Windows 11 KB5095093 Update Released
Microsoft has released the KB5095093 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which fixes numerous bugs and begins rolling out new features, including the new Point-in-Time restore feature.
The KB5095093 update is part of the company's optional non-security preview update schedule, which releases updates at the end of each month to test new fixes and features coming in next month's Patch Tuesday.
Installing the Update
You can install the KB5095093 update by opening Settings, clicking on Windows Update, and then "Check for Updates." Because this is an optional update, you will be asked if you want to install it by clicking the "Download and install" link unless you have the "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" option enabled, which will cause the update to automatically install.
You can also manually download and install the KB5095093 preview update from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
Windows 11 KB5095093 Highlights
Once installed, this optional cumulative release will update Windows 11 24H2 systems to build 26100.8737 and Windows 11 25H2 to 26200.8737.
This update introduces numerous new features, including a standout Point-in-Time Restore feature that allows Windows users to easily roll back their operating system, applications, and files to a previous point in time.
Point-in-time restore enables users to restore a Windows PC to the exact state in which it was at an earlier point in time. It happens in minutes using restore points.
Restore points are stored locally on the device and are captured using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Point-in-time restore helps recover faster from issues by restoring the full system state captured within the last 72 hours.
Point-in-Time Restore Settings
For consumers, new restore points are created every 24 hours and are deleted after 72 hours or when your system runs out of allocated storage space.
Those on enterprise licenses can configure Point-in-time restore snapshots to occur at 4, 6, 12, 16, and 24 hours and to be retained with the same intervals.
The settings also allow you to increase the storage space allocated to this system, allowing you to create more frequent snapshots without risk of them being deleted due to a lack of storage.
Comparison to System Restore
While you may think this feature is the same as System Restore, Microsoft says point-in-time restore focuses on "reliability and a broad range of issues," sharing the following table to illustrate the differences between the two features.
- Capability: Point-in-time restore vs System Restore
- Configuration method: System Settings vs Control Panel
- Restore point trigger: Scheduled frequency (automatic only) vs Event-triggered or manual
- Retention: Maximum 72 hours per restore point vs Indefinite (subject to disk space usage and cleanup)
- Target scope: Full system state vs System files and settings (app and user data coverage varies)
- System storage impact: Mitigated storage impact due to reserved storage (lower) vs Unmitigated storage impact (higher)
- Management: Robust remote management vs Limited remote management
Other Fixes and Improvements
This update also fixes a known bug that displayed internal file names instead of the normal filename in confirmation dialogs when deleting a file from the Recycle Bin.
The update addresses an issue where the confirmation dialog might display an internal Recycle Bin file name instead of the original file name when permanently deleting a file.
Other features and improvements include:
- Secure Boot: Windows quality updates include additional high confidence device targeting data, increasing coverage of devices eligible to automatically receive new Secure Boot certificates.
- Authentication: This update improves Netlogon secure channel connections between domain controllers, enabling successful connections from member servers to domain controllers set up before 2025.
- Emoji Panel Update: The emoji panel now uses GIPHY for GIF content following the deprecation of Google’s Tenor API.
- Networking: This update improves how your device connects to shared network resources.
- Taskbar: This update improves notification badge display across your apps.
- Widgets: A quieter, more focused Widgets experience helps reduce interruptions and improves default settings and notification controls.
- Accessibility: This update makes your screen easier to see and customizes your zoom experience.
- File Explorer: When you hover over a file in File Explorer Home, commands such as Open file location and Ask Copilot appear as quick actions.
- Bluetooth: This update improves reliability and performance when connecting to and using Bluetooth devices.
- Voice access and voice typing: You can now use voice access and voice typing in French, German, and Spanish.
Source: BleepingComputer