Welcome back, Folks!
Today is Patch Tuesday for October, 2025.
If your Windows 10 computer can not be upgraded to Windows 11 then you should either replace your device or use the Windows 10 ESU program to get another year out of it.
Windows 11 25H2 is now available and Windows 11 23H2 and older are no longer supported. Treat Windows 11 25H2 as beta software and wait a few months before upgrading.
macOS 26 Tahoe is now available and macOS 13 Ventura and older are no longer supported. Treat macOS 26 as beta software and wait a few months before upgrading.
There were 560+ major hacks, and over 390 application updates this month. It’s a very large month, with about 4.5 GB of updates for most users.
This Month in Technology
2GO Group, 7-Zip, Action Property Management, Inc, Acuna Fombona, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Analytics, Adpost, AES Clean Technology, AGETIC Bolivia, AIP Asset Management, Airspan Networks, Akulaku, Albany Gastroenterology Consultants, Alexander McQueen, Allegra DatabaseBackupBL, Allgäu Stern Hotel, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Allied Services Division Welfare Fund, Altos, AMD SEV-SNP, Amelia Overhead Doors, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, American First Finance, American Income Life Insurance, Amos Space, AMS Fulfillment, Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Animeify, Ansell, António Belém & António Gonçalve, AOS, Inc, ApolloMD Business Services, AppFolio, Inc, Apple, Apple macOS, Aquarium of the Pacific, Archer Health, Archway Cookies, ARINC, Armalife, Artists&Clients, Asahi, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Asserson, Assisted Living Pharmacy Service, Astra Otoparts, AT&T, Atlas Pressed Metals, Aurora Emergency Physicians, Australia NSW Reconstruction Authority, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, AutohausMalin, AV Services Barcelona, Avalara, Inc, Avira Prime, Avnet, AZpro Group, Bader Gruppe, Balenciaga, BAM, BancoCapital Ecuador, Batesky Law Office, BBOT, BCR Recouvrement, Belkorp Ag, LLC, Benworth Capital Partners, Bignault & Carter, BK Technologies, Black Hills Regional Eye Institute, BMW Group, BNB Chain, Bortolazzo Group, Bouygues Telecom, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Brancosoft, Braun Electric Company, Inc, Brightstar Lottery, Brunei Postal Services Department, Burlingame School District, Business Integra, BW-RF, Bykea, California Golf Club of San Francisco, California International Bank, NA, Cancel the Hate, Cardinal Machinery, Cascade Pacific Pulp LLC, Cayetano Heredia National Hospital of Peru, CCI Financial, Inc, CCleaner, CCMC, Cell Journal, Centers Laboratory, Central Valley Regional Center, Cesanta Mongoose, Chapter 13 Texas, ChatGPT Deep Research, Chess.com, Chicago Botanic, China’s Great Firewall, Chroma ATE, CIC Vietnam, Cineplanet, Circle K, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, City of Pittsburg, California, City of St Joseph, MO Health Department, City of Sugar Land, Texas, ClaimPix, Clarins, Clifford Paper Inc, CNH Industrial, Cobra Rolamentos, Cofiex Asesoría de Empresas, Coinbase, College Hometown Pharmacy, College Parkside Pharmacy, Collins Aerospace, Collins Systems, Comcast, Community Health Network, ComTec Systems, Conduent Business Services, LLC, Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Corban OneSource, Cornwall Council, Cornwell Quality Tools, County of Orange Office of Care Coordination, County of Stanislaus, CA, Credera, Crenshaw Community Hospital, occupied Crimea, Crypto.com, Cultura, Cyprus Post, Daily Printing, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dassault Systèmes eDrawings Viewer, Dataforth, DDR5 Memory (Phoenix RowHammer), Decisely Insurance, Delek Group, Delta Electronics COMMGR, Delta Electronics DIALink, Department of Information and Communications Technology, Derriford Hospital, Digilent WaveForms, Digital Charging Solutions, Dimensional Control Systems, Discord, Django, DNC, Doctors Imaging Group, Dorset Council, DraftKings, DrayTek Vigor routers, E3 Site Supervisor, Earthadelic, EBA Engineering, eCapital Corp, Eckerd Connects, Edro Real Estate, Electoral Court of Uruguay, ELS Surveying, Emergency Responders Health Center, EMPIRE Distribution Inc, Episource, LLC, European airports, FAI Aviation Group, Fairmont Federal Credit Union, Falco Electronics, Family & Community Services, Fast Track, Feathers.ae, Ferus Smit, Field and Goldberg, FinWise Bank, Five Star Mechanical Inc, Flowise, Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Franklin Dermatology Group, PLC, FreeOnes, FreshRSS, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Friends of National Rifle Association of America (NRA), FTCS Forage, Fuji Electric FRENIC-Loader, Fundline Finance Corporation of the Philippines, Future Generali, FysioRoadmap, Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, General Directorate of Taxes and Estates, Generali Central Life Insurance, GIMP, GitHub Copilot, GitHub, GITSIT Solutions, LLC, Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox, Glenwood Management, Global Sumud Flotilla, GloboTech Communications, Google Chrome, Google Gemini, Google Law Enforcement Request System (LERS), Goosehead Insurance Agency, LLC, Goshen Medical Center, Grupo Serex, Gucci, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, Hamdard Pakistan, Hampton Regional Medical Center, Hana Financial Inc, Harbor Diesel & Equipment, Harris Health, Harrods, Harvard University, Hathijobs, Hauts-de-France, HE Parks, Healthcare Interactive, Helity Copter Airlines, Hello Cake, Inc, HIEC, Hillside Library, Hitachi HTA, HomeRefill, Huawei Technologies, Hub Asset Management, Ideal Bathrooms, IMSS, Indian government’s tax authority, Indonesia Ministry of Education, Indonesian National Police, Insight Partners, Insightin Health, Insightly, Institute of Culinary Education, Integrity Testing & Safety Administrators, Intelliloan, Invoicely, IONODES, Israeli Nuclear Program, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, J E Stacey & Co, J Lorber, JASCO Applied Sciences, Jaspersoft Jasper Reports, K Shipbuilding, Kanal ZERO, Kering, Kevmor Trade Supplies, Key 4 Energy, Keys Pathology Associates, KFC Venezuela, Khan Academy, Kido nurseries, KillSec, Kiple, Kitevuc, Kronospan, Kstati, KT Corp, Kubernetes elections.k8s.io, a major Kuwaiti Construction Firm, La Perouse Medical Billing, Lake Haven, LAMMCO, Latest Pilot Jobs, Lautrec, Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Legacy 5, Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, Leprohon, LGB, Liberty Dental Town, Libraesva, LIC India, Linux Kernel, Linxx Global Solutions, Lipapromet, LiteLLM, Liverpool City Council, LNER, Lorain Emergency Physicians, Loteria de Medellin, Lotte Card, Ludlow Construction, Lux Actuaries & Consultants, LWG Inc, Maida.health, Main Electric Supply Company, Marshall County Schools, Maruji & Raines, Maryland Transit Administration, Mavis Tire Supply, MCBS, LLC, McDonald’s, Mecklenburg County Public Schools, Medical Associates of Brevard, Medicare Compare, Medkar, Medstar Health, Melis Platform CMS, Memphis Millwork, Meridian Valley Laboratories, MetalSoft, Methodist University, MFO ITALIA, Michael Strain Builders, Michigan City, Indiana, Microsoft, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft IE mode, Mid South Rehab Services, Migración Colombia, Milesight Industrial Cellular Routers, Miljödata, Mill Bay Marine Group, Milliman Financial Risk Management LLC, MindManager, Mission City Community Network, MLflow, Mobydick Asset Management, Monero, Monterey Mushrooms, LLC, Motility Software Solutions, MPM Imports, MSB, MyHomemadePorn, Naftali Group, Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund, Natoli Engineering, Neon, New York Blood Center Enterprises, News-Press & Gazette, Nintendo, Normandy, North America Construction (NAC), North Oaks Health System, Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program, Northwest Medical Specialties, NP3 Benefícios, Nurture Care, Nvidia Merlin, OC Maine, Olive Branch Emergency Physicians, Omise, OneBlood, OneLogin, OnePlus OxygenOS, Open Practice Solutions, LTD, OpenPLC, Oracle E-Business Suite, Organon, Orion Engineering, Orwell Housing Association, OutcomesOne, Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, Pangborn, Parivesh, Passaic Hospitalist Services, Passaic River Physicians, Paul Rossi Law Offices, Payactiv, Inc, Pays de la Loire, Peavey Electronics Corporation, Pediatric Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Associates, Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Pennsylvania Hospitalist Group, Pensacola Hospitalist, People Encouraging People, Perennial, Perplexity’s Comet AI browser, Perth Operationnal Technology, Pestbusters, Petro-Diamond, PGA Development, Inc, Pharmacie.ma, PHI Centre, Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine Land Transportation Office, Planet WGR-500, Plex, Podo Asset Management, PortSwigger Burp Suite MCP, PowerSchool, Preccs, Print Media Association, Professional Trust Company, Promchimexport, Prospect, Prosper, PS&KP Motor, PTR Asset Management, Pulkovo Airport, Pyramid Global Hospitality, R3 Consulting, Radiology Associates of San Luis Obispo, Razer Synapse 3, Red Coats Inc, Red Hat, Redis, Regal Mold, RemoteCOM, Renault, Reportage Empire Properties, Retina Group, River Learning Trust, Rocket TRUfusion Enterprise, Rockhill Women’s Care, Rockstar Games, Rogue Valley Door, Rosco Vision Systems, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, LLC, RTX Corporation, S&P Global, Sacada, Salesforce AgentForce, SalesLoft, Salud Consultorios, Samsung devices, Sanatorio Esperanza, Sanatorio Privado Punilla, Sapp Bros, SD Soluciones Digitales, Shamir Medical Center, Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG), Sheheen, Hancock & Godwin, LLP, Sher Tremonte LLP, Shibarium, Shondeck, Shuffle, SI-Bone, Inc, Siemens Simcenter, SimonMed, Singburi Hospital, Sky Airline, SMP Europe, Software Unlimited Corp, SolarWinds Web Help Desk, SonicWall Firewalls, SonicWall SSLVPN, South Lyon Schools, Sri Lanka Ministry of Finance, SSA Group, St. John Ambulance Canada, Standard Fiber, State Bank of Vietnam, State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Statewide Enterprises, Inc, Stellantis, Steve Basso Plumbing Heating, STMicroelectronics, Studio Legale Tisot Iuris, Study Gate, Sturgis Hospital, Suffolk County Council, Sunnyvale Elementary School District, SuperEd, Superior Vision Benefit Provider, Superior Vision Service, Survival Flight, Systeme AG, T Choithram And Sons, T-Mobile, Teamsters Union 25 Health Services & Insurance Plan, Tekni-Plex, Inc, Telstra, Texas Center for Infectious Disease Associates, Thai Future, The Daily Sentinel, The Institute of Culinary Education, The Job Shop, The Methodist Church of Southern Africa, The Moinian Group, The Property Business Australia, The Science Fiction Forum, Thomas M Hughes, Tiffany & Co, TLD Law, TOTOLINK X6000R, TransUnion, TraxNYC, Treasure Coast Hospice, Trinity Emergency Physicians, True World Group, Trustar Capital Management, Trusteed Plans Service Corporation, Tucows, Twin Cities Pain Clinic, UAE Society of Engineers, UHL, UNC Hospitals, Union County, Ohio, Unity game engine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – School of Medicine, Uruguayan Government, US Air Force, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), US Firms Heritage Growth Partners, US GeoServer, US HealthConnect, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Valparaiso University, Vantage Finance, Vastaamo psychotherapy, Veradigm, Verily, Victor A. Campanile Insurance Agency, Viessmann Vitogate, Vietnam Airlines, VIM Technologies, VIR, Virtual Projects, VIVA Health, VMware NSX, Volvo Group North America, Vtenext, Vurbis Interactive, WagnerTech UG, Washington Prime Group, WatchGuard Firebox firewalls, Waterborne Environmental, Watsonville Community Hospital, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Webville, WEST Inc, Western Digital My Cloud NAS, Western Orthopaedics, Western Skies Wellness LLC, WestJet, WhatsApp, Williams & Connolly, win-cli-mcp-server, Wondershare Repairit, WordPress bbPress plugin, WordPress Community Events plugin, WordPress Ovatheme Events Manager plugin, WordPress RestroPress plugin, WordPress Service Finder theme, WordPress WooCommerce Designer Pro plugin, WordPress WP Freeio plugin, WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin, X (Twitter), XCAssociates, XChief, Yooshin Engineering Corporation and Zimbra Collaboration Suite have reported hacking or compromises this month.
Azure, Belgorod, Russia, Bermuda, Gaza, Palestine, Guinea, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Kyiv, Ukraine, Mexico, Microsoft 365 (more than once), Oblast, Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine, Outlook encrypted messages, Spectrum, Starlink, Truth Social, Uttar Pradesh, India and Vodafone UK have suffered from outages this month.
Last months updates broke DRM video playback, Windows 11 Media Creation Tool, Windows Server 2025 Active Directory trust relationships, Windows SMVv1 shares (a good thing).
Michigan is trying to make it illegal for people to kiss on television.
Microsoft will be force-installing Microsoft 365 Copilot this month. Microsoft will be providing the ESU to everyone in the EU without requiring action on their part. Microsoft has confirmed that running multiple Office applications will cause problems with Copilot. Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 are now end of life. Microsoft Exchange 2016 and 2019 are also now end of life.
Steam is going to end support for 32-bit hardware in January 2026.
A company refuses to do what their techs and consultants recommend (blaming costs, labor and training), then they get hacked, and ultimately the insurance company sues the techs instead of the executives? Dude. Just…dude.
Now for the good news:
Brave now has over 100 million active users. If you haven’t switched yet, you should.
Let’s Get Busy
Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
Patch Tuesday is very large this month. The typical computer should see roughly
GB in updates today. Let’s get started.
Microsoft released 101 updates to address 196 vulnerabilities in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio, Active Directory Federation Services, Agere Windows Modem Driver, AMD Restricted Memory Page, ASP.NET Core, Azure Connected Machine Agent, Azure Entra ID, Azure Local, Azure Monitor, Azure Monitor Agent, Azure PlayFab, Confidential Azure Container Instances, Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc), Copilot, Data Sharing Service Client, Games, GitHub, Inbox COM Objects, Internet Explorer, JDBC Driver for SQL Server, Microsoft Brokering File System, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Defender for Linux, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Failover Cluster Virtual Driver, Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office Visio, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft PowerShell, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Codecs Library, Microsoft Windows Search Component, Microsoft Windows Speech, Network Connection Status Indicator (NCSI), NtQueryInformation Token function (ntifs.h), Redis Enterprise, Remote Desktop Client, Software Protection Platform (SPP), Storport.sys Driver, TCG TPM2.0, Virtual Secure Mode, Visual Studio, Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, Windows Authentication Methods, Windows BitLocker, Windows Bluetooth Service, Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, Windows COM, Windows Connected Devices Platform Service, Windows Core Shell, Windows Cryptographic Services, Windows Device Association Broker service, Windows Digital Media, Windows DirectX, Windows DWM, Windows DWM Core Library, Windows Error Reporting, Windows ETL Channel, Windows Failover Cluster, Windows File Explorer, Windows Health and Optimized Experiences Service, Windows Hello, Windows High Availability Services, Windows Hyper-V, Windows Kernel, Windows Local Session Manager (LSM), Windows Management Services, Windows MapUrlToZone, Windows NDIS, Windows NTFS, Windows NTLM, Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc, Windows Push Notification Core, Windows Remote Access Connection Manager, Windows Remote Desktop, Windows Remote Desktop Protocol, Windows Remote Desktop Services, Windows Remote Procedure Call, Windows Resilient File System (ReFS), Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Deduplication Service, Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Windows Secure Boot, Windows Server Update Service, Windows SMB Client, Windows SMB Server, Windows SSDP Service, Windows StateRepository API, Windows Storage Management Provider, Windows Taskbar Live, Windows USB Video Driver, Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave, Windows WLAN Auto Config Service, Xbox, XBox Gaming Services, and MSRT. This includes security updates. A reboot is required.
Apple released updates for iTunes 12.13.8.3, iOS 15.8.5, iOS 16.7.12, iOS 18.7.1, iOS 26.0.1, iPadOS 15.8.5, iPadOS 16.7.12, iPadOS 18.7.1, iPadOS 26.0.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.1, macOS Sonoma 14.8.1, macOS Tahoe 26.0.1, Safari 26, tvOS 26.0.1, visionOS 26.0.1, watchOS 26.0.2, and Xcode 26. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install the most current versions.
iOS 15.8.5, 16.7.12, 18.7.1, and 26.0.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.
iPadOS 15.8.5, 16.7.12, 18.7.1, and 26.0.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.
watchOS 26.0.2 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.
tvOS 26.0.1 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.
visionOS 26.0.1 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.
Google ChromeOS 140.0.7339.242, ChromeOS LTC 138.0.7204.293, and ChromeOS LTS 132.0.6834.245 are security updates. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.
Don’t forget to check your mobile devices, too! Many updates will also apply to your tablet, phone, kindle or television – so check your device-appropriate App Store and install updates.
Important Notes
Everything above this section should be checked by everyone on every computer. Chances are good that close to every single computer you touch will be affected by those updates. This is not the case with the items below, though you should still check each line item below to see if it applies to software you have installed.
The release of macOS Tahoe (26.x) means that macOS Ventura (13.x) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Sonoma (14) on your Mac then you should immediately remove your device from the Internet and use it offline only. It will no longer receive patches or updates and can now no longer be secured.
The current — and final — release of the Windows 10 (v22H2) is end of life (EOL). All non-LTS versions of Windows 10 without ESU are now out of support, with the sole alternatives being to upgrade to Windows 11 or enable Extended Service Updates (ESU). If you aren’t sure whether you are using LTS, you aren’t. Enable the ESU now.
https://12pd.com/s/win10esu
The current release of the Windows 11 (v25H2) is very large (30% larger than any previous release) so will take a long time to download on slower connections. Windows 11 pushes you to get the latest Windows 11 release every 12 months and only supports any consumer builds for 24 months. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, this process will kill your Internet performance forever. If you don’t have the bandwidth to download the bits, I’m happy to provide loaner USB drives to our local clients, or, if you prefer to have me mail it to you please contact me for information.
Windows 11 is now stable and can be upgraded to if your hardware supports it. If not, switch to Linux (Mint is nice) or replace your computer.
Please remember that while I list many different applications within these updates, most people should ONLY install updates for a program if they already have a previous version of that program installed.
It is essential to maintain all the applications you have installed on your computer, but often you can minimize the time investment and the potential for exploitation simply by uninstalling software you do not need or use, reducing the attack surface. This includes “free” applications like Avast, OpenOffice, drivers for hardware you’re not using (like old printers), and games you do not actually play.
Also note that using the applications own “check for updates” function, when available, will best preserve your current settings, and often avoid any crapware that might come with a fresh installer. Use this option if it’s available.
Finally, if you’re sick of doing this all yourself, let me! Call or email me any time, and we can set you up with a SaferPC Subscription and we will install updates each month whenever necessary. Click, call or email for more details:
https://saferpc.info/updates/
209-565-12PD
shawn@12pointdesign.com
Driver Updates
If you’re using this hardware – these updates are for you.
GoXLR Utility 1.2.3 resolves several bugs and improves sampling and hardware support. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/GoXLR-on-Linux/goxlr-utility/
Plustek ePhoto Z300 6.7.0.4 resolves a Google Drive upload bug. This is not a security update.
https://plustek.com/us/products/film-photo-scanners/ephoto-z300/support.php
RICOH IM C4510 1.4.0.0 resolves a minor bug. This is not a security update.
https://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/rc3/model/imc4510/imc4510.htm
TP-Link Archer AX21 v1.20 250424 is a security update.
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax21/v1.20/#Firmware
UniFi Network Server 9.5.21 adds channel AI, multicast filtering, VLAN bridging, improved port management, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ui.com/download/releases/network-server
Xerox Smart Start 2.1.23.0 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/content/143617
Browser Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
Brave 1.83.112 is a security update.
https://brave.com/
Firefox 144.0 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Firefox ESR 140.4.0 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/
Google Chrome 141.0.7390.76 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/
Microsoft Edge 141.0.3537.71 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download
Vivaldi 7.6.3797.63 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/
Email Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
Spark 3.26.0.117234 adds Slack, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 integration, resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/
Spark (macOS) 3.26.0.117233 adds Slack, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 integration, resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/
Thunderbird 143.0.1 is a security update.
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/
Internet Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
AnyDesk 9.6.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads
curl 8.16.0 adds a couple new features, updates libraries and dependencies, and resolves over 250 bugs. This is a security update.
https://curl.haxx.se/windows/
Discord October 7, 2025 slows the forced update cycle and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://discord.com/download
Dropbox 234.4.5591 resolves several stability bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/
FileZilla Server 1.11.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/
FreeFileSync 14.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php
Google Drive 115.0 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start
MeshCentral 1.1.51 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://meshcentral.com/info/downloads.html
Microsoft Teams 1.8.00.27654 adds slide controls, threading improvements and rich query for search. This is not a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads
Nextcloud Server 32.0.0 is a major update that makes almost 3,000 changes to the server, including new features, improved responsiveness, and updating libraries and dependencies. This is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/
Npcap 1.84 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nmap.org/npcap/
OneDrive 25.159.0817.0003 improves reliability and performance, and renames the offline mode process. This is not a security update.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive
Rclone 1.71.1 resolves several bugs and improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://rclone.org/
Signal 7.74.0 improves performance and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/
Signal (Android) 7.58.2 improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/
Syncthing 2.0.10 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/
Telegram 6.2.3 resolves over a dozen bugs including stability issues. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/
Zoom 6.6.1.15968 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://zoom.us/
Media Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Grayjay 340 resolves several reliability bugs. This is not a security update.
https://grayjay.app/index.html
iTunes 12.13.8.3 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Plex Media Server 1.42.2.10156 resolves several bugs (including credit detection) and improves transcoding options. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server
Game Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Minecraft Server (Bedrock) 1.21.113.1 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock
Minecraft Server (Java) 1.21.10 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server
Nintendo Switch 20.5.0 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22525/kw/system%20updates/p/989
PS5 2025.924 is a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5/system-software/
Steam 2025.10.03 is a security update.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110
SteamOS SteamDeck Update 2025.10.01 is a security update.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/
Office Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.
Adobe Reader DC 25.001.20756 resolves integration bugs. This is a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader
Calibre 8.12.0 adds support for newer hardware, resolves several bugs, and adds optional AI integration. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/
GIMP 3.0.6 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.gimp.org/
GnuCash 5.13 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.gnucash.org/
Kindle for PC 2.8.70980 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.amazon.com/kindleforpc
Krita 5.2.13 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://krita.org/en/download/
LibreOffice Fresh 25.8.2 resolves 70 bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
Nextcloud Desktop 3.17.3 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/
Notepad++ 8.8.6 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
PDF-XChange Editor 10.7.3.401 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
Operating System Updates
These are for specific Linux flavors and alternative operating systems and, sadly, are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
ChromeOS 140.0.7339.242 is a security update.
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable%20updates+ChromeOS
iOS 15.8.5, 16.7.12, 18.7.1, and 26.0.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.
iPadOS 15.8.5, 16.7.12, 18.7.1, and 26.0.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.
macOS Sequoia 15.7.1 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.
macOS Sonoma 14.8.1 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.
macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.
Tails 7.1 is a major update. This version improves startup and performance, and updates all included software and libraries. Hardware requirements have also changed. This is a security update.
https://tails.net/install/download/index.en.html
tvOS 26.0.1 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.
visionOS 26.0.1 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.
watchOS 26.0.2 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.
Zorin OS 18.0 is a major update offering cosmetic improvements, window arrangement and tiling options, web app support, M365 and OneDrive support (yuck!), and more. This is not a security update.
https://zorin.com/os/mirrors/
Security Software Updates
One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.
Chainsaw 2.13.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/countercept/chainsaw
OpenSSL 3.6.0 is a security update.
https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html
ProtonVPN 4.3.1 improves compatibility and reliability. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/ProtonVPN/win-app/releases/latest
Radmin VPN 2.0.4899.9 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.radmin-vpn.com/
RogueKiller 16.4.1 is a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/
Stinger 13.0.0.547 improves detection. This is not a security update.
https://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx
uBlock Origin 1.66.4 resolves a resource bug. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest
VT-CLI 1.2.0 adds “–private” syntax option. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/VirusTotal/vt-cli/releases/latest
Capture Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Open Broadcaster Software 32.0.1 resolves several bugs and improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://obsproject.com/
Converter Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
DVDFab 13.0.4.9 adds support for new encodings and improves UHD Creator design. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm
MakeMKV 1.18.2 improves reliability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.makemkv.com/download/
StreamFab 6.2.5.7 improves reliability and compatibility, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm
UniFab 3.0.2.9 improves performance and hardware compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/unifab.htm
Education updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.
Zotero 7.0.26 resolves a bug in plugin installation. This is not a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/
Utility Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
1Password 8.11.14 resolves several bugs and improves biometrics, QR code scanning and JSON parsing. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/
Agent Ransack 2022.3536 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download/
AOMEI Partition Assistant 10.9.1 adds virtual disk support and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskpart.com/
Bitwarden 2025.9.0 improves performance, adds support for organization keys, and biometrics improvements. This is a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/
CCleaner 7.00.984 adds package uninstaller support, ARM64 support and improved duplicate identification. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/
CPU-Z Installer 2.17 adds support for new hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
DesktopOK 12.14 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK
dnGrep 4.6.7.0 improves CLI and search result copy. This is a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/
email-oauth2-proxy 2025-10-04 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/simonrob/email-oauth2-proxy
ESEDatabaseView 1.79 adds option to perform case sensitive searches. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ese_database_view.html
Everything 1.4.1.1029 improves msi installation, shell extension compatibility and localization. This is not a security update.
https://www.voidtools.com/
Everything SDK 1.4.1.1029 improves shell extension compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/sdk/
Everything Toolbar 2.1.0 adds ARM64 support and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar/
ExplorerPatcher 26100.4946.69.4 resolves over a dozen bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/
Fido 1.66 adds support for Windows 11 25H2. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/pbatard/Fido/releases
FileLocator Pro 2022.3536 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/download
Free Virtual Serial Ports 7.05.00.1623 adds the CLI app the distribution and improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://freevirtualserialports.com/
GadgetPack 39.0 updated outdated gadgets and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://8gadgetpack.net/
Git SCM 2.51 improves compatibility and resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://git-scm.com/
GoodSync 12.9.11 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/
grepWin 2.1.12 resolves context menu bug. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stefankueng/grepWin/releases/latest
Homedale 2.21 improves user interface. This is not a security update.
https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/
HWMonitor 1.60 adds support for new hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
IsMyHdOK 4.44 updates language files. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/IsMyHdOK
Kingston SSD Manager 1.5.6.0
https://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/ssdmanager
LessMSI 2.10.3 improves help, layout, and adds Japanese translation. This is not a security update.
https://lessmsi.activescott.com/
NTLite 2025.10.10631 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/
OSForensics 11.1.1011 enables forensic image creation, password collection, and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/download.html
PowerToys 0.94.2 resolves stability issues. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest
Remotly Android 2.0 improves connectivity and controls, adds hardware support, and adds Multi-Join support. This is not a security update.
https://remotly.com/
RoboForm 9.8.2 resolves several bugs and improves import. This is not a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/
Rufus 4.11 adds support for Windows 11 25H2, adds dark mode support, drive conversion, UEFI improvements and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://rufus.ie/en_US/
SpaceSniffer 2.0.5.18 improves cosmetics and Hi-DPI support, improved OS integration, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/
WhyNotWin11 2.7.0 improves hardware detection and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11
WinGet 1.11.510 removes 32-bit ARM support, adds Microsoft DSC v3 support, and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest
WinScan2PDF 9.41 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF
XnConvert 1.106.0 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.xnview.com/en/xnconvert/
ZoomIt 9.10 adds image smoothing. This is not a security update.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit
Developer Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Android 2025.1.4.8 resolves large APK redeployment and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio
Docker Desktop 4.48.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop
GDevelop 5.5.243 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download
GitHub Desktop 3.5.3 adds support for Ptyxis shell, upgrades libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/
Go 1.25.3 is a security update.
https://go.dev/
Godot 4.5 improves accessibility, precomposition, backtracing, logging and more. This is not a security update.
https://godotengine.org/
Inno Setup 6.5.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php
NASM 3.01 is a major update adding support for APX, preprocessing and resolves more than a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.nasm.us/index.php
Node.js 22.20.0 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/
Node.js 24.10.0 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/
Python 3.14.0 is a security update.
https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/
Visual Studio Code 1.105 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/
Virtual Machine Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
VirtualBox 7.2.2 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Web Package Updates
These are likely to be of interest only to web developers.
Adminer 5.4.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adminer.org/en/
Joomla 5.4 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/
Joomla 6.0.0 is a new major release with many new features, options and controls. This is not a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/
phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/
WordPress 6.8.3 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/
BuddyPress 14.4.0 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress/
Contact Form 7 6.1.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/
Duplicator 1.5.14 improves settings layout. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/#developers
My Sticky Bar 2.8.3 resolves a cosmetic bug. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mystickymenu/
Postie 1.9.73 improves error handling. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/postie/
Sucuri Security 2.5 adds support for 2FA, QR code generation, and updates ignore list. This should be treated as a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sucuri-scanner/
Theme My Login 7.1.14 resolves a bug. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-my-login/
WordPress Importer 0.9.4 resolves a coupls bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-importer/
WP Cerber Security 9.6.10 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wpcerber.com/
That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. 😉
Regards,
Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/