Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and paste
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The latter is due to drop out of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program on October 13, 2026, so perhaps administrators might consider this a going-away present from Microsoft? Microsoft is working on a fix.Microsoft also confirmed issues with support for some USB Audio Class 1.0 devices on Windows 11 26H1, 25H2, and 24H2. The standard dates back to the previous century, but affected users might find themselves with no audio, broken sound settings and volume controls, or problems with multichannel audio.Some customers have restored audio by switching to two-channel mode, Microsoft says.
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- ▪Microsoft is working on a fix.Microsoft also confirmed issues with support for some USB Audio Class 1.0 devices on Windows 11 26H1, 25H2, and 24H2.
- ▪The standard dates back to the previous century, but affected users might find themselves with no audio, broken sound settings and volume controls, or problems with multichannel audio.Some customers have restored audio by switching to two-c
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