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KB506980 (OS Builds 22621.3527 and 22631.3527) Preview

Launch date: April 23, 2024

On this construct, the Really useful part of the Begin menu will present some Microsoft Retailer apps. As well as, widgets icons on the taskbar are now not pixelated or fuzzy, and Home windows widgets on the lockscreen are extra dependable.

The construct additionally fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one by which Home windows Native Administrator Password Resolution’s Publish Authentication Actions (PAAs) didn’t happen on the finish of the grace interval. As an alternative, they occurred at restart.

There’s one recognized situation on this construct, by which you could be unable to vary your person account profile image.

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KB5036893 (OS Builds 22621.3447 and 22631.3447)

Launch date: April 9, 2024

This construct gives all kinds of minor new options, together with devoted mode for Home windows 365 Boot. If you sign up in your company-owned gadget, you are also signed into to your Home windows 365 Cloud PC. This makes use of passwordless authentication, like Home windows Hiya for Enterprise.

The replace additionally provides ideas to Snap Layouts. If you hover over the reduce or maximize button of an app to open the structure field, app icons will show varied structure choices. Use them that can assist you to decide on the most effective structure possibility.

As well as, the replace modifications the apps that seem within the Home windows share window. The account you employ to sign up impacts the apps which are in “Share utilizing.” For instance, if you happen to use a Microsoft account (MSA) to sign up, you will note Microsoft Groups (free). If you use a Microsoft Entra ID account (previously Azure Lively Listing) to sign up, your Microsoft Groups (work or faculty) contacts present as a substitute.

This construct additionally has all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and April 2024 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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Home windows 11 KB5035942 (OS Builds 22621.3374 and 22631.3374) Preview

Launch date: March 26, 2024

As well as, in Home windows Hiya for Enterprise admins can now use cell gadget administration to show off the immediate that seems when customers sign up to an Entra-joined machine. To do it, activate the “DisablePostLogonProvisioning” coverage setting. After a person indicators in, provisioning is off for Home windows 10 and Home windows 11 gadgets.

There’s one recognized situation on this construct, by which Home windows gadgets utilizing a couple of monitor may expertise points with desktop icons transferring unexpectedly between displays or different icon alignment points when making an attempt to make use of Copilot in Home windows.

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KB5035853 (OS Builds 22621.3296 and 22631.3296)

Launch date: March 12, 2024

This construct fixes a bug that affected the February 2024 safety and preview updates. They may not have put in, and your gadget may shave stopped responding at 96% with the error code “0x800F0922” and the error message, “One thing didn’t go as deliberate. No want to fret – undoing modifications. Please preserve your pc on.”

This construct additionally has all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and March 2024 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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KB5034848 (OS Builds 22621.3235 and 22631.3235) Preview

Launch date: February 29, 2024

On this construct, now you can use the Snipping Software in your PC to edit the latest pictures and screenshots out of your Android gadget. You’ll get an on the spot notification in your PC when your Android gadget captures a brand new picture or screenshot. To show this on, go to Settings > Bluetooth & gadgets > Cellular gadgets. Select Handle gadgets and permit your PC to entry your Android gadget.

The construct additionally provides assist for the USB 80Gbps normal, the following era of USB4 that has twice the bandwidth of USB 40Gbps. To make use of USB 80Gbps, you could have a appropriate PC and USB4 or Thunderbolt peripheral.

The construct additionally fixes a number of bugs, together with one by which the Home windows Settings Dwelling web page randomly stopped responding whenever you went to the web page, and one other by which gadgets didn’t make the automated change from mobile to Wi-Fi once they might use Wi-Fi.

There’s one recognized situation on this construct, by which Home windows 11 gadgets making an attempt to put in the February 2024 safety replace, launched February 13, 2024 (KB5034765), may face set up failures and the system may cease responding at 96%.

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KB5034765 (OS Builds 22621.3155 and 22631.3155)

Launch date: February 13, 2023

On this construct, the Copilot in Home windows icon now seems on the appropriate aspect of the system tray on the taskbar. Additionally, the show of “Present desktop” on the rightmost nook of the taskbar can be off by default. To show it again on, go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar. You can too right-click the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. These modifications can be steadily rolled out.

This construct additionally has all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and February 2024 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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KB5034204 (OS Builds 22621.3085 and 22631.3085) Preview

Launch date: January 23, 2024

This construct fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one which stopped search from engaged on the Begin menu for some customers due to a impasse, and one other that that induced gadgets to intermittently cease responding after you put in a print assist app.

There’s one recognized situation on this construct, by which Home windows gadgets utilizing a couple of monitor may expertise points with desktop icons transferring unexpectedly between displays or different icon alignment points when making an attempt to make use of Copilot in Home windows (in preview).

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KB5034123 (OS Builds 22621.3007 and 22631.3007)

Launch date: January 9, 2024

This construct fixes a number of bugs, together with one by which gadgets shut down after 60 seconds whenever you used a wise card to authenticate on a distant system, and one other by which some Wi-Fi adapters couldn’t hook up with some networks, notably people who use 802.1x to authenticate.

It additionally has all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and January 2024 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are three recognized points on this construct, together with one affecting ID admins, by which utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in cell gadget administration apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require System Encryption” setting for some gadgets in your setting. To mitigate the problem in Microsoft Intune, you possibly can set the “Implement drive encryption sort on working system drives” or “Implement drive encryption on fastened drives” insurance policies to not configured.

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KB5033375 (OS Builds 22621.2861 and 22631.2861)

Launch date: December 12, 2023

This construct has all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and December 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are 4 recognized points on this construct, together with one which impacts ID admins, by which utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in cell gadget administration (MDM) apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require System Encryption” setting for some gadgets in your setting. To mitigate the problem in Microsoft Intune, you possibly can set the “Implement drive encryption sort on working system drives” or “Implement drive encryption on fastened drives” insurance policies to not configured.

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KB5032288 (OS Builds 22621.2792 and 22631.2792) Preview

Launch date: December 4, 2023

On this replace, Copilot in Home windows (in preview) can be utilized throughout a number of shows, and it may be used with Alt+Tab. If you press Alt+Tab, the thumbnail preview for Copilot in Home windows seems amongst different thumbnail previews of open home windows. You may change between them utilizing the Tab keystroke. That is accessible to a small viewers initially and can deploy extra broadly within the months that comply with.

The replace additionally fixes a variety of bugs, together with one by which the Copilot icon didn’t present as being as lively when it’s open on the taskbar.

There are 4 recognized points on this replace, one relevant to IT admins, by which utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in cell gadget administration (MDM) apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require System Encryption” setting for some gadgets in your setting.

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KB5032190 (OS Builds 22621.2715 and 22631.2715)

Launch date: November 14, 2023

This construct introduces a preview of the Copilot for Home windows AI assistant and a File Explorer with a brand new interface that features new recordsdata displayed as a carousel, and that acknowledges native and cloud folders. It additionally introduces the Home windows Backup app that can be utilized to shortly get your present PC backed up and able to transfer to a brand new PC. As well as, there are a lot of different new options and interface modifications all through Home windows, together with for Settings, Home windows Highlight, safety graphics, voice entry, Narrator, and others.

It additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and November 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are three recognized points on this construct, together with one which impacts ID admins by which utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in MDM apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require System Encryption” setting for some gadgets in your setting. To mitigate the problem in Microsoft Intune, you possibly can set the “Implement drive encryption sort on working system drives” or “Implement drive encryption on fastened drives” insurance policies to not configured.

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KB5031455 (OS Builds 22621.2506 and 22631.2506) Preview

Launch date: Oct. 31, 2023

This replace introduces a preview of the Copilot for Home windows AI assistant and File Explorer with a brand new interface that features new recordsdata displayed as a carousel, and that acknowledges native and cloud folders. It additionally contains minor interface modifications to many components of the working system, together with taskbar, system tray, safety notifications, and extra.

There’s one recognized situation, which applies to IT admins: utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in cell gadget administration (MDM) apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require System Encryption” setting for some gadgets in your setting.

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KB5031455 (OS Construct 22621.2506) Preview

Launch date: Oct. 26, 2023

This construct introduces a preview of the Copilot for Home windows AI assistant and a File Explorer with a brand new interface that features new recordsdata displayed as a carousel, and that acknowledges native and cloud folders. It additionally introduces the Home windows Backup app that can be utilized to shortly get your present PC backed up and able to transfer to a brand new PC.

There’s one recognized situation on this construct that applies to IT admins: utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in cell gadget administration (MDM) apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require System Encryption” setting for some gadgets in your setting.

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KB5031354 (OS Construct 22621.2428)

Launch date: October 10, 2023

This construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and October 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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KB5030310 (OS Construct 22621.2361) Preview

Launch date: September 26, 2023

This replace provides web sites to the Really useful part of the Begin menu. These web sites come out of your searching historical past. You may take away any web site URL from the Really useful part utilizing the shortcut menu. To show off the characteristic, go to Settings > Personalization > Begin.

It additionally fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one by which the search field tooltip didn’t seem within the appropriate place, and one other by which the search button disappeared whenever you interacted with the search flyout field.

As well as, if you wish to use a wide range of new options, such because the AI-driven Copilot for Home windows and enhancements to File Supervisor, Paint, and different apps, go to Settings > Home windows Replace, toggle on “Get the most recent updates as quickly as they’re accessible,” after which restart your PC. For extra particulars, see Microsoft’s weblog publish.

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KB5030219 (OS Construct 22621.2283)

Launch date: September 12, 2023

This construct removes a clean menu merchandise from the Sticky Keys menu and contains a wide range of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and September 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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KB5029351 (OS Construct 22621.2215) Preview

Launch date: August 22, 2023

This replace makes a wide range of modifications to the way in which app defaults are dealt with. For particulars, see “A principled method to app pinning and app defaults in Home windows.” It additionally provides a brand new coverage known as “Allow optionally available updates,” which directors can use to configure the month-to-month, optionally available cumulative updates for industrial gadgets. You can too use this coverage for the gradual Managed Characteristic Rollouts (CFR). To be taught extra, see “Allow and management optionally available updates in your group.”

It additionally fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one by which Begin menu icons have been lacking after you signed in for the primary time, and one other by which settings didn’t sync even if you happen to turned on the toggle on the Home windows Backup web page within the Settings app.

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KB5029263 (OS Construct 22621.2134)

Launch date: August 8, 2023

This construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and August 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5028254 (OS Construct 22621.2070) Preview

Launch date: July 26, 2023

This replace makes brightness settings extra correct and fixes all kinds of bugs, together with one by which the Defender Firewall Profile didn’t robotically change from a trusted LAN to a public community. One other repair makes the connection between the shopper and the Home windows Push Notification Providers (WNS) server extra dependable.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, relevant to IT admins, by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5028185 (OS Construct 22621.1992)

Launch date: July 13, 2023

This construct introduces all kinds of recent options, together with improved sharing of a neighborhood file in File Explorer with Microsoft Outlook contacts, the rollout of notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Begin menu, and new textual content choice and modifying voice entry instructions, reminiscent of for choosing a spread of textual content in a textual content field and deleting all textual content in a textual content field. It additionally provides a “USB4 hubs and gadgets” Settings web page at Settings > Bluetooth & gadgets > USB > USB4 Hubs and Units.

The construct additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and July 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5027303 (OS Construct 22621.1928) Preview

Launch date: June 27, 2023

This replace improves the sharing of a neighborhood file in File Explorer with Microsoft Outlook contacts. You now have the choice to shortly electronic mail the file to your self. As well as, loading your contacts from Outlook has been made less complicated. This characteristic shouldn’t be accessible for recordsdata saved in Microsoft OneDrive folders; OneDrive has its personal sharing performance.

The construct additionally provides a VPN standing icon, a small defend, to the system tray. It shows when you find yourself related to a acknowledged VPN profile. The VPN icon can be overlayed in your system’s accent shade over the lively community connection.

It additionally provides new options and enhancements to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. For extra info, see Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. It additionally enables you to authenticate throughout Microsoft clouds. This characteristic additionally satisfies Conditional Entry checks if they’re wanted.

Quite a lot of bugs have been fastened, together with one by which Narrator learn the unsuitable state whenever you canceled the choice of an possibility button, and one other that stopped Groups from alerting you about missed calls or messages.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, relevant to IT admins, by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5027231 (OS Construct 22621.1848)

Launch date: June 13, 2023

The replace fixes a number of bugs, together with one which impacts 32-bit apps which are massive deal with conscious and use the CopyFile API. You may need points whenever you save, copy, or connect recordsdata. For those who use some industrial or enterprise safety software program that makes use of prolonged file attributes, this situation will seemingly have an effect on you. For Microsoft Workplace apps, this situation solely impacts the 32-bit variations. You may obtain the error, “Doc not saved.”

This construct additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and June 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5026446 (OS Construct 22621.1778) Preview

Launch date: Might 24, 2023

This replace reveals the total quantity of storage capability of all of your Microsoft OneDrive subscriptions on the Accounts web page within the Settings app. It additionally provides Bluetooth Low Vitality (LE) Audio, which improves audio constancy and battery life whenever you pair your gadget with Bluetooth LE Audio earbuds and headphones. To make use of the characteristic, your gadget must assist Bluetooth LE Audio.

Quite a lot of bugs have been fastened, together with one which didn’t allow you to entry the Server Message Block (SMB) shared folder and one other by which the Home windows Firewall dropped all connections to the IP deal with of a captive portal whenever you selected the Captive Portal Addresses possibility.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, relevant to IT admins, by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5026372 (OS Construct 22621.1702)

Launch date: Might 9, 2023

This replace provides a brand new toggle management on the Settings > Home windows Replace web page. If you flip it on, your gadget can be prioritized to get the most recent non-security updates and enhancements when they’re accessible in your gadget. For managed gadgets, the toggle is disabled by default.

The replace additionally fixes a number of bugs, together with a race situation within the Home windows Native Administrator Password Resolution (LAPS) by which the Native Safety Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) stopped responding when the system processed a number of native account operations on the identical time.

It contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and Might 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are two recognized points on this replace, one by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated, and one other by which some apps may need intermittent points with speech recognition, expressive enter, and handwriting when utilizing Chinese language or Japanese languages.

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KB5025305 (OS Construct 22621.1635) Preview

Launch date: April 25, 2023

This replace enables you to configure utility group guidelines for firewall settings. It additionally provides a brand new toggle management on the Settings > Home windows Replace web page. If you flip it on, your gadget can be prioritized to get the most recent non-security updates and enhancements when they’re accessible. For managed gadgets, the toggle is disabled by default.

Quite a lot of bugs have been fastened, together with one which stopped cell gadget administration clients from printing, and one other by which the Tab Window Supervisor stopped responding in IE mode.

There are two recognized points on this replace, each of that are relevant to IT admins: one by which copying massive a number of gigabyte recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5025239 (OS Construct 22621.1555)

Launch date: April 11, 2023

This construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and April 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are three recognized points on this replace, two of that are relevant to IT admins: one by which copying massive a number of gigabyte recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5023778 (OS Construct 22621.1485) Preview

Launch date: March 28, 2023

This construct contains a number of new options, together with one by which notifications for Microsoft accounts are actually on the Begin menu. (Observe that this characteristic is accessible to solely a small variety of folks and can roll out to extra within the subsequent a number of months.) The construct additionally gives a wide range of new options and enhancements in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint — go right here for particulars.

Quite a lot of bugs have been fastened, together with one by which USB printers have been categorized as multimedia gadgets though they don’t seem to be, and one other by which Microsoft PowerPoint stopped responding whenever you used accessibility instruments.

There are 4 recognized points on this replace, three of that are relevant to IT admins, together with one by which copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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Updates to Home windows 11 model 22H2

KB5023706 (OS Construct 22621.1413)

Launch date: March 14, 2023

This construct implements part three of Distributed Part Object Mannequin (DCOM) hardening. After you put in this replace, you can’t flip off the modifications utilizing the registry key. See KB5004442 for particulars. It additionally fixes a bug by which making an attempt to hitch an Lively Listing area when reusing an present pc account failed. See KB5020276 for particulars.

It additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and March 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are 4 recognized points on this replace, three of that are relevant to IT admins, together with one by which copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5022913 (OS Construct 22621.1344) Preview

Launch date: February 28, 2023

This construct, Micorosoft’s second “moments” construct, introduces all kinds of recent options, together with an improved search field. As you sort within the search field, search outcomes now seem in a search flyout pane. And people who have preview entry to Bing’s AI-powered search can now carry out searches instantly from the search field. (You may enroll get entry to Bing’s AI-powered search.)

There are a number of different new options as properly, together with the power to hyperlink iPhone gadgets to Home windows 11 PCs utilizing a brand new preview of Cellphone Hyperlink for iOS. The replace additionally enables you to modify Home windows Studio Results settings instantly from fast settings within the taskbar. You may modify background blur, eye contact, and computerized framing and apply them to your communications purposes, with integration into Microsoft Groups. 

You can too open Fast Help instantly from the Begin menu. The replace additionally contains new widgets for Cellphone Hyperlink, Xbox Recreation Go, and Spotify. As well as, the Snipping Software has been given the power to seize video, and Notepad will get tabs.

Home windows 11 Professional gadgets and better which are Azure Lively Listing (AAD) joined can now get AI-powered advisable content material on the Begin menu, and contact gadgets get a wide range of new methods to work together through contact. The Fast Help app has been redesigned and will be opened instantly from the Begin menu. Home windows will now provide vitality suggestions to enhance the vitality effectivity of your PC and scale back your carbon footprint. Process Supervisor will get a wide range of enhancements, together with with the ability to filter processes utilizing the binary identify, PID, or writer identify.

For extra details about these modifications, see Microsoft’s weblog publish saying as we speak’s launch.

Quite a lot of bugs have been fastened, together with one by which provisioning packages on Home windows 11 failed to use in sure circumstances when elevation was required, and one other that induced reliability points in Process View.

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KB5022845 (OS Construct 22621.1265)

Launch date: February 14, 2023

This construct contains vast number of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and February 2023 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are three recognized points on this replace, every relevant to IT admins, together with one by which copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5022360 (OS Construct 22621.1194) Preview

Launch date: January 26, 2023

This construct modifications the way in which you view and management preview (optionally available) .NET Framework updates. All preview.NET Framework updates will now show on the Settings > Home windows Replace > Superior choices > Non-obligatory updates web page. On that web page, you possibly can management which optionally available updates you wish to set up.

The construct additionally fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one in searchindexer.exe that randomly stopped you from signing in or signing out, and one other by which you wouldn’t be capable to use AutoPilot to arrange some programs with Trusted Platform Modules (TPM) firmware.

There are two recognized points on this replace, each of which have an effect on IT admins. In a single, utilizing provisioning packages on Home windows 11, model 22H2 won’t work as anticipated. Within the different, copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete.

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KB5022303 (OS Construct 22621.1105)

Launch date: January 10, 2023

This construct fixes Native Session Supervisor (LSM) bugs that allowed customers who didn’t have admin rights to carry out admin actions.

It additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and January 2023 Safety Updates. It additionally fixes a bug within the Digicam app, which stopped responding when reminiscence was low.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are two recognized points on this replace, every relevant to IT admins, one by which copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other by which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated.

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KB5021255 (OS Construct 22621.963)

Launch date: December 13, 2022

This construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the December 2022 Safety Updates. It additionally fixes a bug by which Process Supervisor generally displayed sure parts within the person interface in sudden colours, making some components of the UI unreadable.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are 4 recognized situation on this replace, every relevant to IT admins, together with one by which After you put in this replace, you could be unable to reconnect to Direct Entry after quickly dropping community connectivity or transitioning between Wi-Fi networks or entry factors.

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KB5020044 (OS Construct 22621.900) Preview

Launch date: November 29, 2022

On this construct, Microsoft OneDrive subscribers get storage alerts on the Techniques web page within the Settings app. The alert seems when somebody is near their storage restrict. You can too handle your storage and buy further storage in Settings. The construct additionally combines Home windows Highlight with Themes on the Personalization web page. This makes it simpler to find and activate the Home windows Highlight characteristic.

A number of bugs have been fastened, together with one which stopped some trendy purposes from opening, and one other that induced File Explorer to cease working whenever you shut context menus and menu objects.

There are two recognized points on this replace, each of which have an effect on IT admins. In a single, utilizing provisioning packages on Home windows 11, model 22H2 won’t work as anticipated. Within the different, copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete.

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KB5019980 (OS Construct 22621.819)

Launch date: November 8, 2022

This construct fixes a bug in Home windows Explorer by which Explorer didn’t localize folders. It additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and November 2022 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are two recognized points on this replace, relevant to IT admins, together with one by which file copies utilizing Group Coverage Preferences may fail or may create empty shortcuts or recordsdata utilizing 0 (zero) bytes. Identified affected Group Coverage Objects are associated to recordsdata and shortcuts in Consumer Configuration > Preferences > Home windows Settings in Group Coverage Editor.

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KB5018496 (OS Construct 22621.755) Preview

Launch date: October 25, 2022

This construct provides Process Supervisor to the context menu whenever you right-click the taskbar. It isn’t but enabled on all PCs, and can roll out within the coming weeks. Microsoft says the construct additionally “enhances search visible remedies on the taskbar to enhance discoverability.” Solely a small group of individuals will get this characteristic immediately. It is going to be deployed extra broadly over the following few months.

The construct additionally fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one which induced vertical and horizontal line artifacts to look on the display screen, and one other that stopped the credential UI from displaying in IE mode whenever you use Microsoft Edge.

There are two recognized points on this construct that have an effect on IT admins, together with one by which copying massive multiple-gigabyte recordsdata may take longer than anticipated to complete.

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KB5019509 (OS Construct 22621.675)

Launch date: October 18, 2022

This construct, Microsoft’s first “second” replace for Home windows 11, introduces a number of new options, probably the most important of which is the addition of tabs in File Explorer like these in browsers. Amongst different File Explorer enhancements are the power to pin necessary recordsdata on its house web page for simple entry to them. You’ll additionally be capable to see actions that colleagues take in your shared recordsdata.

As well as, with a brand new characteristic known as Recommended Actions, whenever you copy telephone numbers or future dates, Home windows offers ideas for what you may wish to do with them, reminiscent of making a name with Groups or Skype or including an occasion within the Calendar app.

The brand new taskbar overflow menu reveals your whole taskbar apps on a single menu entry. Additionally, there are new sharing options, letting you uncover and share to extra gadgets.

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KB5018427 (OS Construct 22621.674)

Launch date: October 11, 2022

This construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and October 2022 Safety Updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, relevant to IT admins, by which recordsdata copied utilizing Group Coverage Preferences may fail or may create empty shortcuts or recordsdata utilizing 0 (zero) bytes. Identified affected Group Coverage Objects are associated to recordsdata and shortcuts in Consumer Configuration > Preferences > Home windows Settings in Group Coverage Editor.

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Home windows 11 KB5017389 (OS Construct 22621.608) Preview

Launch date: September 30, 2022

This construct for Home windows 11 22H2 fixes all kinds of bugs, together with one which induced updates to the Microsoft Retailer to fail, one other that stopped you from signing in to numerous Microsoft 365 apps, and one other by which Process Supervisor stopped working whenever you switched between gentle and darkish mode or modified the accent shade.

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Home windows 11 2022 Replace (model 22H2)

Launch date: September 20, 2022

Model 22H2, known as the Home windows 11 2022 Replace, is the primary characteristic replace launched for Home windows 11. Right here’s a fast abstract of what’s new:

• The Begin menu now enables you to create folders to prepare your apps. Now you can additionally select from three layouts for the menu.
• The Process Supervisor has gotten a visible facelift and features a new effectivity mode that allows you to restrict what number of sources particular apps use.
• Now you can open File Explorer instantly into OneDrive, and it’s also possible to see at a look OneDrive’s sync standing, whole capability, and whole area used — and get fast entry to settings and choices for managing storage.
• A number of new touchscreen gestures have been added, together with for toggling the Begin menu and minimizing apps.
• The Clipchamp free video editor now comes as a part of Home windows 11.
• In Snap Layouts, now you can drag a window to the highest of the display screen after which drop it right into a snap structure. As well as, Process View (Home windows key + Tab) will present your Snap Teams so you possibly can simply change between them.

There are additionally these modifications for IT and companies:

• Sys admins get some new group insurance policies for controlling the Begin menu, taskbar, and system tray for his or her customers.
• Sys admins additionally get a brand new group coverage default with an account lockout coverage to supply further protections to Distant Desktop Protocol and different brute pressure password vectors.
• Safety has been enhanced in a number of ways in which defend in opposition to malware, ransomware, and extra refined assaults.

For extra details about Home windows 11 22H2, see our in-depth overview.

Updates to Home windows 11 unique launch (model 21H2)

KB5017383 (OS Construct 22000.1042) Preview

Launch date: September 20, 2022

This construct provides extra dynamic Widgets content material to the taskbar with notification badging. If you open the Widgets board, a banner seems on the prime of the board. It offers extra details about what triggered the notification badge.

The construct additionally fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one which induced a “blue display screen of demise” after you modified the show mode whereas utilizing a couple of show. It additionally fixes a bug that pressured the IE mode tabs in a session to reload.

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KB5017328 (OS Construct 22000.978)

Launch date: September 13, 2022

This construct fixes a bug in Microsoft accounts (MSA) by which the online dialog that you simply use to sign up or signal out won’t seem. This situation happens on gadgets which have put in KB5016691.

The construct additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are two recognized points on this replace, together with one by which XPS Viewer could be unable to open XML Paper Specification (XPS) paperwork in some non-English languages, together with some Japanese and Chinese language character encodings.

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KB5016691 (OS Construct 22000.918) Preview

Launch date: August 25, 2022

This construct provides IT admins the power to remotely add languages and language-related options. Moreover, they’ll now handle language eventualities throughout a number of endpoint managers. It additionally enhances Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s potential to establish and intercept ransomware and superior assaults.

It additionally fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one which induced ServerAssignedConfigurations to be null in a number of full configuration eventualities, and one other that induced Microsoft Edge to cease responding whenever you use IE mode.

There’s one recognized situation on this construct: After putting in this replace, XPS Viewer could be unable to open XML Paper Specification (XPS) paperwork in some non-English languages, together with some Japanese and Chinese language character encodings.

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KB5016629 (OS Construct 22000.856)

Launch date: August 9, 2022

This construct fixes a bug that may stop opening the Begin menu. It additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which IE mode tabs in Microsoft Edge may cease responding when a website shows a modal dialog field, which is a type or dialog field that requires the person to reply earlier than persevering with or interacting with different parts of the online web page or app.

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KB5015882 (OS Construct 22000.832) Preview

Launch date: July 21, 2022

This construct enables you to obtain pressing notifications when focus help is on, and offers you the choice to replace to a more moderen Home windows 11 model on the very first startup of Home windows in case your gadget is eligible. It additionally fixes a wide range of bugs, together with one which prevented troubleshooters from opening, one which induced port mapping conflicts for containers, and one other that induced Home windows to cease working whenever you allow Home windows Defender Utility Management with the Clever Safety Graph characteristic turned on.

There are two recognized points on this replace, together with one which IE mode tabs in Microsoft Edge may cease responding when a website shows a modal dialog field. Within the different situation, after putting in this replace, some gadgets could be unable to open the Begin menu. On affected gadgets, clicking or choosing the Begin button or utilizing the Home windows key in your keyboard may need no impact.

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KB5015814 (OS Construct 22000.795)

Date: July 12, 2022

This construct addresses a problem that redirects the PowerShell command output in order that transcript logs don’t include any output of the command. Meaning the decrypted password is misplaced. The construct additionally contains enhancements made within the KB5014668 replace.

There are two recognized points on this replace, one by which after putting in the replace, some .NET Framework 3.5 apps may need points or may fail to open. Within the different, after putting in this replace, IE mode tabs in Microsoft Edge may cease responding when a website shows a type or dialog field that requires the person to reply earlier than persevering with or interacting with different parts of the online web page or app.

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KB5014668 (OS Construct 22000.778) Preview

Launch date: June 23, 2022

This construct provides IP deal with auditing for incoming Home windows Distant Administration (WinRM) connections in safety occasion 4262 and WinRM occasion 91. This addresses a problem that fails to log the supply IP deal with and machine identify for a distant PowerShell connection.

The construct additionally introduces search highlights — each day notable occasions and anniversaries and, for company clients, updates out of your group. Search highlights will roll out to Home windows 11 clients over the following a number of weeks.

The construct additionally fixes all kinds of bugs, together with one which affected the Cloud Clipboard service and prevented syncing between machines after a interval of inactivity. It additionally fixes a bug that failed to cover the Home windows Sandbox startup display screen after Sandbox begins to run.

There are two recognized points on this replace, one by which after putting in the replace, some .NET Framework 3.5 apps may need points or may fail to open. Within the different, after putting in this replace, IE mode tabs in Microsoft Edge may cease responding when a website shows a type or dialog field that requires the person to reply earlier than persevering with or interacting with different parts of the webpage or app.

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KB5016138 (OS Construct 22000.740)

Launch date: June 20, 2022

This out-of-band construct, which is just accessible for Home windows gadgets that use Arm processors, fixes a bug that prevented Home windows Arm-based gadgets from signing in utilizing Azure Lively Listing (AAD). Apps and providers that use AAD to sign up, reminiscent of VPN connections, Microsoft Groups, and Microsoft Outlook, may also be affected.

This construct has two recognized points. In a single, for IT admins, some .NET Framework 3.5 apps may need points or may fail to open. Within the different, for all customers, Home windows gadgets could be unable use the Wi-Fi hotspot characteristic. When making an attempt to make use of the hotspot characteristic, the host gadget may lose the connection to the web after a shopper gadget connects.

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KB5014697 (OS Construct 22000.739)

Launch date: June 14, 2022

This construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which after putting in this replace, some .NET Framework 3.5 apps may need points or may fail to open.

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KB5014019 (OS Construct 22000.708) Preview

Launch date: Might 24, 2022

This construct introduces Home windows highlight on the desktop, which robotically shows new footage in your desktop. It already exists for the lock display screen. To show it on, go to Settings > Personalization > Background > Personalize your background and select Home windows highlight.

The construct additionally fixes all kinds of bugs, together with one which induced the Enter (TextInputHost.exe) app to cease working, one other that induced some customers to see a black display screen once they sign up and signal out of Home windows, and one other that induced the Distant Desktop shopper utility to cease working whenever you finish a session.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which after putting in the replace, some .NET Framework 3.5 apps may need points or may fail to open.

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KB5013943 (OS Construct 22000.675)

Launch date: Might 10, 2022

This construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the Might 2022 Safety Updates notes.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which after putting in Home windows updates launched January 11, 2022 or in a while an affected model of Home windows, restoration discs created utilizing the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app in Management Panel could be unable to start out. Restoration discs that have been created by utilizing the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app on gadgets which have put in Home windows updates launched earlier than January 11, 2022 will not be affected by this situation and may begin as anticipated.

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KB5012643 (OS Construct 22000.652) Preview

Launch date: April 25, 2022

This construct fixes all kinds of bugs, together with a reminiscence leak situation that affected Home windows programs which are in use 24 hours every day of the week, one other that induced video subtitles to be partially reduce off, and one other that prevented you from utilizing the reduce, maximize, and shut buttons on a maximized app window.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace: after IT admins set up the Home windows updates launched January 11, 2022 or later, restoration discs created by utilizing the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app in Management Panel could be unable to start out. Restoration discs that have been created with this app on gadgets working Home windows updates launched earlier than January 11, 2022 will not be affected by this situation.

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KB5012592 (OS Construct 22000.613)

Launch date: April 12, 2022

This construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the April 2022 Safety Updates notes.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which after putting in the Home windows updates launched January 11, 2022 or in a while an affected model of Home windows, restoration discs (CD or DVD) created by utilizing the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app in Management Panel could be unable to start out. Restoration discs that have been created by utilizing the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app on gadgets which have put in Home windows updates launched earlier than January 11, 2022 will not be affected by this situation and may begin as anticipated.

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KB5011563 (OS Construct 22000.593) Preview

Launch date: March 28, 2022

This construct permits Home windows to show as much as three high-priority “toast” (popup) notifications concurrently for apps that ship notifications for calls, reminders, or alarms utilizing Home windows notifications. It additionally fixes greater than two dozen bugs, together with one which crashed SystemSettings.exe, and one other that affected searchindexer.exe and prevented Microsoft Outlook’s offline search from returning current emails. 

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which when after IT admins set up the Home windows updates launched January 11, 2022 or later, restoration discs (CDs or DVDs) created by utilizing the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app in Management Panel could be unable to start out. Restoration discs that have been created by utilizing the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app on gadgets which have put in Home windows updates launched earlier than January 11, 2022 will not be affected by this situation and may begin as anticipated.

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KB5011493 (OS Construct 22000.556)

Launch date: March 8, 2022

This construct fixes a bug that happens whenever you try to reset a Home windows gadget and its apps have folders that include reparse information, reminiscent of Microsoft OneDrive or OneDrive for Enterprise. When you choose Take away every little thing, recordsdata which have been downloaded or synced domestically from OneDrive won’t be deleted.

It additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the March 2022 Safety Updates notes.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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KB5010414 (OS Construct 22000.527) Preview

Launch date: February 15, 2022

This construct enables you to share cookies between Microsoft Edge Web Explorer mode and Microsoft Edge, and provides assist for decent including and the elimination of non-volatile reminiscence (NVMe) namespaces. It additionally provides a wide range of different options, together with the power to immediately mute and unmute a Microsoft Groups name from the taskbar, and shortly share open utility home windows instantly out of your taskbar to a Microsoft Groups name.

It additionally fixes many bugs, together with one which affected the Home windows search service and occurred whenever you queried utilizing the proximity operator, and one which prevented printing correctly for some low integrity course of apps.

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KB5010386 (OS Construct 22000.493)

Launch date: February 8, 2022

The construct fixes a bug that causes a Light-weight Listing Entry Protocol (LDAP) modify operation to fail if the operation incorporates the SamAccountName and UserAccountControl attribute. It additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the February 2022 Safety Updates notes.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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KB5008353 (OS Construct 22000.469) Preview

Launch date: January 25, 2022

The construct fixes all kinds of bugs, together with one by which Home windows’ audio service stopped responding on some gadgets that assist hardware-accelerated Bluetooth audio, one other that prevented icons from showing on the taskbar of a secondary show, and one other that prevented the contact keyboard from showing on the lock display screen when a tool has a Microsoft account (MSA).

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which current emails won’t seem within the search outcomes of the Microsoft Outlook desktop app. For a short-term repair, you possibly can disable Home windows Desktop Search, which can trigger Microsoft Outlook to make use of its built-in search.

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KB5010795 (OS Construct 22000.438)

Launch date: January 17, 2022

The out-of-band construct fixes two bugs, one among which induced IP Safety (IPSEC) connections that include a Vendor ID to fail. VPN connections utilizing Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) or IP safety Web Key Change (IPSEC IKE) might have additionally been affected. The opposite fastened bug prevented detachable media formatted utilizing the Resilient File System (ReFS) from mounting or induced the detachable media to mount within the RAW file format. This situation occured after putting in the January 11, 2022 Home windows replace.

There’s one recognized situation on this replace, by which some picture modifying applications won’t render colours accurately on sure excessive dynamic vary (HDR) shows.

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KB5009566 (OS Construct 22000.434)

Launch date: January 11, 2022

The construct fixes a bug within the Japanese Enter Technique Editors (IME), and contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the January 2022 Safety Replace notes.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There’s one situation on this replace, by which after putting in Home windows 11, some picture modifying applications won’t render colours accurately on sure excessive dynamic vary (HDR) shows. 

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KB5008215 (OS Construct 22000.376)

Launch date: December 14, 2021

The construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the December 2021 Safety Replace notes.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

There are not any recognized points on this replace.

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KB5007262 (OS Construct 22000.348) Preview

Launch date: November 22, 2021

This optionally available replace will be downloaded from the Microsoft Replace Catalog or by going to Settings > Replace & Safety > Home windows Replace > Non-obligatory updates accessible.

This builds fixes all kinds of bugs, together with one which induced File Explorer to cease working after you closed a File Explorer window, and one other that induced flickering whenever you hovered over icons on the taskbar if you happen to’ve utilized a excessive distinction theme.

There are not any recognized points on this replace.

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KB5007215 (OS Construct 22000.318)

Launch date: November 9, 2021

The construct contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the November 2021 Safety Replace notes. It additionally fixes a bug that causes improper rendering of some person interface parts or when drawing inside some apps. And it makes high quality enhancements to the servicing stack, which is the element that installs Home windows updates.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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KB5006746 (OS Construct 22000.282) Preview

Launch date: October 21, 2021

This non-security construct fixes all kinds of bugs, together with one which induced distortion within the audio captured by voice assistants, and one other in Home windows Defender Exploit Safety that prevented some Microsoft Workplace purposes from engaged on machines which have sure processors.

There are two recognized points on this construct, together with one by which Home windows print shoppers may encounter errors when connecting to a distant printer shared on a Home windows print server after the construct is put in.

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KB5006674 (OS Construct 22000.258)

Launch date: October 12, 2021

This construct fixes a bug associated to compatibility points between some Intel “Killer” and “SmartByte” networking software program and Home windows 11 (unique launch). It additionally makes high quality enhancements to the servicing stack, which is the element that installs Home windows updates.

The construct additionally contains all kinds of safety updates. For particulars, see Microsoft’s Safety Replace Information and the October 2021 Safety Replace notes.

What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it ought to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, verify for studies about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.

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Home windows 11 unique launch

Launch date: October 5, 2021

Home windows 11 is the primary new model of Home windows that Microsoft has launched since July 2015, when it launched Home windows 10. Right here’s a fast abstract of what’s new in it. (For extra particulars, see our in-depth overview of Home windows 11.)

• The Begin menu has been redesigned and slimmed down, and Reside Tiles have been eradicated. It’s now simpler to seek out purposes to launch and recordsdata on which you’ve lately labored.
• Snap Layouts enables you to group your open home windows into one among a half-dozen pre-built display screen layouts. Snap Teams helps you shortly change from one Snap Structure to a different.
• The Home windows appear and feel has gotten an overhaul, with rounded home windows, spiffier animations, and an total softer really feel. Some built-in apps, reminiscent of File Explorer, get an easier, easier-to-use interface.
• You may chat and videoconference instantly from the taskbar utilizing Microsoft Groups. Nonetheless, it isn’t the total Groups service, so the total suite of enterprise Groups options, such the usage of channels and with the ability to search via message archives, isn’t accessible.
• Cortana remains to be accessible in Home windows 11 however doesn’t seem within the taskbar and isn’t enabled by default.

For IT, these options are notable:

• Home windows 11 requires {hardware} with a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 constructed into it for safety. TPM makes use of hardware-based encryption to encrypt disks utilizing Home windows capabilities like BitLocker, and might cease dictionary assaults in opposition to passwords, amongst different capabilities.
• Home windows 11 has a once-a-year characteristic replace schedule reasonably than the two-a-year cycle beneath Home windows 10. That can scale back replace time, effort, and complications.
• To assist ensure enterprise purposes and different software program can run on Home windows 11, Microsoft has launched Take a look at Base for Microsoft 365, an automatic testing device to verify utility compatibility.