{"id":15115,"date":"2026-02-25T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/?p=15115"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:03:10","slug":"mc1238323-the-february-2026-windows-non-security-preview-update-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2026-02-25-mc1238323-the-february-2026-windows-non-security-preview-update-is-now-available","title":{"rendered":"MC1238323 | The February 2026 Windows non-security preview update is now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"section\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"95%\">MC1238323 | The February 2026 Windows non-security preview update is now available<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"data\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Classification<\/th>\n<td>stayInformed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Updated<\/th>\n<td>02\/24\/2026 18:05:26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Start Time<\/th>\n<td>02\/24\/2026 18:05:25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>End Time<\/th>\n<td>02\/24\/2027 18:05:25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Message Content<\/th>\n<td>\n<div>The February 2026 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, versions 26H1, 25H2, and 24H2. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the  <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/help\/5077241\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  Windows 11<\/a> update history page. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see  <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/Windows\/MonthlyUpdates\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  Windows monthly updates explained<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<div>Looking to explore upcoming features and improvements in Windows 11? Check out the  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windows\/business\/roadmap\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  Windows roadmap<\/a>. It includes what\u2019s coming to the Windows Insider Program, what\u2019s gradually rolling out, and what\u2019s generally available.<\/div>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<div><b>Highlights for the Windows 11, version 25H2 update:&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unicode.org\/emoji\/charts-16.0\/emoji-released.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emoji 16.0 release<\/a>&nbsp;introduces a small, thoughtfully curated set of new emojis, one from each major category. Each emoji carries timeless   symbolism and practical versatility. These new emojis now appear in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/windows\/windows-keyboard-tips-and-tricks-588e0b72-0fff-6d3f-aeee-6e5116097942?preview=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">emoji panel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A built\u2011in network speed test is now available from the taskbar. You can open it from the Wi\u2011Fi or Cellular Quick Settings, or by&nbsp;right-clicking&nbsp;the network icon in the system tray. The speed test opens in the default browser and measures Ethernet, Wi\u2011Fi,   and cellular connections.<\/li>\n<li>You can now control pan and tilt for supported cameras in the Settings app. The controls appear under&nbsp;<b>Settings<\/b>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<b>Bluetooth &amp; devices&nbsp;<\/b>&gt;&nbsp;<b>Cameras<\/b>, in the \u201cBasic settings\u201d section for your selected camera.<\/li>\n<li>Windows now brings&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/Windows-ITPro-blog\/native-sysmon-functionality-coming-to-windows\/4468112\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">System Monitor&nbsp;(Sysmon) functionality natively to Windows<\/a>. Sysmon   helps you capture system events for threat detection, and you can use custom configuration files to filter the events you want to monitor. Windows writes captured events to Windows Event Log, which allows security tools and other applications to use them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<div>For instructions on how to install this update, see the KB for your operating system listed below:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 11, version 26H1: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/help\/5077239\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  KB5077239<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Windows 11, versions 25H2 and 24H2: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/help\/5077241\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  KB5077241<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC1238323 | The February 2026 Windows non-security preview update is now available Classification stayInformed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}