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Microsoft released its May 2026 Patch Tuesday security yesterday. Update KB5089549 is now rolling out to all Windows 11 devices. While this update isn't the flashiest release of the year, it includes improvements that small business owners and their teams will actually notice day to day, along with a critical security deadline that cannot be ignored.
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Security updates aren’t the most exciting topic—but they are one of the most important parts of keeping your business protected.
Right now, we’re seeing something that surprises a lot of people: about 13% of the systems in our community need a reboot. That means critical security updates are downloaded… but not fully protecting those computers yet.
Each month, Microsoft releases security fixes (often called “Patch Tuesday”). Behind the scenes, we carefully test critical patches within 24 hours, then roll out additional updates over the following week. This testing and deployment process is a core part of a healthy security program.
Here’s the catch: many of those security patches don’t actually take effect until you reboot. And we're seeing too many computers in our community that haven't been rebooted in too long.
Even more important, some patches are sequential. If the first update doesn’t fully install because the
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Security is the top technology concern among small business owners, and the flood of information about new security threats can seem overwhelming at times. Just about every week we see a new headline about a new threat or breach.
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