembers your final chosen view.

  • Responsive structure: The Begin menu adapts to your display dimension. Bigger shows present extra pinned apps, suggestions, and classes by default. Sections like Pinned and Really helpful broaden or collapse primarily based on content material. You possibly can customise these views underneath Settings > Personalization > Begin.

  • Telephone Hyperlink integration: A brand new cellular gadget button subsequent to Search permits you to broaden or collapse content material out of your related telephone. This function helps Android and iOS units in most markets and can roll out to the European Financial Space (EEA) in 2025.

• [File Explorer]

  
  

  • New! ³ Really helpful information in File Explorer Residence are actually obtainable for private Microsoft accounts and native accounts. These information embody content material you regularly use, have just lately downloaded, or added to your File Explorer Gallery. When you desire to not see the beneficial part in File Explorer Residence, you may flip it off in File Explorer Folder Choices. When this function is turned off, folders pinned to Fast Entry will seem as a substitute.

  • New! StorageProvider APIs are actually obtainable for cloud suppliers to combine with File Explorer Residence. Builders can be taught to allow the system to question for recommended information.

  • Mounted: The File Explorer context menu may unexpectedly change backwards and forwards between the traditional view and Present Extra Choices on every proper click on.

  • Mounted: When opening a folder from one other app (for instance, opening the Downloads folder from a browser), your customized view — together with sorting information by title, altering the icon dimension, or eradicating grouping — unexpectedly resets again to default.

  • Mounted: The physique of the File explorer window may now not reply to mouse clicks after invoking the context menu.

  • Mounted: Extracting very giant archive folders (1.5gb+) may fail with a “Catastrophic Error” (error code 0x8000FFFF).

  • Mounted: File Explorer may turn into unresponsive when opening Residence.

• [Lock screen] New! The brand new battery icons, which embody coloration indicators and battery proportion, now seem within the lower-right nook of the lock display. This function makes it simpler to test your gadget’s charging standing and battery stage at a look. To be taught extra concerning the battery icon function, see Taskbar.

• [Microsoft 365 Copilot] New! A brand new Microsoft 365 Copilot web page has been added to the Get Began expertise for business units with an energetic Microsoft 365 subscription. This web page helps you study Microsoft 365 Copilot options and start utilizing them extra simply.

• [Settings] New! The “Electronic mail & accounts” part is now referred to as “Your accounts.” You handle all of your accounts underneath Settings > Accounts.

• [Taskbar]

  
  

  • New! The battery icons have been up to date to make it simpler to test your PC’s standing at a look. Coloration indicators present charging and battery ranges: inexperienced signifies the PC is charging and in good situation, yellow reveals that battery saver mode is on at 20% or beneath, and pink indicators a critically low battery. Simplified overlays maintain the progress bar seen, and the icons seem within the system tray, Fast Settings, and Settings, with Lock display help coming quickly. To point out the battery proportion subsequent to the icon, go to Settings > System > Energy & battery, then activate Battery Proportion. You possibly can nonetheless view detailed battery data by hovering over the battery icon or opening the Energy & battery settings.​​​​

  • [Administrator Protection Preview] New! Administrator safety goals to guard free floating admin rights for directors. It allows customers to carry out administrative duties utilizing just-in-time privileges. This function is turned off by default and will be enabled utilizing OMA-URI in Microsoft Intune or by Group Coverage.

  • [Display and Graphics]

    
    

    • Mounted: Apps and browsers may show partially unresponsive onscreen content material when different maximized or full-screen apps are updating within the background. This concern is particularly noticeable when scrolling, as solely elements of the window content material may replace.

    • Mounted: After you put in KB5064081, some movies and video games is likely to be unexpectedly pink.

    • Mounted: If the Linked Units Platform Service is disabled, Settings may cease responding or shut unexpectedly while you attempt to open Settings > System > Show, together with when launched from the desktop context menu.

  • [Input] Mounted: A problem with microsoft.ink.dll and associated APIs may trigger pen and handwriting enter to cease responding in apps or result in apps closing unexpectedly as a consequence of thrown exceptions.

  • [Narrator] Mounted: Narrator fails when making an attempt to launch it whereas establishing Home windows utilizing an ISO.

  • [Open and Save Dialog] Mounted: Sure apps may turn into unresponsive when launching the Open or Save Dialog.

  • [Remote Credential Guard] Mounted: Distant Credential Guard situations between the newest Home windows 11 builds and Home windows Server 2022 or earlier may unexpectedly fail.

  • [Sign in to your PC]: Improved: Made underlying adjustments to enhance the efficiency of loading the taskbar after unlocking your PC from sleep. This additionally helps in instances the place the password subject and different sign-in display contents didn’t render when transitioning from the lock display to the sign-in display after sleep.

  • [Task Manager] Mounted: Some apps may unexpectedly not be grouped with their processes.

  • [Windows Update] 

    
    

    • Improved: Addressed underlying concern which may trigger “Replace and shutdown” to not really shut down your PC after updating.

    • Improved: Addressed underlying concern which may trigger Home windows Replace to fail to put in with error 0x800f0983.

Microsoft says that there are at the moment no recognized points with this replace.

The total launch notes for KB5067036 will be discovered on this help bulletin.

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