Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1245 and…

Good evening friends! Microsoft has released new preview builds of Windows 11 (version 22H2) under the numbers 22621.1245 and 22623.1245 (KB5022358) for members of the Windows Insider Beta Program.

Assembly 22623.1245 – testing of new functions is available.
Assembly 22621.1245 – new features are disabled by default.

Reminder. Insiders who were previously on Build 22622 will be automatically upgraded to Build 22623 via the Service Pack. This package artificially increments the build number to make it easier for Microsoft engineers to distinguish between enabled and disabled devices by default.

If you are in a group with features disabled by default (build 22621.xxx), then check for updates and agree to install an optional update that will make these features available (build 22623.xxx).

Full build numbers:

10.0.22621.1245.ni_release_svc_betaflt_prod1.230113-1327
10.0.22623.1245.ni_release_svc_betaflt_prod1.230113-1327

Fixes in build 22623.1245

Taskbar and system tray:
- Fixed a major crash in ShellExperienceHost when interacting with the Quick Actions menu.
Task Manager:
- Fixed several issues that caused Task Manager to crash.
- Now you don’t need to make the Task Manager window too wide for the navigation bar to appear.
- If text is scaled up, the search box will no longer overlap text in the title bar.
- Made some fixes to fix issues where text in dialog boxes was cut off when text was zoomed in.
- We fixed an issue where some portions of the title bar could not be used to drag a window.

Fixes in both builds

New! The procedure for installing pre-release updates for the .NET Framework has changed. Now all future pre-release (optional) .NET Framework updates will be displayed on the page “Settings” -> “Windows Update” -> “Advanced Options” -> “Optional Updates”. On this page, you can control which optional updates you want to install.
We fixed an issue with ReFS that resulted in high non-paged pool usage, which reduced free RAM.
We fixed an issue that affected the speed of copying from the network to a local drive. For some users, copying was slower than expected.
Addresses an issue affecting Windows Server 2022 domain controllers (DCs) that become unresponsive when processing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests.
We fixed an issue that affected Group Policy for Expanded Toasts.
We fixed an issue that could occur when the Input Method Editor (IME) was active. Applications may become unresponsive when using the mouse and keyboard at the same time.
We fixed an issue with the conhost.exe process that could become unresponsive.
Fixed resource conflict between two or more threads (known as deadlock). This lock affected COM+ applications.
Addresses an issue that occurs on devices covered by Microsoft Exploit Protection Export Address Filtering (EAF). This issue caused some applications such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Reader to stop responding or not open.
We fixed an issue resulting in the file being unable to be found by its contents.
We fixed an issue with searchindexer.exe that sometimes prevented you from logging in or logging out.
Fixed an issue that could occur when converting or re-converting Japanese Kanji using a multibyte character set (MBCS) application. The cursor could move to the wrong place when typing.
Changed how Windows diagnostic data processing configuration is enabled in preparation for EU Data Boundary. Detailed information can be found by this link.
Fixed issue with mstsc.exe. The program stopped responding when connecting to RemoteApp and Desktop Connection.
We fixed an issue that could affect the FindWindow() or FindWindowEx() functions. They could return an invalid window handle.
We fixed an issue that affected image files found using taskbar search. Because of this issue, these images could not be opened.
We fixed an issue that could affect applications that use Microsoft Edge WebView2 to display content. These applications include Microsoft Office and the Widgets component. This issue could result in content being missing or showing a gray background instead.