Explore Windows 11 Build 22621.754: New Features and Fixes Unveiled

Greetings, Windows enthusiasts! We have exciting news from the Windows Insider Blog. Microsoft has just rolled out Windows 11 Build 22621.754 (KB5018496) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel for Windows 11 version 22H2. This update comes packed with numerous improvements and fixes. Let's dive into the key highlights!

Key Improvements and New Features​

1. Enhanced Microsoft Account Experience​

• Settings: Improvements now allow you to manage your Microsoft OneDrive subscription and related storage alerts directly from the Settings app.

2. Taskbar Enhancements​

• Search Visual Treatments: To improve discoverability, enhanced search visuals on the taskbar are being deployed.
  Initially available to a small audience, this feature will expand over the coming months.
• Task Manager Access: Task Manager can now be accessed by right-clicking the taskbar, streamlining the process of monitoring system performance.

3. Backup Enhancements​

• Microsoft Account Integration: The backup experience using your Microsoft Account has been enhanced, with visual treatments rolled out to a limited number of users, gradually expanding.

Important Fixes and Updates​

• ms-appinstaller URI: The ms-appinstaller Uniform Resource Identifier now works for the DesktopAppInstaller.
• Time Zone Adjustments: Daylight saving time adjustments for Jordan will not commence at the end of October 2022.
• DCOM Authentication: Hardened
  authentication for Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) now automatically raises the authentication level for non-anonymous requests.
• Windows Search Service: Indexing is now faster, resolving previous slow performance issues.
• Cached Credentials: Fixed issues affecting cached credentials for security keys and Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) authentications in hybrid domain-joined devices.
• SSL/TLS Handshake Failures: Resolved handshake failures for certain types of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections.
• Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD): Fixed issues with Application Proxy connector that couldn’t retrieve Kerberos tickets.
• Certificate Mapping: Resolved issues causing lsass.exe to stop working during certificate mapping failures.
• Microsoft Edge
  (IE Mode): Various fixes, including incorrect window titles in pop-ups and issues with opening webpages when Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) is active.
• Third-party Custom Title Bars: Enhanced the reliability of title bar rendering without fully guaranteeing text customizations.
• Screen Artifacts: Fixed issues with vertical and horizontal line artifacts appearing on the screen.
• Input Method Editors (IME): Addressed crashes when closing the IME window.
• Xbox Game Bar Sync: Resolved synchronization issues with audio when recording gameplay.
• Kernel Vulnerable Driver Blocklist: Updated to ensure uniformity across Windows 10 and Windows 11.
• File Explorer: Improved dependability when browsing OneDrive folders.
• Credential UI:
  Fixed issues that stopped the credential UI from displaying in IE mode in Microsoft Edge.
• Server Manager: Resolved issues causing the wrong disk to reset when multiple disks had the same UniqueId.
• CopyFile Function: Fixed incorrect error returns when the function is called with an invalid source file.
• Start Menu: Addressed issues causing the Start menu to stop functioning when moving pinned items using keyboard commands. For the full list of updates and improvements, you can refer to the Releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.754 to the Release Preview Channel. Stay tuned for more updates and news on Windows 11 here at WindowsForum.com, your go-to community
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Hello WindowsForum.com members, Exciting news for Windows enthusiasts! Microsoft has just released Windows 11 Build 22621.1483 (KB5023778) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel for Windows 11, version 22H2. This latest build introduces several new features and a slew of improvements aimed at enhancing the overall user experience. Let's dive into the key highlights:

New Features and Improvements​

Start Menu Enhancements​

Notifications for Microsoft Accounts: This update brings notifications for Microsoft accounts directly to the Start menu. Initially available to a limited audience, it will roll out more broadly over the coming months. As part of this rollout, users might notice some visual variations as Microsoft gathers feedback.

Enhanced Bing Search Integration​

Bing Chat Experience: With access to the new Bing, the search box on the taskbar now includes a button that opens the Bing chat experience in Microsoft Edge. For those without access, the search box will feature a dynamic search highlight button.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint​

Significant updates and improvements have been added to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, bolstering security and protection. Detailed information can be found on the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint documentation - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint page.

Taskbar Search Box​

Custom Color Mode: The search box on the taskbar will now be lighter when Windows is set to a custom color mode with dark Windows mode and light app mode settings.

Bug Fixes and Updates​

Addressing Issues​

• Combo Box in Settings: Fixed an issue where the combo box failed to display all available options.
• Microsoft PowerPoint: Resolved a problem where PowerPoint would stop responding, particularly when using accessibility tools.
• Microsoft Narrator: Narrator now correctly reads items in dropdown lists in Microsoft Excel.
• USB Printers: The system no longer misclassifies USB printers as multimedia devices.
• PIN Complexity Policies: Fixed an issue where PIN complexity policies were being ignored.
• FIDO2 PIN Credentials: The PIN credential icon for FIDO2 now appears correctly on external monitors attached to closed laptops.

Additional Fixes​

• Clustered Shared Volume (CSV): Resolved an issue where CSV failed to come online due to BitLocker key rotations.
• Active Directory Users & Computers: Fixed a problem where enabling or disabling multiple objects at once in TaskPad view caused the application to stop responding.
• Remote Procedure Call Service: Addressed issues causing race conditions between DCOM and RPC endpoint mapper.
• Windows Search: Fixed failures of Windows Search inside container images.
• Group Policy Editor: Added Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 to the list of configurable protocols.
• Daylight Saving Time: Updated to support the 2023 daylight saving time change order for Egypt.
• Microsoft HTML Application Host (HTA): Resolved issues blocking code execution when WDAC User Mode Code Integrity is enforced.
• Windows Remote Management (WinRM): Fixed HTTP server error status (500) when running transfer jobs in the Storage Migration Service.
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP): Fixed an issue with DHCP option 119 stopping the use of connection-specific DNS Suffix Search Lists.
• Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP): Corrected installation status reporting for SCEP certificates.

• Kiosk Device Profiles: Addressed issues preventing automatic logon after installing updates post-January 10, 2023. For a comprehensive list of updates and detailed information, be sure to check out the official Releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.1483 to the Release Preview Channel. Stay tuned to WindowsForum.com for the latest updates, and feel free to join the discussion below!​

Source: Microsoft via Windows Insider Blog