Windows 11 KB5025224 released – here's what's new and fixed

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Windows 11 KB5025224 is now rolling out to PC on version 21H2, the original version of the operating system. This is a mandatory update that contains many bug fixes and Microsoft has released a direct download link for the Windows 11 KB5025224 offline installer in its portal (Microsoft Update Catalog).

KB5025224 for Windows 11 is a mandatory update for April 2023 Patch Tuesday and fixes some important bugs. For example, Microsoft is making changes to improve the search box experience on the taskbar. This means that when you start typing in the search bar, results will appear immediately.

If you don't want the search bar to reflect new results immediately, you can change the behavior back to classic behavior. To do this, go to Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar. From there, turn off the new search experience or customize it. Of course, you can manage taskbar behavior directly through the Group Policy Editor.

Microsoft is changing Notepad's combo box in Windows Settings so that it won't show the options available to you. Fixed another bug where PowerPOint stopped responding when you tried to use accessibility tools. This update also fixes an issue where USB printer devices appeared as "Multimedia" when they were not.

Another change concerns Xbox subscribers. Fixed a bug where the Xbox Subscription Card didn't appear in Set Up Account.

The patch is called "2023-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5025224)." On Windows 11 22H2, there is a different update called KB5025239 with the same bug fixes but other changes to the taskbar, such as integrating Bing Chat.

Download link KB5025224 for Windows 11

Direct download link for Windows 11 KB5025224: 64-bit.

KB5025224 (Build 22000.1817) Important Changelog

Windows 11 Build 22000.1817 comes with a long list of bug fixes. For example, Microsoft has fixed an issue where the command line wouldn't work when you set the system locale language to Japanese. A bug that caused serious problems when DCOM and RPC were used as endpoint mappers has been fixed.

Microsoft is also improving PowerPoint in Windows. In today's update, the tech giant has fixed an issue that caused PowerPoint to stop responding when using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). Windows search issues have been resolved in this release. Microsoft has fixed an issue with Windows container images.

For printers, there is an important fix. According to Microsoft, a bug in Windows 11 affects certain printers in which printers that rely on the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) driver experience unexpected problems. Microsoft says the bug affects drivers that don't comply with the GDI specification.

The following is a list of all critical bug fixes:

• Microsoft fixed an issue affecting Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) certificates.
• A bug where applications would stop working if they relied on the new Windows Runtime (WinRT) API has been fixed.
• Microsoft fixed an issue where Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) PIN does not work and the icon does not appear on the credentials screen.
• Fixed a bug where SharedPC Account Manager was unable to delete multiple accounts during cleanup.
• Fixed a bug where lsass.exe, required for Windows login, stopped responding.

Potential gaming issue, but Microsoft says it already has a way to fix it.

Microsoft has confirmed that the April 12 Windows 11 update has a known issue that causes Red Dead Redemption 2 to crash on startup. A bug in the update has broken the game and users will be unable to launch it through the Rockstar Games Launcher, but according to Microsoft, there is a workaround.

Microsoft has worked with Rockstar Games on a potential fix that will be rolled out to users via a Launcher update. This is a temporary fix and Microsoft should fix this bug natively in the operating system in the coming weeks.

The Windows giant is warning users that certain third-party applications may fail to launch or cause errors in File Explorer's explorer.exe process. This is because a bug or change in Windows 11 causes a compatibility issue between third-party UI customization applications and explorer.exe

As a result, these applications will not launch. Microsoft officials further explained that these apps rely on unsupported methods to force resize the taskbar and other areas of the operating system.

If you use any third-party application to customize File Explorer or the taskbar, Microsoft recommends uninstalling the application before installing this or future Windows 11 cumulative updates.

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