Microsoft is planning significant security enhancements for Windows in 2025, including eliminating kernel-level access for antivirus and other applications, aiming to reduce risks from overprivileged apps and users. Following the CrowdStrike outage that left many systems inoperable, Microsoft will introduce Quick Machine Recovery, a remote recovery feature to fix unbootable PCs via targeted updates without physical access. A new Administrator Protection feature will enforce standard user permissions by default, with temporary admin tokens for system changes, ensuring admin privileges don’t persist. Security products will be confined to user mode to minimize system impact during failures. In private preview by July 2025, security updates will adopt a gradual rollout process. These changes align with Microsoft’s push for stricter control over user privileges and promotion of trusted apps and drivers, as highlighted in the 2024 Digital Defense Report, which noted 39,000 daily token theft incidents.