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Windows 10 KB5126657 extended security update rolls out with October Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft has released KB5126657 for Windows 10, available to Enterprise LTSC and ESU-enrolled devices via Windows Update. The update brings systems to build 19045.7807 (19044.7807 for LTSC 2021) and folds in this month's Patch Tuesday fixes, which addressed 1,411 vulnerabilities including one actively exploited zero-day. It also adds permanent Daylight Savings Time support for British Columbia and Alberta, a new Manitoba Standard Time zone, auditing controls for ReFS volumes on external storage, and a Storage Spaces fix.

Nvidia issues security driver update for GeForce 700, 900 and 10 series GPUs

Nvidia has pushed out a special software security update for GeForce GPUs from the 700, 900 and 10 series, including Titan and MX notebook variants, that no longer receive regular Game Ready Driver support. The company says the update fixes multiple issues with potential security impacts, though it has not detailed the specific vulnerabilities.

Microsoft confirms September 2026 Windows updates break File History backups

Microsoft has acknowledged that its September 2026 security updates cause the legacy File History backup tool to fail on multiple Windows 10 and 11 versions. Affected PCs may show FileHistory.exe crashes in Event Viewer, false 'Reconnect your drive' warnings, and backups that stop updating even though the external or network drive is connected properly.

Researchers reverse-engineer MikroTik's undisclosed RouterOS 7.23.4 security patch

MikroTik simultaneously released RouterOS 7.23.4, 7.24.2 and 6.49.21 on September 3, 2026, each flagging an unspecified 'important security update' without disclosing details. A security researcher reverse-engineered the binary diffs across versions and identified two exploitable flaws: a low-exponent RSA signature forgery leading to an mtget buffer overflow, and an SSH authentication bug where a username value of -2 grants a read-only session elevated privileges, enabling full command execution on the router.