Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build 22621.1631 (KB5025305) in the Release Preview channel for Windows Insiders who have Windows 11, version 22H2 installed. This new version includes some new features along with a long line-up of bug fixes for various issues.
Here is the full changelog:
- New! This update changes the firewall settings. You can now configure application group roles.
- New! This update adds animations to some of the icons on the widgets taskbar buttons. These animations turn on when:
- A new notification appears on the Widgets taskbar button.
- You hover over or click the Widgets taskbar button.
- This update affects the Islamic Republic of Iran. The update supports the government’s Daylight Savings Time change order from 2022.
- This update fixes an issue that affects the execution of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). It may stop responding. This causes the machine to restart. The error is 0xc0000005 (STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION).
- This update fixes an issue that affects Microsoft Edge IE mode. The tab window manager stops responding.
- This update fixes an issue that affects Microsoft Edge IE mode. Pop-up windows open in the background instead of the foreground.
- This update fixes an issue that affects protected content. When you minimize a window that contains content, content appears when it shouldn’t. This happens when you are using Taskbar Thumbnail Live Preview.
- This update fixes an issue that affects Mobile Device Management (MDM) users. The problem prevents you from printing. This is caused by an exception.
- This update changes app icons for certain mobile providers.
- This update fixes an issue that affects signed Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policies. They do not apply to secure kernels. This happens when you enable Secure Boot.
- This update fixes an issue that causes the task view to display in the wrong area. This happens when you close a full screen game by pressing Win+Tab.
- This update fixes an issue affecting the Chinese input method. You may not see all of the previously suggested items.
- This update fixes an issue that occurs when you use a PIN to sign in to Windows Hello for Business. Signing into Remote Desktop Services may fail. The error message is, “The request is not supported”.
- This update fixes an issue that affects administrator account lockout policies. The resulting set of GPArsult and Policy did not report them.
- This update fixes an issue that affects the Unified Write Filter (UWF). When you turn it off using a call to Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), your device may stop responding.
- This update fixes an issue that affects the Resilient File System (ReFS). A stop error occurs that prevents the OS from starting properly.
- This update fixes an issue that affects MySQL commands. Commands fail on Windows Xenon containers.
- This update fixes an issue that affects SMB Direct. Endpoints may not be available on systems using multibyte character sets.
You can see Microsoft’s announcement blog post. Hereand you can download the build via Windows Update through Windows 11 22H2 as a Windows Insider in the Release Preview channel.
