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The September 2026 Patch Tuesday update brings the movable taskbar to everyone, five years after Microsoft removed it at launch. Here's how to enable it if the rollout hasn't reached your PC yet.

Microsoft now wants Windows 11 updates installed within 3 days, starting with today's release, and you should follow the advice.

Windows 11's September 2026 Patch Tuesday update (KB5124008) is easily the biggest release this year. It finally lets you move the taskbar to the top, shrink the oversized Start menu, and strip Bing web results from Windows Search for instant local queries. Here is our breakdown of everything new.

Windows 11 KB5124008 is here, and it comes with at least three of the most requested features, including a smaller taskbar.

Instead of forcing apps to collect and store sensitive personal data, Windows 11 is moving age verification to the OS level. Microsoft's upcoming system APIs will supply registered apps with broad age ranges and verification flags without ever sharing your exact birthday. Here is how it works.

There are at least three issues affecting Windows 11, and Microsoft has acknowledged two so far. Fixes coming soon.

Windows 11's Start menu has taken up nearly 90% of screen space since last year's redesign. Thankfully, Microsoft's August 2026 optional update finally adds new customization settings to shrink it, hide sections, and remove your profile picture. Here is how to force-enable the new size options.

Microsoft has confirmed Windows 11 will now bundle driver, .NET, and firmware updates together with the monthly security update, so your PC restarts once instead of several times a month. The change covers versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1, and started rolling out with updates released on and after July 28, 2026.

Windows 11's August update brings a Bing-free Search with typo forgiveness, cleaner results, and no more MSN clutter, but most PCs won't see it right away. Here's how to force it on with ViVeTool, plus the cursor and wallpaper bugs worth knowing about before installing KB5120998.

If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don't worry.