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KB5120998

August 2026 optional preview cumulative update carrying 35 non-security changes and moving devices to builds 26200.9278 and 26100.9278.

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Windows 11 KB5120998

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Windows 11 preview update KB5120998 buys patch teams a rehearsal before September Patch Tuesday

KB5120998 carries 35 quality changes and no security fixes, which puts the real deadline in September. The parts worth testing before then are the taskbar and Start menu rework and the removal of WMIC.

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