A cumulative update preview for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 adds Bluetooth audio sharing using Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast technology. Task Manager gains improved visibility into NPU usage, including optional columns for NPU, NPU Engine, Dedicated Memory, and Shared Memory across Processes, Users, and Details pages. Neural engines that are part of a GPU appear on the Performance page. An optional Isolation column shows which apps run in an App Container. The update also promises faster app launches and quicker core shell experiences such as the Start Menu. Additional changes include custom naming of the user folder during setup and specifying Dev Drive size in gigabytes. A known issue notes installs can still roll back.
"Windows 11 will now support sharing Bluetooth audio (via Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast technology), and the venerable Task Manager has "improved visibility into NPU usage." Task Manager has come a long way from its origins as the stone-cold killer of errant processes. Now, if a PC is equipped with an NPU, there are optional columns for NPU, NPU Engine, Dedicated Memory, and Shared Memory on the Processes, Users, and Details pages."
""Neural engines that are part of a GPU now appear on the Performance page, providing a more complete view of AI‑related activity," Microsoft said. Perhaps more usefully, there's also an optional Isolation column on the Processes and Details pages to show which apps are running in an App Container. Task Manager turned 30 last year, although the original lean incarnation is very different from today's version."
"Microsoft has also promised improved performance in this release. App launches will be accelerated and "core shell experiences," such as the Start Menu, should be faster. The company did not spell out in the post how it was doing this, but judging by chatter on social media, it appears to involve a temporary CPU boost. Other changes include allowing users to select a custom name for their user folder during Windows setup and support for specifying the size of the Dev Drive in gigabytes rather than megabytes."
"It's a beefy update, but one item in the list of known issues is a reminder that Microsoft updates are often only for the brave. The May 2026 security update 0x800f"
Read at theregister
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]