Microsoft has launched the KB5051974 cumulative replace for Home windows 10 22H2 and Home windows 10 21H2, which mechanically installs the brand new Outlook for Home windows app and fixes a reminiscence leak bug.
The Home windows 10 KB5051974 replace is obligatory because it comprises Microsoft’s January 2025 Patch Tuesday safety updates.
Home windows customers can set up this replace by going into Settings, clicking on Home windows Replace, and manually performing a ‘Test for Updates.’
Nevertheless, as this replace is obligatory, it’ll mechanically begin putting in in Home windows when you verify for updates. To make this extra manageable, you may schedule a time when your pc is restarted to complete the set up.

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After putting in this replace, Home windows 10 22H2 will be up to date to construct 19045.5487 and Home windows 10 21H2 might be construct 19044.5487.
Home windows 10 customers also can manually obtain and set up the KB5051974 replace from the Microsoft Replace Catalog.
What’s new in Home windows 10 KB5051974
The KB5051974 replace contains fixes for quite a few bugs in Home windows 10, together with one which prevented Seize Service and Snipping Software from responding and a reminiscence leak bug.
This replace features a whole of 11 fixes or adjustments, with the highlighted ones listed under:
- [Mail] New! You now have the brand new Outlook for Home windows app. A brand new app icon seems within the Apps part on the Begin menu, close to traditional Outlook. There aren’t any adjustments to any settings or defaults. If you’re an IT admin, learn to handle this replace at Management the set up and use of recent Outlook.
- [Screen capture] Fastened: The Seize Service and Snipping Software cease responding. This happens while you press the Home windows emblem key+Shift+S a number of occasions whereas the Narrator is on.
- [Chinese Pinyin input method editor (IME)] Bing will cease giving computerized options within the search field for search engine websites like Baidu. To get guide options, use Ctrl+Tab or the chevron button (>).
- [Digital/Analog converter (DAC) (known issue)] Fastened: You would possibly expertise points with USB audio gadgets. That is extra possible while you use a DAC audio driver based mostly on USB 1.0. USB audio gadgets would possibly cease working, which stops playback.
- [USB audio device drivers] Fastened: The code 10 error message, “This system can not begin,” seems. This happens while you hook up with sure exterior audio administration gadgets.
- [USB cameras] Fastened: Your system doesn’t acknowledge the digicam is on. This concern happens after you put in the January 2025 safety replace.
- [Virtual memory] Fastened: A problem depletes digital reminiscence, which could trigger some apps to fail.
Microsoft says that there are three identified points, all of which have been launched in earlier updates.
After putting in the replace, OpenSSH connections on Home windows could now not work because the SSHD service fails to begin mechanically. This may be mounted by manually beginning the SSHD service.
“Following the set up of the October 2024 safety replace, some prospects report that the OpenSSH (Open Safe Shell) service fails to begin, stopping SSH connections. The service fails with no detailed logging, and guide intervention is required to run the sshd.exe course of,” explains Microsoft.
Microsoft additionally says that the January 2025 and later Home windows updates could fail if Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) model 2411 is put in on the system.
“As a workaround, cease the Session Recording Monitoring service, set up the Microsoft safety replace, and allow the Session Recording Monitoring service,” explains a Citrix help bulletin.
Units with sure Citrix elements put in could be unable to finish the January 2025 Home windows safety replace set up. This concern was noticed on gadgets with Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) model 2411. The 2411 model of this software was launched in December 2024.
Lastly, the Home windows EventViewer could incorrectly show an Occasion 7023 error about SgrmBroker.exe, stating, “The System Guard Runtime Monitor Dealer service terminated with the next error: %%3489660935.”
Microsoft says that SgrmBroker.exe at the moment serves no goal and that this error doesn’t influence any performance on the system and might be mounted in future updates.
A whole checklist of fixes might be discovered within the KB5051974 help bulletin and final month’s KB5050081 preview replace bulletin.