Announcement of Windows 11 Insider co_release_svc_prod 22000.829 (Release Preview Channel) 220706-1736

Yesterday, Microsoft released a new preview build of Windows 11, numbered 22000.829 (KB5015882) for Windows Insiders using the Release Preview channel.

This cumulative update brings with it a number of fixes for bugs found in the release version of Windows 11. You can find the full list of fixes on the official blog. We will list only the most important changes and improvements.

Complete build number: 10.0.22000.829.co_release_svc_prod2.220706-1736.

Changes and fixes

• New! Added the ability to agree to receive urgent notifications when the Focus feature is enabled.
• New! Eligible devices now have the option to upgrade to a newer version of Windows 11 during the Initial Operating System Setup (OOBE) process at first sign-in. If you choose to upgrade to a newer version, the process will begin shortly after the update is installed on your device.
• New! Restored Windows Autopilot deployment scenarios that were affected by hardware reuse security measures. This update removes the one-time use limit for self-deploying mode (SDM) and pre-provisioning (PP). In addition, the update restored the display of any User Principal Name (UPN) in user-driven mode (UDM) deployments for approved manufacturers.
• Fixed issue in UI Automation()which can cause applications to stop working.
• We fixed an issue where the Startup Task API did not work as expected in some applications.
• Improved stability of operating system reset after update.
• We fixed an issue where certificate-based machine account authentication did not work in some cases after installing the May 10, 2022 security updates on domain controllers.
• We fixed an issue affecting Arm64EC code that was built with the Windows 11 Software Development Kit (SDK).
• Team updated Remove-Item to properly interact with Microsoft OneDrive folders.
• We fixed an issue that prevented the troubleshooter from opening.
• We fixed an issue that caused port mapping conflicts for containers.
• We fixed an issue where Code Integrity continued to trust a file after changes were made to it.
• We fixed an issue that could cause Windows to crash after enabling Windows Defender Application Control with Intelligent Security Graph enabled.
• New Search features have been rolled out to all devices. To access policies (device must have June 2022 Cumulative Update Preview or July 2022 Monthly Update installed), navigate to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions and search for admx. Microsoft will soon publish an updated version of Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 version 21H2 on the Microsoft Download Center.
• We fixed an issue that caused the exe to stop working when using the play and pause buttons on some devices.
• We fixed an issue that caused the exe to stop working if you opened the Start context menu (Win + X) and an external monitor was connected to your device.
• We fixed an issue where hovering over the Search icon on the taskbar would display a blank window that could not be closed.
• Reduced resource contention overhead in high input/output operations per second (IOPS) scenarios where many threads are contending for a single file.
• We fixed an issue that caused the Windows Profile service to sometimes crash. The failure could occur during login. The error message is: “The gpsvc service failed to log on. Access is denied”.

Known Issues

• On some devices, widgets may crash in the background on login and show a static icon by default instead of displaying and updating the weather.