KB506980 (OS Builds 22621.3527 and 22631.3527) Preview
Launch date: April 23, 2024
On this construct, the Really helpful part of the Begin menu will present some Microsoft Retailer apps. As well as, widgets icons on the taskbar are not pixelated or fuzzy, and Home windows widgets on the lockscreen are extra dependable.
The construct additionally fixes quite a lot of bugs, together with one during which Home windows Native Administrator Password Resolution’s Submit Authentication Actions (PAAs) didn’t happen on the finish of the grace interval. As a substitute, they occurred at restart.
There’s one recognized situation on this construct, during which you is perhaps unable to alter 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 system, you are also signed into to your Home windows 365 Cloud PC. This makes use of passwordless authentication, like Home windows Hey for Enterprise.
The replace additionally provides options to Snap Layouts. If you hover over the decrease or maximize button of an app to open the format field, app icons will show varied format choices. Use them that will help you to decide on the perfect format choice.
As well as, the replace adjustments the apps that seem within the Home windows share window. The account you utilize to sign up impacts the apps which might be in “Share utilizing.” For instance, when you use a Microsoft account (MSA) to sign up, you will notice Microsoft Groups (free). If you use a Microsoft Entra ID account (previously Azure Energetic 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 Hey for Enterprise admins can now use cell system 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 units.
There’s one recognized situation on this construct, during which Home windows units utilizing multiple monitor may expertise points with desktop icons shifting unexpectedly between screens or different icon alignment points when trying 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 won’t have put in, and your system 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 adjustments. Please maintain your laptop 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 Device in your PC to edit the latest images and screenshots out of your Android system. You’ll get an immediate notification in your PC when your Android system captures a brand new photograph or screenshot. To show this on, go to Settings > Bluetooth & units > Cell units. Select Handle units and permit your PC to entry your Android system.
The construct additionally provides assist for the USB 80Gbps commonplace, the following era of USB4 that has twice the bandwidth of USB 40Gbps. To make use of USB 80Gbps, it’s essential to have a appropriate PC and USB4 or Thunderbolt peripheral.
The construct additionally fixes a number of bugs, together with one during which the Home windows Settings Residence web page randomly stopped responding while you went to the web page, and one other during which units didn’t make the automated swap from mobile to Wi-Fi after they might use Wi-Fi.
There’s one recognized situation on this construct, during which Home windows 11 units trying 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 correct facet of the system tray on the taskbar. Additionally, the show of “Present desktop” on the rightmost nook of the taskbar shall be off by default. To show it again on, go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar. You can even right-click the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. These adjustments shall be step by step 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 quite a lot 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 prompted units to intermittently cease responding after you put in a print assist app.
There’s one recognized situation on this construct, during which Home windows units utilizing multiple monitor may expertise points with desktop icons shifting unexpectedly between screens or different icon alignment points when trying 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 during which units shut down after 60 seconds while you used a sensible card to authenticate on a distant system, and one other during which some Wi-Fi adapters couldn’t connect with some networks, notably those 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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, during which utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in cell system administration apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require Gadget Encryption” setting for some units in your atmosphere. To mitigate the difficulty in Microsoft Intune, you’ll be able to 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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, during which utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in cell system administration (MDM) apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require Gadget Encryption” setting for some units in your atmosphere. To mitigate the difficulty in Microsoft Intune, you’ll be able to 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 possibly can swap between them utilizing the Tab keystroke. That is accessible to a small viewers initially and can deploy extra broadly within the months that observe.
The replace additionally fixes a variety of bugs, together with one during 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, during which utilizing the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType coverage settings within the BitLocker configuration service supplier (CSP) node in cell system administration (MDM) apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require Gadget Encryption” setting for some units in your atmosphere.
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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 information 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 adjustments 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 during 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 Gadget Encryption” setting for some units in your atmosphere. To mitigate the difficulty in Microsoft Intune, you’ll be able to 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 information displayed as a carousel, and that acknowledges native and cloud folders. It additionally contains minor interface adjustments to many elements 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 system administration (MDM) apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require Gadget Encryption” setting for some units in your atmosphere.
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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 information 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 system administration (MDM) apps may incorrectly present a 65000 error within the “Require Gadget Encryption” setting for some units in your atmosphere.
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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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 helpful part of the Begin menu. These web sites come out of your shopping historical past. You possibly can take away any web site URL from the Really helpful part utilizing the shortcut menu. To show off the function, go to Settings > Personalization > Begin.
It additionally fixes quite a lot of bugs, together with one during which the search field tooltip didn’t seem within the right place, and one other during which the search button disappeared while you interacted with the search flyout field.
As well as, if you wish to use quite a lot 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 quite a lot 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 quite a lot of adjustments 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 referred to as “Allow optionally available updates,” which directors can use to configure the month-to-month, optionally available cumulative updates for business units. You can even use this coverage for the gradual Managed Characteristic Rollouts (CFR). To study extra, see “Allow and management optionally available updates on your group.”
It additionally fixes quite a lot of bugs, together with one during which Begin menu icons have been lacking after you signed in for the primary time, and one other during which settings didn’t sync even when you 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, during 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 during which the Defender Firewall Profile didn’t robotically swap from a trusted LAN to a public community. One other repair makes the connection between the consumer and the Home windows Push Notification Companies (WNS) server extra dependable.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, relevant to IT admins, during 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, corresponding to 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 units” Settings web page at Settings > Bluetooth & units > USB > USB4 Hubs and Gadgets.
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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, during 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 function shouldn’t be accessible for information 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 if you end up linked to a acknowledged VPN profile. The VPN icon shall be overlayed in your system’s accent colour 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 allows you to authenticate throughout Microsoft clouds. This function additionally satisfies Conditional Entry checks if they’re wanted.
A wide range of bugs have been fastened, together with one during which Narrator learn the improper state while you canceled the collection of an choice 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, during 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 might be massive deal with conscious and use the CopyFile API. You may need points while you save, copy, or connect information. When you use some business or enterprise safety software program that makes use of prolonged file attributes, this situation will doubtless 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, during 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 exhibits the complete 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 while you pair your system with Bluetooth LE Audio earbuds and headphones. To make use of the function, your system must assist Bluetooth LE Audio.
A wide range 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 during which the Home windows Firewall dropped all connections to the IP deal with of a captive portal while you selected the Captive Portal Addresses choice.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, relevant to IT admins, during 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 system shall be prioritized to get the most recent non-security updates and enhancements when they’re accessible on your system. For managed units, 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) during 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There are two recognized points on this replace, one during which utilizing provisioning packages won’t work as anticipated, and one other during 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 allows you to configure software 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 system shall be prioritized to get the most recent non-security updates and enhancements when they’re accessible. For managed units, the toggle is disabled by default.
A wide range of bugs have been fastened, together with one which stopped cell system administration clients from printing, and one other during 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 during which copying massive a number of gigabyte information may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other during 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 during which copying massive a number of gigabyte information may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other during 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 during which notifications for Microsoft accounts are actually on the Begin menu. (Notice that this function is on the market to solely a small variety of individuals and can roll out to extra within the subsequent a number of months.) The construct additionally gives quite a lot of new options and enhancements in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint — go right here for particulars.
A wide range of bugs have been fastened, together with one during which USB printers have been categorised as multimedia units despite the fact that they don’t seem to be, and one other during which Microsoft PowerPoint stopped responding while you used accessibility instruments.
There are 4 recognized points on this replace, three of that are relevant to IT admins, together with one during which copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) information may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other during 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 section three of Distributed Element Object Mannequin (DCOM) hardening. After you put in this replace, you can’t flip off the adjustments utilizing the registry key. See KB5004442 for particulars. It additionally fixes a bug during which attempting to affix an Energetic Listing area when reusing an current laptop 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 during which copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) information may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other during 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 those that have preview entry to Bing’s AI-powered search can now carry out searches immediately from the search field. (You possibly can enroll get entry to Bing’s AI-powered search.)
There are a selection of different new options as properly, together with the flexibility to hyperlink iPhone units to Home windows 11 PCs utilizing a brand new preview of Cellphone Hyperlink for iOS. The replace additionally allows you to regulate Home windows Studio Results settings immediately from fast settings within the taskbar. You possibly can regulate background blur, eye contact, and computerized framing and apply them to your communications functions, with integration into Microsoft Groups.
You can even open Fast Help immediately from the Begin menu. The replace additionally contains new widgets for Cellphone Hyperlink, Xbox Recreation Cross, and Spotify. As well as, the Snipping Device has been given the flexibility to seize video, and Notepad will get tabs.
Home windows 11 Professional units and better which might be Azure Energetic Listing (AAD) joined can now get AI-powered beneficial content material on the Begin menu, and contact units get quite a lot of new methods to work together through contact. The Fast Help app has been redesigned and may be opened immediately from the Begin menu. Home windows will now supply vitality suggestions to enhance the vitality effectivity of your PC and scale back your carbon footprint. Process Supervisor will get quite a lot of enhancements, together with having the ability to filter processes utilizing the binary identify, PID, or writer identify.
For extra details about these adjustments, see Microsoft’s weblog publish saying at present’s launch.
A wide range of bugs have been fastened, together with one during which provisioning packages on Home windows 11 failed to use in sure circumstances when elevation was required, and one other that prompted reliability points in Process View.
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KB5022845 (OS Construct 22621.1265)
Launch date: February 14, 2023
This construct contains large 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 during which copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) information may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other during 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 adjustments 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’ll be able to management which optionally available updates you need to set up.
The construct additionally fixes quite a lot of bugs, together with one in searchindexer.exe that randomly stopped you from signing in or signing out, and one other during 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) information 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 during which copying massive a number of gigabyte (GB) information may take longer than anticipated to complete, and one other during 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 during which Process Supervisor typically displayed sure parts within the person interface in surprising colours, making some elements of the UI unreadable.
What IT must know: As a result of it is a safety replace, it needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 during which After you put in this replace, you is perhaps unable to reconnect to Direct Entry after quickly shedding 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 even handle your storage and buy extra 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 function.
A number of bugs have been fastened, together with one which stopped some trendy functions from opening, and one other that prompted File Explorer to cease working while 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) information 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 during 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 during which file copies utilizing Group Coverage Preferences may fail or may create empty shortcuts or information utilizing 0 (zero) bytes. Identified affected Group Coverage Objects are associated to information and shortcuts in Person 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 while 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 function instantly. It is going to be deployed extra broadly over the following few months.
The construct additionally fixes quite a lot of bugs, together with one which prompted vertical and horizontal line artifacts to look on the display screen, and one other that stopped the credential UI from displaying in IE mode while you use Microsoft Edge.
There are two recognized points on this construct that have an effect on IT admins, together with one during which copying massive multiple-gigabyte information 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 vital of which is the addition of tabs in File Explorer like these in browsers. Amongst different File Explorer enhancements are the flexibility to pin vital information on its house web page for simple entry to them. You’ll additionally be capable to see actions that colleagues take in your shared information.
As well as, with a brand new function referred to as Steered Actions, while you copy telephone numbers or future dates, Home windows offers options for what you may need to do with them, corresponding to making a name with Groups or Skype or including an occasion within the Calendar app.
The brand new taskbar overflow menu exhibits your entire taskbar apps on a single menu entry. Additionally, there are new sharing options, letting you uncover and share to extra units.
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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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, relevant to IT admins, during which information copied utilizing Group Coverage Preferences may fail or may create empty shortcuts or information utilizing 0 (zero) bytes. Identified affected Group Coverage Objects are associated to information and shortcuts in Person 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 prompted updates to the Microsoft Retailer to fail, one other that stopped you from signing in to numerous Microsoft 365 apps, and one other during which Process Supervisor stopped working while you switched between gentle and darkish mode or modified the accent colour.
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Home windows 11 2022 Replace (model 22H2)
Launch date: September 20, 2022
Model 22H2, referred to as the Home windows 11 2022 Replace, is the primary function replace launched for Home windows 11. Right here’s a fast abstract of what’s new:
- The Begin menu now allows 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 permits you to restrict what number of assets particular apps use.
- Now you can open File Explorer immediately into OneDrive, and you may also see at a look OneDrive’s sync standing, complete capability, and complete 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 format. As well as, Process View (Home windows key + Tab) will present your Snap Teams so you’ll be able to simply swap between them.
There are additionally these adjustments 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 extra protections to Distant Desktop Protocol and different brute power 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 authentic 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 high of the board. It offers extra details about what triggered the notification badge.
The construct additionally fixes quite a lot of bugs, together with one which prompted a “blue display screen of loss of life” after you modified the show mode whereas utilizing multiple show. It additionally fixes a bug that compelled 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) during which the online dialog that you simply use to sign up or signal out won’t seem. This situation happens on units 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There are two recognized points on this replace, together with one during which XPS Viewer is perhaps 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 flexibility to remotely add languages and language-related options. Moreover, they will now handle language situations throughout a number of endpoint managers. It additionally enhances Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s means to determine and intercept ransomware and superior assaults.
It additionally fixes quite a lot of bugs, together with one which prompted ServerAssignedConfigurations to be null in just a few full configuration situations, and one other that prompted Microsoft Edge to cease responding while you use IE mode.
There’s one recognized situation on this construct: After putting in this replace, XPS Viewer is perhaps 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 forestall 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, during which IE mode tabs in Microsoft Edge may cease responding when a website shows a modal dialog field, which is a kind 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 allows you to obtain pressing notifications when focus help is on, and provides you the choice to replace to a more moderen Home windows 11 model on the very first startup of Home windows in case your system is eligible. It additionally fixes quite a lot of bugs, together with one which prevented troubleshooters from opening, one which prompted port mapping conflicts for containers, and one other that prompted Home windows to cease working while you allow Home windows Defender Software Management with the Clever Safety Graph function 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 units is perhaps unable to open the Begin menu. On affected units, 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 difficulty that redirects the PowerShell command output in order that transcript logs don’t include any output of the command. Which means the decrypted password is misplaced. The construct additionally contains enhancements made within the KB5014668 replace.
There are two recognized points on this replace, one during 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 kind 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 difficulty 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 during 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 kind 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 units that use Arm processors, fixes a bug that prevented Home windows Arm-based units from signing in utilizing Azure Energetic Listing (AAD). Apps and providers that use AAD to sign up, corresponding to 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 units is perhaps unable use the Wi-Fi hotspot function. When trying to make use of the hotspot function, the host system may lose the connection to the web after a consumer system 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, during 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 prompted the Enter (TextInputHost.exe) app to cease working, one other that prompted some customers to see a black display screen after they sign up and signal out of Home windows, and one other that prompted the Distant Desktop consumer software to cease working while you finish a session.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, during 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, during which after putting in Home windows updates launched January 11, 2022 or afterward an affected model of Home windows, restoration discs created utilizing the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app in Management Panel is perhaps unable to begin. Restoration discs that have been created through the use of the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app on units which have put in Home windows updates launched earlier than January 11, 2022 aren’t affected by this situation and will 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 might be in use 24 hours every day of the week, one other that prompted video subtitles to be partially minimize off, and one other that prevented you from utilizing the decrease, 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 through the use of the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app in Management Panel is perhaps unable to begin. Restoration discs that have been created with this app on units operating Home windows updates launched earlier than January 11, 2022 aren’t 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one recognized situation on this replace, during which after putting in the Home windows updates launched January 11, 2022 or afterward an affected model of Home windows, restoration discs (CD or DVD) created through the use of the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app in Management Panel is perhaps unable to begin. Restoration discs that have been created through the use of the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app on units which have put in Home windows updates launched earlier than January 11, 2022 aren’t affected by this situation and will 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, during which when after IT admins set up the Home windows updates launched January 11, 2022 or later, restoration discs (CDs or DVDs) created through the use of the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app in Management Panel is perhaps unable to begin. Restoration discs that have been created through the use of the Backup and Restore (Home windows 7) app on units which have put in Home windows updates launched earlier than January 11, 2022 aren’t affected by this situation and will begin as anticipated.
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KB5011493 (OS Construct 22000.556)
Launch date: March 8, 2022
This construct fixes a bug that happens while you try to reset a Home windows system and its apps have folders that include reparse knowledge, corresponding to Microsoft OneDrive or OneDrive for Enterprise. When you choose Take away all the pieces, information which were downloaded or synced regionally 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 allows 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 quite a lot of different options, together with the flexibility to immediately mute and unmute a Microsoft Groups name from the taskbar, and shortly share open software home windows immediately 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 while 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 during which Home windows’ audio service stopped responding on some units 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, during which current emails won’t seem within the search outcomes of the Microsoft Outlook desktop app. For a short-term repair, you’ll be able to 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, certainly one of which prompted IP Safety (IPSEC) connections that include a Vendor ID to fail. VPN connections utilizing Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) or IP safety Web Key Alternate (IPSEC IKE) might have additionally been affected. The opposite fastened bug prevented detachable media formatted utilizing the Resilient File System (ReFS) from mounting or prompted 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, during which some picture modifying packages 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 Methodology 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
There’s one situation on this replace, during which after putting in Home windows 11, some picture modifying packages 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 may 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 prompted File Explorer to cease working after you closed a File Explorer window, and one other that prompted flickering while you hovered over icons on the taskbar when you’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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories 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 prompted distortion within the audio captured by voice assistants, and one other in Home windows Defender Exploit Safety that prevented some Microsoft Workplace functions from engaged on machines which have sure processors.
There are two recognized points on this construct, together with one during which Home windows print purchasers 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 (authentic 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 needs to be utilized comparatively quickly. Over the following few weeks, test for stories about problematic points, and if all appears properly, apply the replace.
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Home windows 11 authentic 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 Dwell Tiles have been eradicated. It’s now simpler to seek out functions to launch and information on which you’ve lately labored.
- Snap Layouts allows you to group your open home windows into certainly one of a half-dozen pre-built display screen layouts. Snap Teams helps you shortly swap from one Snap Structure to a different.
- The Home windows feel and look has gotten an overhaul, with rounded home windows, spiffier animations, and an general softer really feel. Some built-in apps, corresponding to File Explorer, get a less complicated, easier-to-use interface.
- You possibly can chat and videoconference immediately from the taskbar utilizing Microsoft Groups. Nonetheless, it isn’t the complete Groups service, so the complete suite of enterprise Groups options, such the usage of channels and having the ability to search by means of message archives, isn’t accessible.
- Cortana continues 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 may cease dictionary assaults in opposition to passwords, amongst different capabilities.
- Home windows 11 has a once-a-year function replace schedule somewhat than the two-a-year cycle underneath Home windows 10. That may scale back replace time, effort, and complications.
- To assist be sure enterprise functions and different software program can run on Home windows 11, Microsoft has launched Take a look at Base for Microsoft 365, an automatic testing software to test software compatibility.
