Microsoft is stealthily installing a mysterious update on Windows 10 PCs: here's what it does, and why you need to start thinking about your next move.

The “secret” patch with update code KB5001716 has already arrived for some users, but others are apparently still waiting. (We have not yet discovered it on our own Windows 11 PCs.) Update KB5001716 ...

With Microsoft preparing to conclude support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, this update is seen as part of its wider effort to transition users away from the ageing operating system. Although it ...

An "End of Windows 10 toolkit" has been released that is meant to help deal with systems that can not upgrade to Windows 11.

Patch KB5001716, which is an update for Windows Update itself, is misfiring by continually attempting to reinstall, when it has already been installed.

After October 10, 2024, an update called KB5001716 was distributed. The update contents are 'includes new user interface features for Windows Update,' but the following two points are also added ...

The Windows 10 KB5001716 update also introduces a new user interface change for Windows Update that displays warnings when the installed version of Windows will soon be unsupported.

Microsoft describes the content of the update in a support article. The updates to KB5001716 article ensure that users receive a notification that an installed Windows version is no longer ...