Windows 11 KB5083769 April 2026 Patch Tuesday update is now available to download

The latest Windows 11 Patch Tuesday updates for April 2026 are now available.

Microsoft has released the April 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 25H2, 24H2. The 25H2 and 24H2 update is provided via KB5083769 (manual download link below), build 26100.8246 on 24H2, and build 26200.8246 on 25H2, after applying the updates.

The full changelog is given below:

• [Secure Boot]

   

  • New! The status of Secure Boot certificate updates on your device may be displayed in the Windows Security app (Settings > Privacy & security > Windows Security). These enhancements are disabled by default on commercial devices.

     

  • 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.

     

  • This update addresses an issue where the device might enter BitLocker Recovery after the Secure Boot updates.

     

• [Networking] This update improves reliability when Windows uses SMB compression over QUIC. After you install this update, SMB compression requests over QUIC complete more consistently, reducing the likelihood of timeouts and supporting smoother, more dependable performance.

   

• [Remote Desktop] This update improves protection against phishing attacks that use Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. When you open an .rdp file, Remote Desktop shows all requested connection settings before it connects, with each setting turned off by default. A one-time security warning also appears the first time you open an .rdp file on a device.

   

• [Reset this PC (known issue)] Fixed: This update addresses an issue that might cause device reset to fail when using the “Keep my files” or “Remove everything” options. This might occur after installing the March 2026 (KB5079420) Hotpatch security update.

   

These updates will be available from Windows Update and should install automatically in most cases. If you would like to download these updates for offline installation, you can get them from the Microsoft Catalog website. You can find the update for 25H2/24H2 at this link.

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Posted Wednesday 15 April 2026 at 7:50 am AEST (my time).

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