Note
- Windows Secure Boot certificate expiration
- Important: Secure Boot certificates used by most Windows devices are set to expire starting in June 2026. Microsoft has been updating these certificates on consumer and non-managed business devices for the past months. Devices that haven’t received the newer certificates will continue to start and operate normally, and standard Windows updates will continue to install. We will continue to install the newer certificates via Windows updates in the coming months.
- You can check your PC status on the Windows Security app. If you are an IT administrator, follow the guidance on the Secure Boot Playbook for Windows clients and Windows Server.
This update applies to Windows Server 2025 Datacenter & Standard machines connected to Azure Arc. To learn more about Windows update terminology, see types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. For an overview, see the update history page for Windows Server 2025.
Stay informed! Follow @WindowsUpdate for the latest updates from the Windows Release Health Dashboard.
Improvements and fixes
This security update includes quality improvements. The following summary outlines key issues addressed by this update.
- [Fix for PSDirect connections failing in Hotpatch devices] Addresses an issue in the September 2025 Windows Hotpatch update and the September 2025 Windows security update. This update includes security improvement, between host operating systems and guest virtual machine. It resolves a vulnerability that could allow unauthorized, non-administrator access during a brief window. It also improves reliability when older sessions shut down unexpectedly.
Note
If the guest virtual machine installs the September 2025 Hotpatch update, Microsoft recommends applying this update.
If you've already installed previous updates, your device will download and install only the new updates included in this package.
Known issues in this update
Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues with this update
How to get this update
Before you install this update
Microsoft combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the Hotpatch update. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.
If you are using Windows Update, the latest SSU installs with this update.
Install this update
To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.
| Release Channels | Available | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Update |
|
This update downloads and installs automatically from Windows Update and Microsoft Update. |
| Catalog |
|
See the Windows Update option. |
| Server Update Services |
|
See the Windows Update options. |
File information
The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the following attributes. This update might contain files for additional languages.
For all supported x64-bsed versions
| File name | File version | Date | Time | File size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 38,912 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 35,840 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 38,400 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 40,448 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 38,400 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 44,032 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 39,936 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 37,376 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 51,200 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 34,816 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 34,304 |
| Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 364,544 |
| System.Management.Automation.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 6,616,064 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 524,800 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 475,648 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 510,976 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 540,672 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 506,368 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 577,536 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 525,824 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 505,344 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 663,552 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 452,096 |
| System.Management.Automation.Resources.dll | 10.0.26100.6569 | 22-Aug-25 | 1:01 | 454,144 |