Windows 11 November 2026 Patch Tuesday update KB5132061, Digi Mart USA News: Microsoft has started rolling out its November 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 26H2. Released as KB5132061, the mandatory security update moves 25H2 to build 26200.9974 and 26H2 to build 26300.9974, and carries forward everything from the optional KB5127936 preview published on October 28.
Most of the headline features arrive through a gradual rollout, so they may not appear on every PC straight away. The most visible change is a redesigned File Explorer right-click menu.
Selecting “Customize menu” at the bottom opens Settings, where users can switch built-in commands such as Send to and Create shortcut on or off, add Print, and display Cut, Copy, Paste, Rename, Delete and Share as text labels instead of icons.
Users can also move Properties back to the bottom of the menu. Third-party app extensions can be placed in the main menu, in a submenu, or hidden entirely.
According to the report, tucking them into a submenu also speeds up the menu, because those extensions only load once it is opened.
The update adds a cloud rebuild option. The Rebuild PC option under Settings, System and Recovery restarts the computer into the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) and reinstalls Windows 11 using an image and drivers downloaded from Windows Update, without requiring a USB drive.
It can also be used when Windows fails to start, and users may choose to securely erase the drive first.
Other changes include a refreshed Gaming Task View in Xbox mode, with a navigation bar along the bottom for Exit to Desktop and power options such as Shut down and Restart. Magnifier can now use a separate zoom level on each monitor.
Modern standby PCs hibernate less often above 80 percent battery and sooner below 10 percent. The update also fixes a bug that left the Smart App Control toggle grayed out after October’s release.
Separately, third-party media reported on November 9 that an “App updates” page under Settings, Apps, has resurfaced in a Windows 11 26H2 preview build. The reported feature builds on the Windows Update orchestration platform Microsoft announced in May 2025, which lets developers register MSIX, APPX and Win32 apps so Windows can schedule update checks and installs around user activity, battery and network conditions.
According to the report, the page is not yet functional, and the test PC showed no registered app providers.
