Is the movable taskbar available to everyone today?

Not immediately. September Patch Tuesday starts a gradual rollout, so devices receive the taskbar position and size options, the Start resize controls, and the Search toggles over days or weeks. Once present, they live in Settings under Personalization for taskbar and Start, and under Privacy & security for Search web and Store suggestions (Windows Latest, Sep 7, 2026; Windows Central, Aug 23, 2026).

Is the ShieldBreak Defender flaw being exploited in the wild?

No in-the-wild exploitation was confirmed in Qualys’ reporting, but a working proof-of-concept has been public since August 12, 2026, so the practical risk is real. Microsoft assigned CVE-2026-69414 on August 14 and said a fix is in development; verify the fix and any exploitation status in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide once September’s advisories publish (Qualys, Aug 24, 2026).

Do I have to enable memory integrity manually?

No. Beginning with October 2026 quality updates, Microsoft will turn memory integrity on automatically for more eligible devices as part of the servicing expansion announced in the Windows message center. You can check the current state under Windows Security, Core isolation, and should pilot on a test ring first because incompatible drivers can be blocked (Microsoft Learn, Sep 1, 2026).

What should Windows 11 24H2 users do before October 13, 2026?

Home and Pro editions of 24H2 stop receiving updates on October 13, 2026, so the move is to upgrade to version 25H2, which is in service and is an enablement-style update rather than a full reinstall. Enterprise and Education editions of 23H2 have until November 10, 2026 (Microsoft Learn, Aug 14, 2026).

What is new for Copilot skills in SharePoint?

The September 2026 update makes skills portable across SharePoint and OneDrive, lets Copilot improve a skill using tests, evaluations, and measured changes, serves tenant-specific HTML guidance to AI agents through a dedicated _html endpoint, and adds image-library question answering plus more consistent cards in chat (Microsoft Tech Community, Sep 2, 2026).

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