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Windows 11 January 2026 update fixes NPU battery drain and tightens Secure Boot rollout

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Source: Windows Central
Windows 11 January 2026 update fixes NPU battery drain and tightens Secure Boot rollout
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Microsoft’s January 2026 Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 (KB5074109) is rolling out for 24H2/25H2, fixing a power issue where Neural Processing Units could stay on idle and enabling a phased rollout of new Secure Boot certificates. The update also addresses networking fixes in WSL, Azure Virtual Desktop RemoteApp issues, removes certain modem drivers, and updates WinSqlite3.dll.

Topics:technology#battery-life#npu#patch-tuesday#secure-boot#technology#windows-11
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