The latest Windows 11 update breaks audio on some PCs and reportedly kills File History feature
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Computing Software Windows The latest Windows 11 update breaks audio on some PCs and reportedly kills File History feature News By Darren Allan Published 14 September 2026 The sound of silence: Microsoft admits that the September update is killing audio on some PCs When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: xavier gallego morell / Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Windows 11's latest update breaks the sound on some PCsThe September update also messes with File HistoryMicrosoft is working on a fix for the audio glitch, but we don't have…
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