Microsoft today released the Win11 official version KB5020044 (OS internal version 22621.900) update, which brings some new features, as well as some features that the “moment 2” update will bring, but it is hidden and needs to be enabled using the ViveTool app.
Task Manager improvements: search bar, improved theme support, modernized UI
Slight improvements to the settings page for managing the touch keyboard
Attached is the official build 22621.900 changelog.
Important information
New feature! It provides storage alerts to Microsoft OneDrive subscribers on the System page in the Settings app. Alerts are displayed when the storage limit is approached. If needed, you can also manage storage and purchase additional storage.
New feature! It provides full storage capacity for all OneDrive subscriptions. It also shows the total storage space on the Account page in the Settings app.
New! It combines the Windows focus on the Personalization page with Themes. This makes it easier to discover and open the Windows Spotlight feature.
It solves an issue that affected some newer applications. It will prevent them from opening.
It resolves a known issue affecting the Input Method Editor (Input Method Editor). Some applications may stop responding. This can happen when using keyboard shortcuts to change the input mode of the input method.
It resolves an issue that caused File Explorer to stop working. This occurs when closing context menus and menu items.
It solves an issue that could cause some applications to stop responding. This happens when using the Open File dialog box.
It relates to the suspension of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the Republic of Fiji this year.
Improvements
This non-security updater includes quality improvements. When installing this KB.
New feature! It provides storage alerts to Microsoft OneDrive subscribers on the System page in the Settings app. Alerts are displayed when storage limits are approached. If needed, you can also manage storage and purchase additional storage.
New feature! It provides full storage capacity for all OneDrive subscriptions. It also shows the total storage space on the Account page in the Settings app.
New! It combines the Windows focus on the Personalization page with Themes. This makes it easier to discover and open the Windows Spotlight feature.
New! It adds a new Mobile Device Management (MDM) policy to Organizational Mail. It gives companies the option to register tenant devices so they can receive custom messages from you. For example, messages can be authored using Intune. They will be rendered in Windows.
It solves the problem that affects some newer applications. It will prevent them from opening.
It solves the problem that affects some devices managed by the enterprise. We have improved the reliability of application installation.
It addresses the suspension of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the Republic of Fiji this year.
It resolves an issue affecting Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) authentication enhancements. We will automatically increase the authentication level of all non-anonymous activation requests from DCOM clients to RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_INTEGRITY. this happens if the authentication level is lower than the packet integrity.
It resolves an issue affecting Unified Update Platform (UUP) native clients. It removes blocks that prevent them from getting offline language packets.
It resolves an issue affecting process creation. It does not create security audits for them and other related audit events.
It resolves an issue affecting Cluster Name Objects (CNO) or Virtual Computer Objects (VCO). Password reset failed. The error message reads “Error resetting AD password… // 0x80070005”.
It resolves an issue that affects the transparency of the hierarchical window. This happens if the HD Remote application is in local integration (RAIL) mode.
It resolves a known issue affecting the input method editor (Input Method Editor). Some applications may stop responding. This can occur when using keyboard shortcuts to change the input mode of an input method.
It resolves an issue affecting the microphone stream that is routed to the speaker endpoint using the “Listen” feature. The microphone stops working after rebooting the device.
It resolves an issue that could affect applications running on Windows Lockdown Policy (WLDP). They may stop working.
It resolves an issue that affected Microsoft Defender when it was not the primary antivirus. microsoft Defender could not turn off Passive Mode. This issue occurs when Smart Application Control (SAC) is turned off.
It adds .wcx to the list of dangerous extensions that are not allowed by certain application control policies.
It resolves an issue that affects Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Automatic surveys prevent real-time responses to surveys.
It resolves an issue that affects landscape mode printing in Microsoft Edge. Incorrect printouts. This issue occurs when using Microsoft Defender Application Protection.
It resolves an issue that caused File Explorer to stop working. This occurs when closing context menus and menu items.
It resolves an issue that could cause some applications to stop responding. This happens when using the Open File dialog box.
It solves an issue that sometimes affected File Explorer when opening files. As a result, CPU usage was higher.
It solves an issue that affected the protocol activation of the Settings application. The application could not open the pages under the “Accounts” category.
It solves an issue affecting computer accounts. (Using non-standard characters may stop the cleanup of OOBE) accounts (ready-made experience.
It resolves an issue affecting the CopyFile function. It may sometimes return error 317: ERROR_MR_MID_NOT_FOUND.
It resolves an issue affecting the Windows Firewall service. It does not start when the “Alternative blocking rules” option is turned on.
It resolves an issue affecting some games and applications. This issue was related to the GPU performance debugging feature. This could reduce the expected game performance.
It resolves an issue affecting the installation of cumulative updates. They fail with error code 0x800f0806.
If an earlier update is installed, only the new updates included in this package will be downloaded and installed on the device.
Known issues in this update
