New Windows 11 25H2 March 2026 Update – New Features in the Main Release (Build 26200.8037 or KB5079473)

In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Update for the 25H2 Main Release, which is the Build 26200.8037 or KB5079473.

For those of you who are not familiar with how Windows 11 Updates for the Main Release work, I will explain it to you in the following lines.

Every month Windows 11 has a B and a C Release for Windows 11. Usually, the B Release is launched on the second Tuesday of the month and contains all the features that were tested in the previous month’s C Release.

Microsoft is also announcing that starting with the January 2026 security update, Windows Server 2025 will have its own KB identifiers and build numbers. This change applies only to Windows Server 2025. It doesn’t change how you get or manage updates for Windows 11, version 24H2 or Windows 11, version 25H2.

New Improvements in this Update

• [Secure Boot] With this update, Windows quality updates include additional high confidence device targeting data, increasing coverage of devices eligible to automatically receive new Secure Boot certificates. Devices receive the new certificates only after demonstrating sufficient successful update signals, maintaining a controlled and phased rollout.
• [File Explorer] Improved: This update improves File Explorer search reliability when searching across multiple drives or “This PC”.
• [Windows Defender Application Control] Improved: This update improves how Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) handles COM objects allowlisting policies. COM objects were blocked when the endpoint security policy was set higher than the allowlisting policy. With this update, COM objects are allowed as expected.​
• [Windows System Image Manager​​​​​​​] Improved: This update improves the reliability of choosing trusted catalog files. It adds a warning dialog that helps you confirm that the file you select comes from a trusted source. ​​​​​​​

For an in-depth list of other features and fixes that are rolling out, you can check this article.

Windows 11 Servicing Stack Update – 26100.8035

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates. 

For more info about this Update, you can check this article from the Microsoft Blog.

For a more in-depth presentation of the New Update, you can watch the video below from the YouTube channel.