By BetaNews
Publication Date: 2025-12-17 11:01:00
Earlier last week, Microsoft released a cumulative update for Windows 11 in the form of the KB5072033 update. In addition to the usual raft of fixes, changes and additions, there was a curious inclusion that Microsoft did not really shout about.
The company has taken the decision to make the AppX Deployment Service (also known as Appxsvc) an automatic startup item. While Microsoft says this is to improve reliability, it is something connected to reports of high resource usage.
When we say that Microsoft did not shout about the change, we are not joking. The original version of the release notes published at the same time as the KB5072033 update launched made no mention of the change.
However, as spotted by Neowin, the company later updated these release notes to include the following:
December 15, 2025
Update: This feature is included in the December 2025 non-security update (KB5072033).
[System Components] The AppX Deployment Service (Appxsvc) has moved to Automatic startup type…
