We’re coming to the end of the month and that means it’s time for Microsoft to release the preview builds of Windows Updates that will be released on Patch Tuesday. As such, the company has released the preview update KB5008353 for Windows 11, fixing dozens of issues.
The list of changes, fixes, and improvements included in this optional non-security update is quite long, but there are a few specific highlights. Among the most significant changes are fixes for Bluetooth audio issues, as well as fixes for Windows 11 taskbar issues that caused app icons to appear unnecessarily.
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The update also fixes another taskbar issue that causes the volume icon to say sound is muted when it isn’t, as well as fixing an auto-hide issue with the taskbar.
KB5008353 is an optional update that you can install using Windows Update or by downloading it from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
Microsoft draws attention to the following highlights of the update:
- Updates an issue that causes the audio service to become unresponsive on some devices that support hardware-accelerated Bluetooth audio.
- Updates an issue that affects app icons when apps are not running. In the taskbar, these icons may appear as active as if the applications were running.
- Add a new Your Microsoft account page to the Accounts category in Windows settings for Home and Professional editions.
- Updates an issue that incorrectly shows the volume icon in the taskbar as muted.
- Updates an issue that prevents a device from working when connected to multiple displays.
- Updates an issue that affects the taskbar’s auto-hide feature. The taskbar may not display reliably when hovering over the primary or secondary display.
- Updates an issue that could prevent icons from appearing on the taskbar of a secondary display.
- Improves auto brightness to provide better response in low light conditions on all supported systems.
- Updates DST to start in February 2022 instead of March 2022 in Jordan.
- Adds HelpWith functionality, which uses Microsoft Bing technologies to suggest relevant help topics for each Settings page.
- Updates an issue that shows outdated battery percentages for connected Bluetooth devices on the Bluetooth and other devices page in Settings.
- Updates a known issue that may prevent some image editing programs from rendering colors correctly on some high dynamic range (HDR) displays. This frequently affects white colors which may display as bright yellow or other colors.
The company also draws attention to a number of key changes:
- Improves the reliability of application installations on ARM64 devices.
- Updates DST to start in February 2022 instead of March 2022 in Jordan.
- Addresses an issue that causes ARM64 devices to become unresponsive when hibernating or resuming from hibernation.
- Addresses an issue that affects predictive pre-rendering in Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode.
- Fixes an issue that sometimes prevents you from entering strings in the Input Method Editor (IME).
- Addresses an issue that causes the audio service to become unresponsive on some devices that support hardware-accelerated Bluetooth audio.
- Addresses an issue where the text that notifies a customer of Windows Update progress is incorrect for Japanese.
- Addresses an issue that affects app icons when apps are not running. In the taskbar, these icons may appear as active as if the applications were running.
- Addresses an issue that could cause VPN profiles to disappear. This issue occurs when you use Microsoft Intune or a third-party mobile device management (MDM) tool to deploy VPN profiles on Windows 11 (original release).
- Addresses an issue that affects applications written to only integrate with Azure Active Directory (AAD). These applications will not work on Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) joined machines.
- Addresses an issue that could cause the Get-TPM PowerShell command fails when trying to report Trusted Platform Module (TPM) information. The command fails with error “0x80090011 Microsoft.Tpm.Commands.TpmWmiException,Microsoft.Tpm.Commands.GetTpmCommand”.
- Addresses an issue that causes a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) session to disconnect or display a blank screen for Server Core. This issue occurs when you install the AppCompat feature.
- Fixes an issue that affects windows.system.profile.retailinfo.dll.
- Addresses some issues that affect File Explorer performance when browsing for files and selecting files.
- Add a new Your Microsoft account page to the Accounts category in Windows settings for Home and Professional editions.
- Fixes an issue that incorrectly displays the volume icon in the taskbar as muted.
- Addresses a reliability issue that prevents File Explorer and desktop context menus from working.
- Addresses an issue that fails to pass the Shift KeyUp event to an application when using the Korean IME.
- Adds HelpWith functionality, which uses Microsoft Bing technologies to suggest relevant help topics for each Settings page.
- Addresses an issue that prevents the touch keyboard from appearing on the lock screen when a device has a Microsoft (MSA) account.
- Addresses an issue that affects the loading of badge information in the taskbar, which sometimes causes a device to stop working.
- Fixes an issue that prevents certain options from appearing in the Win+X menu.
- Addresses an issue that prevents a device from working when connected to multiple displays.
- Addresses an issue that affects the taskbar’s auto-hide feature. The taskbar may not display reliably when hovering over the primary or secondary display.
- Fixes an issue that sometimes prevents you from using the Simplified Chinese IME.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent icons from appearing on the taskbar of a secondary display.
- Addressed issue where some printer companion applications fail to install when installing the print device driver.
- Addresses an issue that displays outdated battery percentages for connected Bluetooth devices on the Bluetooth and other devices page in Settings.
- Addresses an issue that prevents IP cameras from connecting and streaming to certain DirectShow (DShow) applications.
- Improves auto-brightness algorithm to provide better response in low light conditions on all supported systems.
- Fixes an issue that causes lsass.exe to stop working and the device restarts. This problem occurs when you query the Windows NT Directory Services (NTDS) counters after stopping the NTDS service.
- Fixes an issue that causes a hang in the WebDav redirector. This issue occurs when you attempt to read a file from the local TfsStore, which results in a system shutdown.
- Addresses a performance regression issue that occurs when you enable Update Sequence Number (USN) logging.
- Addresses an issue that fails to apply the “Do not allow compression on all NTFS volumes” Group Policy Object (GPO) in some cases.
- Addresses an issue that prevents Robocopy from retrying the file copy process.
- Addresses a known issue that may prevent some image editing programs from rendering colors correctly on some high dynamic range (HDR) displays. This frequently affects white colors which may display as bright yellow or other colors.
- Addresses an issue that causes Windows to stop working and generates the “IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL” error.
- Fixes a memory leak that occurs when calling WinVerifyTrust(). This issue occurs if verification fails for the first signature of a file that has multiple signatures.
- Adds an audit event to Active Directory domain controllers that identifies clients that are not RFC 4456 compliant. scanning.
There is a persistent known issue with email searches, as Microsoft explains:
Recent emails may not appear in Microsoft Outlook desktop app search results. This issue is related to emails that have been stored locally in PST or OST files. This can affect POP and IMAP accounts, as well as accounts hosted on Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft 365. If the default search in the Microsoft Outlook application is set to server search, the issue will only affect advanced search.
The company suggests that the problem can be avoided by disabling Windows Desktop Search until a fix is produced.
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