Today is the first day of Microsoft’s Build 2022 developer conference, but that doesn’t mean all company news will be out of the way. The company is also releasing this month’s D weekly update for Windows 11, an optional update that covers most of what we’ll see next month on Patch Tuesday.
If you’re looking for optional updates on Windows 11, you’ll get KB5014019, bringing the build number to 220000.708. You can download it manually here.
While there are a lot of bug fixes, there are actually some new features being tested by Insiders. In fact, if you’re on the Release Preview ring, you already have this entire update. One is a better Family Safety verification experience when the child account submits requests for more device time.
The other is the Windows spotlight on the desktop, allowing you to set rotated images as your wallpaper. This is something that we have seen on the lock screen for a long time. You should now be able to set it as your wallpaper by selecting Windows spotlight in Settings.
Here are the rest of the highlights from this update:
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Addresses an issue where screen brightness cannot be maintained after you change the display mode.
- Addresses an issue affecting IE-mode window frames.
- Addresses an issue that prevents internet shortcuts from updating.
- Addresses an issue that causes the Input Method Editor (IME) to remove a character if you type it while the IME is converting previous text.
- Addresses an issue that causes Widgets to display the wrong screen when you hover over the Widget icon on the taskbar.
- Add an animation to the Widget icon when you click or tap the icon and the taskbar is aligned to the left.
- Addresses an issue that affects the display of the default Widget icon on the centered taskbar.
- Addresses an issue that causes app icons to appear blurry in Search results when the screen’s dots-per-inch (dpi) ratio is greater than 100%.
- Addresses an issue that causes file copying to be slower.
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Addresses an issue where the search box cannot automatically provide input focus when you select the Start menu and start typing.
Of course, those are just the highlights. The full list of fixes is huge.
Windows 11 fix build 22000.708
- New! Improved Family Safety verification experience for child accounts when you submit requests for more device time.
- New! Windows Spotlight on Desktop brings the world to your desktop with new wallpapers. With this feature, the new image will automatically appear as your desktop background. This feature already exists for the lock screen. To enable this feature, go to Settings > Personalization > Background > Personalize your background. Choose Window lights.
- Fixes an issue that caused Input (TextInputHost.exe) the app stops working.
- Solve a problem in searchindexer.exe affects shape search in Microsoft Visio.
- Prevent users from bypassing required registration by disconnecting from the Internet when they sign in to Azure Active Directory (AAD).
- Addresses an issue where AnyCPU applications can be run as 32-bit processes.
- Addresses an issue that prevents Azure Desired State Configuration (DSC) scenarios with multiple partial configurations from working as expected.
- Addresses an issue that affects remote procedure calls (RPCs) for the Win32_User or Win32_Group WMI class. The domain member running RPC contacts the primary domain controller (PDC). When multiple RPCs occur simultaneously on multiple domain members, this can overwhelm the PDC.
- Addresses an issue that occurs when adding a trusted user, group, or computer that has one-way trust applied. The error message “Selected object does not match the target source type” appears.
- Addresses an issue where the Application Counters section cannot be displayed in Performance Monitor performance reports.
- Addresses an issue where screen brightness cannot be maintained after you change the display mode.
- Fixes an issue that may affect some apps in use d3d9.dll with certain graphics cards and may cause those applications to close unexpectedly.
- Addresses an issue affecting IE-mode window frames.
- Addresses an issue affecting Group Policy templates.
- Addresses an issue that prevents internet shortcuts from updating.
- Addresses an issue that causes some users to see a black screen when they sign in and out of Windows.
- Addresses an issue that causes the Input Method Editor (IME) to remove a character if you type it while the IME is converting previous text.
- Addresses an issue that affects the Screen Copy API, affects the display orientation, and causes black images to appear on the screen.
- Addresses an issue that causes printing errors when a low-integrity level (LowIL) application prints to a null port.
- Addresses an issue that prevents BitLocker from encrypting when you use the silent encryption option.
- Addresses an issue that results in false negatives when you run a script while Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) is enabled. This may cause AppLocker events 8029, 8028, or 8037 to appear in the log when they should not be present.
- Addresses an issue that occurs when you apply multiple WDAC policies. Doing so may prevent the script from running when the policy allows scripts to run.
- Addresses an issue affecting Trusted Platform Module (TPM) drivers, which may increase system boot times.
- Addresses an issue that may cause the Remote Desktop client to stop working when you end a session.
- Addresses an issue that affects the behavior and shape of the mouse pointer for Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG), Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Edge. This issue occurs when you enable the virtual graphics processing unit (GPU).
- Addresses an issue that causes Widgets to display the wrong screen when you hover over the Widget icon on the taskbar.
- Add an animation to the Widget icon when you click or tap the icon and the taskbar is aligned to the left.
- Addresses an issue that affects the display of the default Widget icon on the centered taskbar.
- Addresses an issue that causes the Run as administrator and Open file location options to become unavailable for certain results when you search from the taskbar.
- Addresses an issue where the search box cannot automatically provide input focus when you select the Start menu and start typing.
- Addresses an issue that causes app icons to appear blurry in Search results when the screen’s dots-per-inch (dpi) ratio is greater than 100%.
- Addresses an issue that causes file copying to be slower due to a write cache miscalculation in the cache manager.
- Addresses an issue that may cause the system to stop responding when users sign out if Microsoft OneDrive is in use.
- Addresses a known issue that may prevent booting of recovery discs (CDs or DVDs) if you create them with the Backup and Restore (Windows 7) application in Control Panel. This issue occurs after installing Windows updates that were released on January 11, 2022 or later.
- Addresses a known issue that affects certain GPUs and may cause applications to close unexpectedly or cause interruptions affecting some applications that use Direct3D 9. You may also receive errors in The Event Log in Windows Logs/Applications and the error module is d3d9on12.dll and the exception code is 0xc0000094.
There is a known problem. If you install this update, some .NET Framework 3.5 applications may not open, so to resolve this issue, you will have to re-enable .NET Framework 3.5 and Windows Communication Foundation in Features of Windows.
Again, this is an optional update. That means you can absolutely get it through Windows Update, but you don’t have to. If you choose to skip, you’ll receive these fixes on Patch Tuesday and the update will install automatically.
Source: Microsoft
