KB5050009 for Windows 11 is the January 2025 update for Windows 11 24H2, and it’s no surprise that it doesn’t have anything great to offer. That’s because Microsoft didn’t release optional updates in December 2024 due to the holidays. For now, Microsoft has released the .msu for KB5050009.
KB5050009 is a mandatory update (Patch Tuesday January 2025) and will be downloaded or installed automatically. This won't happen immediately, but when Windows checks for updates in the background, it will notify you and attempt to restart automatically.
Once Windows checks for updates, it will appear as “Cumulative Update 2025-01 for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5050009).” This update will upgrade your PC to Windows 11 Build 26100.2894 and make several bug fixes and improvements, which we will list below.
Download Links for Windows 11 KB5050009
Windows 11 KB5048667 Direct Download Links: 64-bit and ARM-64 via the Microsoft Update Catalog.
The size of the January 2025 Patch Tuesday is around 800MB. It is one of the smaller updates and this is mainly because Microsoft skipped the optional December updates.
What's new in Windows 11 Build 26100.2894?
If you install today's update, you'll notice that there's a new Personalized experience called "Personalized offers" when setting up Windows 11. This option appears on the initial Windows setup screen (OOBE) and is tied to the ads you see throughout the operating system. Selecting this will result in more ads, so don't do it.
If you've already selected it, you can reset it from Settings > Privacy & security.
Windows 11 with update KB5048667 will enable a new date and time display on the taskbar.
George is still wondering what he is doing here….
