[DISCUSSION] Windows 11 Build 26x00 (PC) [24/25H2 Retail- GE-release]

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by Enthousiast, Apr 3, 2024.

  1. IAN MARKS

    IAN MARKS MDL Novice

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    Windows Hello Face broken post-CU in 26200 — provisioning ghost?

    Before last week’s cumulative update, Windows Hello Face worked flawlessly on my 26200 system. Since the CU, it’s broken — and I’ve traced the failure to a provisioning ghost:
    • Hello.Face.20134~~~~0.0.1.0 is marked as Installed, but DISM shows 0-byte footprint — no binaries, no payload.
    • Hello.Face.Migration capability is entirely absent — not even listed as NotPresent.
    • Shell still invokes Hello Face on wake (e.g., “move closer to the camera”), but IR sensor doesn’t activate, and Win32_BiometricDevice class is missing.
    • Device Manager shows no biometric device, and WMI confirms the class isn’t registered.
    • This is a false-positive provisioning state — shell logic is present, but the backend is missing.
    • ISO/FOD audit confirms no viable source for the full Hello.Face stack in 26200.
    This was working perfectly before the CU. Now it’s a stub install with no functional support.

    Seeking confirmation from @Enthousiast or @abbodi1406 — is this a known regression or intentional deprecation?
     
  2. boe323

    boe323 MDL Expert

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    the updated taskmanager uses up 10% cpu, so you cant monitor idle speeds anymore
     
  3. GeRmAnOs

    GeRmAnOs MDL Junior Member

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    #5063 GeRmAnOs, Oct 25, 2025 at 06:15
    Last edited: Oct 25, 2025 at 06:21
    Look how many instances u have running, got bug with taskmanager hungs in backgrund and old instances being not closed at close X(only manual kill works) Can open/close taskmgr 100 times and i will have 100 processes hung , checked again and they not closing with delay when i still open/close :mad: Every new instance eat up more ram, so i think it will crash on low RAM scenario setups.
     
  4. TairikuOkami

    TairikuOkami MDL Expert

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    You are right, it went from 0% to 3-5% and now to 10%. Despicable. I use solely System Informer now.
     

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