Windows 11 KB5132061 & KB5131087 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released the Patch Tuesday Windows 11 KB513261 and KB5131087 cumulative updates for versions 26H2/25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs and add new features.

Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the November 2026 Patch Tuesday security patches for hundreds of vulnerabilities discovered in previous months.

You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’

You can also manually download and install the update from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

This is the eleventh ‘Patch Tuesday’ release in 2026, and it’s based on 24H2, which means 25H2 or 26H2 get the same update. There are no exclusive or special changes. You’ll get the same fixes across the two versions of Windows 11.

What’s new in the November 2026 Patch Tuesday update

With today’s update, Microsoft is adding new customization options to Windows 11 and fixing minor issues with File Explorer.

Here’s the full list of improvements and fixes:

[Context menu in File Explorer]
- New!This update introduces anupdated context menuthat is faster, simpler, and more customizable. The updated menu opens more quickly, reduces clutter, and gives you more control over the commands and app extensions that appear when you right-click.
  - You can now customize the context menu to better fit how you use Windows. Select Customize menuat the bottom of the context menu to open its Settings page.
    - Turn built-in Windows commands, such as Send toandCreate shortcut, on or off.
    - Add commands such as Printto the context menu.
    - Choose which app extensions appear in the main menu or a submenu or hide the app extensions submenu.
    - Display Cut,Copy,Paste,Rename,Delete, andSharedirectly in the menu instead of as a row of icons.
    - Move Propertiesto the bottom of the context menu.
  - Turn built-in Windows commands, such as
  - To personalize the context menu, right-clickand selectCustomize menu, then choose the commands, app extensions, and layout you prefer. No action is required to use the default configuration. To see more options, hold downShiftandright-clickon your desktop.
- You can now customize the context menu to better fit how you use Windows. Select
[Modernized AutoPlay experience]
- New!This update modernizes the AutoPlay dialog that appears when you connect devices such as a phone, camera, or removable drive to your PC. The updated experience supports dark mode, responds better to text scaling and display settings, and makes AutoPlay notifications available in notification center for easier access.
[File Explorer]
- New!Key file information, such as name, location, and date, now appear in a consistent layout on the File Explorer search results page, making search results easier to scan.
- New!Address bar now supports
```
~
```
  , making it quicker to navigate directly to your user profile folder and subfolders (for example,
```
~\AppData
```
  ).
- New!This update enables dark mode support in the Folder Options dialog in File Explorer.
[XBOX mode]
- New!This update introduces a refreshedGaming Task Viewexperience in XBOX mode, featuring a new navigation bar that provides quick access to Exit to Desktop and Power Options, making key system actions easier to access while gaming.¹
[Settings]
- New!This update improves thePrivacy & security pagein Windows Settings by grouping related Camera, Microphone, and Location privacy controls and elevating usage information from linked pages onto the main page.
- New!The Device Info card on the Settings Home page, first introduced in the March 2026 preview updateKB5079391, is expanding to additional markets. Available to users signed in with a Microsoft account, the card provides a quick view of key PC specifications and usage, with more detailed device information available underSettings > System > About.¹
- This update makes some small visual refinements to the design of the temporary files section under Settings > System > Storage.
[Phone Link]
- New!You can now hover over a recent message or notification in the Recent section to preview its content directly in Start without opening the item. This experience can be managed underPhone Link > Settings > Start menu personalization.
[Taskbar]
- New!The update improves animations of app window previews when mousing across app icons in the taskbar.
- This update improves the underlying state persistence of taskbar settings related to multiple monitors across monitor connections and disconnections.
[Magnifier]
- New!Magnifier now includes a contrast theme toggle that can reduce screen glare while keeping the original colors in photos, videos, and charts. The toggle applies a dark contrast theme by default and is available from the Magnifier toolbar. To choose a different contrast theme, go toSettings > Accessibility > Magnifier. Color inversion remains available as a separate option.
- New!Magnifier now supports per-monitor zoom, allowing each display to use its own zoom level while keeping the magnified view within that display. To use per-monitor zoom, set your displays to Extend underSettings > System > Display.
  - To adjust a display, move your pointer to it and press Windows key + Plus (+)orWindows key + Minus (-), useCtrl + Altwith the mouse wheel or move the Magnifier toolbar to that display and use its controls.
  - Per-monitor zoom is on by default. You can turn it off or adjust individual zoom levels from the Magnifier toolbar or under Settings > Accessibility > Magnifier.
- To adjust a display, move your pointer to it and press
- New!Magnifier now supports viewport locking for multi-monitor setups with per-monitor zoom turned on. It keeps the magnified view on a display in place while you move the pointer to another display. The locked display remains interactive. Point to a display andpress Ctrl + Windows key + Kto lock or unlock its view.
  - Press Windows key + Escto release all locked displays.
  - You can change the lock shortcut to Ctrl + Alt + PunderSettings > Accessibility > Magnifier.
- Press
[Live Captions]
- New!This update improves Live Captions with a newInclude screen reader audiosetting, which is off by default. With the setting off, Live Captions will not transcribe audio from screen readers such as Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, keeping captions focused on microphone and system audio. To turn on this setting, go toSettings > Accessibility > Captions.
[Narrator]
- New!Narrator now supports reading and navigating math equations in supported Microsoft 365 apps, including Word and PowerPoint, and supported web content in Microsoft Edge (version 153.0.4234.32 and later) and Google Chrome (version 153.0.8010.18 and later). This makes it easier for users who are blind or have low vision to understand and explore equations, formulas, and scientific notation.
  - Press Narrator key + Alt + Nto turn on math navigation and use the arrow keys to explore parts of an equation. PressEscto exit.
  - Math reading supports English (United States), English (United Kingdom), Traditional Chinese, Finnish, German, and Spanish. You can change the language and other math reading preferences in Narrator settings (Accessibility > Narrator > Math reading).
- Press Narrator
[Family Safety]
- New!The update improves family safety messaging when applications are blocked because of age-restricted parental controls.
[Recovery]
- New!This update enables Windows recovery (WinRE) to automatically reuse eligible Wi-Fi profiles already saved in Windows, including supported certificate-based networks. Devices can now get online automatically during recovery scenarios such as quick machine recovery or cloud rebuild, without preconfiguring Wi-Fi credentials in WinRE. This capability is on by default, and IT admins can disable it. This feature was previously disclosed last month and is now beginning to roll out.
- To learn more, see Networking in WinRE.
[Cloud rebuild]
- New!This update introduces Cloud rebuild, a new recovery option that reinstalls Windows 11 using a Windows image and device drivers downloaded from Windows Update, including when Windows is unable to start. No USB media or custom image is required. Cloud rebuild includes:
  - Drive sanitization:Choose to remove your files or securely erase data using the storage hardware’s erase capability before Windows is reinstalled. Sanitization is irreversible.
  - Remote management:IT administrators can configure and start a Cloud rebuild remotely through the Recovery CSP using either the currently installed build or a specified target build.
- To start Cloud rebuild:
  - In Windows, go to Settings > System > Recovery, and then selectRebuild PC. The device restarts into the Windows Recovery Environment and starts Cloud rebuild.
  - Alternatively, if Windows can’t start, the device enters the Windows Recovery Environment automatically after repeated boot failures. From the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), select Troubleshoot > Recovery and uninstall > Cloud rebuild.
  - Connect to a wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi network.
  - Review the target Windows build, edition, and language, and then confirm the data loss warning before the rebuild begins. You can choose whether to remove files or remove and sanitize files prior to Windows reinstalling.
- In Windows, go to
- To learn more, see Cloud rebuild.
[Windows settings backup and restore]
- New!This update introduces a Restore Summary that appears after you restore a backup profile to a new device. The summary gives a clear overview of what was successfully restored, including Windows settings and the list of Microsoft Store apps. This improves transparency during device transitions and helps you validate your restore results and continue setup on your new device with confidence.
- For more information see, Windows settings backup and restore overview.
[Adaptive hibernate policy]
- New!This update improves the adaptive hibernate policy to provide more instant-on resumes from Modern Standby while helping preserve battery life when the charge is low. Noticeable changes include less hibernation while the battery is above 80% and hibernating sooner when the battery is below 10%.
[Security]
- New!This update expands memory integrity protection across eligible devices. Supported PCs may now have memory integrity (HVCI) enabled during updates to help improve security and prepare devices for advanced Windows security features, while respecting existing user or IT administrator choices. For more information, seeExpanding memory integrity protection across Windows devices.
[Windows IPv6 networking support]
- New!Windows now supports IPv6 CLAT for Wi-Fi and Ethernet network interfaces, adding client-side 464XLAT translation so IPv4-only applications can continue reaching IPv4 services from IPv6-only networks. This helps organizations advance IPv6-only deployments while preserving compatibility for legacy IPv4 application scenarios.
  - Prefix discovery:PREF64 is discovered through Router Advertisements (RA) by default, with DNS
```
ipv4only.arpa
```
    available as a fallback.
  - Requirements:CLAT requires SLAAC-based IPv6 addressing. DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) are not currently supported.
  - Configuration:Enable CLAT by using
```
netsh interface clat set global permit=enabled pref64fromdns=enabled pref64fromra=enabled
```
    or Group Policy underNetwork > TCPIP Settings > IPv6 Transition Technologies.
[Data Protection API (DPAPI)]
- New!This update adds a warning before prompt-based protect and unprotect operations. The warning explains that this prompt-based experience will be retired in April 2027. If you or an app use these prompts, stop creating new prompt-protected data, use a supported non-interactive protection flow, and decrypt or migrate existing prompt-protected data before retirement. DPAPI operations that do not use the prompt-based flow aren’t affected. For more details, seeCRYPTPROTECT_PROMPTSTRUCT structure (dpapi.h).
[Windows Spotlight]
- This update makes underlying platform changes to generally improve Windows Spotlight reliability on the lock screen.
[Unicode]
- This update provides Windows text shaping support for Unicode 17.0, helping Windows correctly display and shape newly encoded characters and scripts. Unicode 17.0 added 4,803 characters, including support for four newly encoded scripts: Beria Erfe, Sidetic, Tai Yo, and Tolong Siki. These updates help keep Windows text support current as the Unicode Standard evolves and improve support for languages and writing systems used by people around the world.