From PC World: Microsoft now bundles updates for drivers, the .NET Framework, and firmware together with the regular security updates that go out on Patch Tuesday every month. This consolidation brings one huge advantage to Windows users: your Windows 11 PC now only needs to be restarted once a month to remain up-to-date and secure.
As reported by Windows Latest, this change affects Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1. Microsoft began rolling out this update bundle to compatible computers at the end of July, but starting with August’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft began rolling out this change even more extensively (but still gradually) to all Windows 11 PCs.
By bundling these updates, Microsoft is eliminating a real nuisance for Windows users. Until now, Windows has often (frustratingly) required several restarts per month, depending on whether driver, firmware, and .NET updates were released in addition to cumulative Windows updates. Now, however, the plan is for all updates requiring a system restart to wait quietly in the background for the next Patch Tuesday security update.
As soon as the security update is ready for installation, Windows will also install all the other pending updates with it. Afterwards, Windows 11 will restart exactly once to complete the installation of all updates—and ideally, the restart will happen at a time that doesn’t interrupt your work.
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