Windows 11 KB5019274 is out with new Spotlight theme, subscription management, more

Microsoft isn’t wasting any time keeping preview updates to the Windows Insider program for much longer. The latest Windows 11 Release Preview update is now available in the stable channel with a new Spotlight theme, an improved Settings app, and various non-security fixes. KB5019274 is an optional update, so you can wait for Microsoft to deliver it next month as part of the February 2023 Patch Tuesday release.

What’s new in Windows 11 build 22000.1516?

Here are the highlights of the update:

• new! This update combines Windows Spotlight with themes on the Personalization page. This makes it easy for you to discover and turn on the Windows Spotlight feature.
• new! This update displays storage alerts for Microsoft OneDrive subscribers on the Systems page in the Settings app. Alerts appear when you’re close to your storage limit. You can also manage your storage and purchase additional storage when needed.
• new! This update provides the full amount of storage for all your OneDrive subscriptions. It also shows total storage on the Accounts page in the Settings app.
• new! This update improves the Microsoft account experience in Settings. For example, you can manage OneDrive subscriptions and storage alerts.
• new! This update shows Xbox subscription details on the Accounts page in the Settings app. Xbox subscribers can also manage their subscription on this page. Users who are not subscribers can find Xbox subscription options on the Accounts page.
• This update fixes an issue that affects some advanced applications. This problem prevents them from opening.
• This update fixes an issue that may occur when the Input Method Editor (IME) is enabled. Applications may stop responding when you use the mouse and keyboard at the same time.
• This update fixes an issue that prevents the touch keyboard from opening.
• This update fixes an issue that prevents you from finding a file based on the file’s contents.

And the rest of the changelog is:

• This update fixes an issue that affects searchindexer.exe. It randomly prevents you from signing in or out.
• This update addresses resource contention between two or more threads (known as deadlocks). This outage affects COM+ applications.
• This update fixes an issue that affects conhost.exe. It stops responding.
• This update fixes an issue that affects the Domain Name System (DNS) suffix lookup list. The parent domain might be missing when you configure it.
• This update adds support for long URLs of up to 8196 characters.
• This update fixes an issue that could affect FindWindow() or FindWindowEx(). They may return an invalid window handle.
• This update fixes an issue that causes memory corruption. The problem occurs when you use specific HD audio controller hardware.
• This update fixes an issue that affects certain systems that have firmware Trusted Platform Modules. (TPM). This issue prevents you from using autopilot to set up these systems.
• This update fixes an issue that affects printing in landscape mode in Microsoft Edge. The print output is invalid. This issue occurs when you use Microsoft Defender Application Guard.
• This update fixes an issue that prevents explorer.exe from responding. This issue occurs when you use the play and pause buttons on your keyboard on certain devices.
• This update resolves an issue that affects Windows Server 2022 domain controllers. They stop responding when they handle Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests.
• This update fixes an issue that affects the Resilient File System (ReFS) MSba tag. This problem causes a non-paged pool leak.
• This update fixes an issue that affects ReFS. This problem causes more non-paged pool usage, which consumes system memory.

If you’re not jumping on the Windows 11 2022 update with its many new features, KB5019274 is available for download from Windows Update and Microsoft Update Catalog.