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.
Unlike regular Patch Tuesday cumulative updates, monthly non-security preview updates do not include security updates and are optional.
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 they're available" option enabled, which will cause the update to automatically install.
Once installed, this optional cumulative release will update Windows 11 24H2 systems to build 26100.8737 and Windows 11 25H2 to 26100.8737.
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." explains Microsoft.
"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. This feature is designed to help minimize downtime and simplify remediation, without the need for technical ability or lengthy troubleshooting."
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.
Point-in-Time Restore settings screen Source: Microsoft
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.
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
System Restore
Configuration method
System Settings
Control Panel
Restore point trigger
Scheduled frequency (automatic only)
Event-triggered or manual
Retention
Maximum 72 hours per restore point
Indefinite (subject to disk space usage and cleanup)
Target scope
Full system state
System files and settings (app and user data coverage varies)
System storage impact
Mitigated storage impact due to reserved storage (lower)
"This 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. This issue might occur after installing the June 2026 security update," explains Microsoft.
Recycle Bin bug (BleepingComputer)
The complete KB5095093 change log
In addition to the Recycle bin fix, the following features are rolling out immediately to all Windows 11 users:
[Secure Boot] With this update, Windows quality updates include additional high confidence device targeting data, increasing coverage of devices eligible to automatically receive new Secure Boot certificates. Devices receive the new certificates only after demonstrating sufficient successful update signals, maintaining a controlled and phased rollout.
[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 (Windows key + period (.)) now uses GIPHY for GIF content following the deprecation of Google’s Tenor API. Starting June 30, 2026, install the latest Windows update to continue using GIFs in the Emoji panel. If you don’t update, you will see a "GIF service is not available" error in the panel. Installing the latest Windows update will restore access to GIFs.
[Networking] This update improves how your device connects to shared network resources. Connections used by apps and system features, such as the NetUseAdd function, now work more reliably, including unauthenticated (null session) connections.
[Recycle Bin (known issue)] Fixed: This 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. This issue might occur after installing the June 2026 security update (KB5094126).
[Taskbar] This update improves notification badge display across your apps. Notification counts and badge visuals now update correctly, helping you stay up to date with new activity.
Microsoft is also gradually rolling out the following features to users after installing the update:
[Point-in-time restore for Windows]New! This flexible recovery feature helps you quickly roll back your PC, including apps, settings, and personal files, to a recent automatic restore point. It helps reduce downtime and simplifies troubleshooting when issues occur. To learn more, see Point-in-time restore for Windows.
[Windows Update]New!A calendar experience in Windows Update Settings (Settings > Windows Update) lets you pause updates by choosing an end date, for up to 35 days. You can extend the pause by selecting a different end date and re‑pause updates as needed. For more information, see Pause updates in Windows.
[Widgets]New!A quieter, more focused Widgets experience helps reduce interruptions and improves default settings and notification controls:
Reduce distractions: Widgets no longer open on hover. Notifications and taskbar badges are minimized by default.
Simpler: Open to the Widgets dashboard by default on first use.
Customize: Configure Widgets how you want by selecting Settings in the navigation bar, then changing any of the default settings.
Stay informed: Dashboard icons show the number of alerts, and badges clear automatically when you leave a dashboard.
Adjusted defaults: Some default settings are preserved based on usage, while others adjust to reduce interruptions.
Performance improvements: This update provides improved reliability, responsiveness, and visual quality across the Widget experience.
[Accessibility]New!This update makes your screen easier to see and customizes your zoom experience:
Screen tint: Apply a full-screen color overlay to help reduce eye strain and improve readability. Choose from preset tint options, adjust the intensity, or turn it on automatically. Find this feature in Settings > Accessibility.
Magnifier: Enter a zoom percentage directly and change it in increments in the Magnifier window for more precise, flexible control.
Magnifier settings menu: You can now also modify zoom increments directly from the magnifier bar instead of navigating to Windows Settings each time.
[File Explorer]
New!When you hover over a file in File Explorer Home, commands such as Open file location and Ask Copilot appear as quick actions. This experience is now supported for work and school accounts (Entra ID).1
Improves the speed and performance of File Explorer launch.2
Fixes an issue where the OneDrive shortcut in File Explorer stops working when File Explorer is run with administrative mode.
The address bar now supports paths containing double backslashes and quotation marks (for example, C:\Users\user or "C:\Users\user"), improving compatibility with a wider range of inputs.
The address bar suggestion dropdown is more reliable and now consistently closes after an item is selected.
This update addresses an issue on File Explorer Home where OneDrive files could appear duplicated in the Favorites section.
This update includes several refinements to the Rename experience:
Addresses an issue where text was repeatedly selected when renaming items in folder views.
Addresses an issue where case-only name changes were not immediately reflected in folder views for items stored locally or in the cloud.
[Bluetooth] This update improves reliability and performance when connecting to and using Bluetooth devices:
New! Windows now keeps the microphone mute state in sync between the audio mixer and the Hands-Free Profile (HFP) for a more consistent experience with Bluetooth headphones with mute buttons or indicators.
Accessory compatibility workarounds: Improves compatibility with specific Bluetooth audio devices, helping AirPods appear faster in pairing mode and improving microphone reliability on Beats Studio Pro headphones.
Bluetooth audio stability:
Improves overall Windows stability with certain PC manufacturer drivers (error code 0x9F).
Improves Bluetooth reliability for voice calls when using Classic Audio devices with the Hands-Free Profile (HFP).
Reduces time for LE Audio accessories to start playing audio while using the microphone.
Device management: Windows will no longer show a “Remove failed” message when attempting to remove Bluetooth devices if the Bluetooth radio is unavailable or has changed since pairing.
Settings experience: Improves stability when using the Bluetooth & devices settings page for a smoother, more consistent experience.
Connection reliability and responsiveness:
Reduces the time it takes for classic Bluetooth audio devices to reconnect after Windows resumes from hibernation.
Improves reliability when LE Audio accessories disconnect, such as when another device (for example, a phone) connects.
Improves reliability of LE Audio streaming after a connection is lost and restored.
[Bluetooth and Phone Link] This update improves audio routing for calls made through a connected phone:
When an outgoing call is dialed from a paired phone, audio remains on the phone while ringing and transfers to the PC only when the call is answered from the PC.
When Do Not Disturb is enabled on Windows, incoming call audio from a paired phone no longer rings on the PC.
[Voice access and voice typing]New!You can now use voice access and voice typing in French, German, and Spanish. As you speak, your PC improves your text in real time. It corrects grammar, punctuation, and recognition errors, and helps improve clarity—even in the presence of background noise. This makes dictation smoother and reduces the need for manual edits.3
[Audio] This update improves the reliability of the inbox HD Audio driver.
[Taskbar] This update improves the reliability of opening the Start menu when selecting the left edge of the taskbar when the icons in the taskbar are left-aligned.
[Networking]
This update includes networking improvements for virtualized environments. Confidential Virtual Machines (CVMs) now use SR-IOV hardware acceleration by default for improved network throughput, and a configuration issue in nested Hyper-V virtualization network setup has been corrected to ensure reliable VM network provisioning.
This update improves the reliability of the Windows networking stack. It reduces bug checks (blue screen errors) related to Wi-Fi power and improves cellular (WWAN) connectivity, including support for IPv6 VPNs. Compatibility with third-party VPN software and SR-IOV configurations on server hardware is also improved. Network adapter settings and bindings are now preserved across OS upgrades.
[Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)] The update improves usage of WSL in mirrored networking mode with VPNs.
[Display and graphics]
Improves the reliability of rendering content while scrolling for certain apps spanning across multiple monitors.
Improves the reliability and persistence of applying color profiles.
[Location services] This update changes how some location settings are displayed in Settings > Privacy & Security > Location to help with clarity. When location services are turned off, settings like Default location and Allow location override don't immediately apply, since location information is not given to apps or services. These settings will now be greyed out when location services are off to reduce confusion over when they take effect.
[Search] This update improves the reliability of setting Search related group policies.
[Input]
New!You can now customize the size of the right-click zone in Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad. Choose from default, small, medium, or large to control how much of the bottom-right corner responds to a single-finger right-click. This setting is only available on touchpads with a pressable surface. If your device manufacturer provides customization through their own app, a Custom option will appear to reflect those settings.
This update improves recognition of English characters when using Japanese handwriting.
[General performance] Improves the time to shut down Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) when you turn off your PC.
[General Reliability] This update improves the reliability of explorer.exe. It addresses issues on the login and lock screens related to third-party credential providers, reduces the probability of taskbar icons appearing as blank gray placeholders, and improves navigation to Home in File Explorer during OneDrive sync. It also improves explorer.exe reliability when switching between desktops, enhances app launch with shell extensions, and using acrylic blur effects in the Start menu, Settings, and the lock screen.
[Apps] Resolves an issue where some installers and applications could show unexpected elevation (UAC) prompts after installing KB5089549.
[Remote Desktop] This update refreshes the dialog design when you enable Remote Desktop in Settings > System > Remote Desktop.
[Graphics Kernel] Improves memory-management policy that allows PCs with more than 32GB of installed memory to run larger local AI models.
The company says they are working on a fix that will be included in a future update, and that those affected should open the application or document directly instead of launching it from the affected third-party software.
Lawrence Abrams is the owner and Editor in Chief of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence's area of expertise includes Windows, malware removal, and computer forensics. Lawrence Abrams is a co-author of the Winternals Defragmentation, Recovery, and Administration Field Guide and the technical editor for Rootkits for Dummies.
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