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Windows 11 gets an optional update focused on bug fixes

Windows 11 gets an optional update focused on bug fixes
Shaun M Jooste

Shaun M Jooste

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Windows 11 burst onto the operating system scene in October 2021. Then a young, slightly unstable, starry-eyed operating system with designs on revolutionizing the way we work, play, and interact with technology, the OS has come a long way in a few short months. With a few updates, non-feature feature updates, and bug fixes out of the way; we now come to the more comprehensive future Patch Tuesday offering; Windows 11 build KB5011563. 

The latest build of Windows 11 is now officially available but as an optional update. Fear not; however, Microsoft plans on making this update a feature of their Patch Tuesday release cycle initiative and releasing it to all devices sometime within the next two weeks. Along with the optional update for now, however, Microsoft has also released an extensive list of bug fixes implemented in this latest Windows 11 build. We’ll mention a few highlights, but at the risk of TL;DR, the following list is not exhaustive:

  • Fixed an issue that causes SystemSettings.exe to stop working.
  • Fixed an issue that affects searchindexer.exe and prevents Microsoft Outlook’s offline search from returning recent emails.
  • Fixed an issue that increases the startup time for Windows. This issue occurs because a UI thread in a networking API stops responding when a 5G wireless wide area network (WWAN) device is slow to wake up.
  • Fixed an issue that might cause a Microsoft OneDrive file to lose focus after you rename it and press the Enter key.
  • Returned the corresponding Settings page when you search for the word widgets.
  • Fixed an issue that causes the Move-ADObject command to fail when you move computer accounts across domains. The error message is, “Multiple values were specified for an attribute that can have only one value.”

Microsoft has also, however, isolated one issue that users should take note of: 

‘After installing the Windows updates released January 11, 2022, or later Windows versions on an affected version of Windows, recovery discs (CD or DVD) created by using the Backup and Restore (Windows 7) app in Control Panel might be unable to start.

Recovery discs that were created by using the Backup and Restore (Windows 7) app on devices that have installed Windows updates released before January 11, 2022 are not affected by this issue and should start as expected.

Note: No third-party backup or recovery apps are currently known to be affected by this issue.’

Microsoft has yet to issue a workaround or fix for the above-mentioned issue. This update does, however, seem to instill confidence within users that Windows 11 is becoming a more stable ecosystem within which to conduct business and interact with the world. We’re excited for many more updates to come, such as moving tabs in Windows 11 File Explorer.

Shaun M Jooste

Shaun M Jooste

I live in South Africa, Cape town, as a father of two children. I've been gaming almost all my life, with plenty of experience writing reviews and articles on the latest titles. With 15 years of experience in local government performing Facilities Management functions, I moved towards becoming CEO of my own company, Celenic Earth Publications, which serves to publish author's books, including my own. I'm a published author of horror and fantasy novels, while I also dabble in game and movie scriptwriting.

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