It’s the Second Tuesday of the Month and part of the March 2023 Patch Tuesday update Microsoft has released new Cumulative Update KB5023706, the so-called Moment 2 update to Windows 11 version 22H2. Windows 11 KB5023706 advances the build number to 22621.1413 and brings moment 2 features include, Phone Link for iOS, a searchable Task Manager, an AI-powered Bing Chat in the Windows taskbar, Windows Studio Effects in Quick Settings and more. Also, Tabs in Notepad and Screen Recording in Snipping Tool, rolling out via Microsoft Store updates.
A new cumulative update KB5023698 is also available for windows 11 21H2 advanced build number to 22000.1696. Today’s update not only brings the moment 2 features but also focuses on security enhancements, performance improvements and bug fixes. Today’s update address an issue that affects a computer account and Active Directory. When you reuse an existing computer account to join an Active Directory domain, joining fails. The update implements the third-phase of DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) hardening. You can refer to this support article for more information.
Windows 11 KB5023706 is an important security update that eventually downloads and installs automatically. Also, you can make changes to the windows settings and delay the update for a week or two, but it’s generally not a good idea to delay security updates. Well, windows 11 KB5023706 offline installers are also available for download on Microsoft Update Catalog.
Download Windows 11 KB5023706
This is an important update that downloads and installs automatically. Also, you can manually install windows 11 KB5023706 by following the steps below.
- Press Windows + X and select Settings, Also you can use the Windows + I keyboard shortcut to open the Settings app on windows 11.
- Select Windows update on the left-hand side, Then click on the Check for updates button,
- This will automatically start to download the Windows 11 KB5023706 update from the Microsoft server
- Once done you need to restart your PC to apply them.
Well if you are looking to download KB5023706 offline package then you can get it from here.
Windows 11 KB5023706 version 22H2 | Direct Download Links: 64-bit.
Windows 11 KB5023698 version 21H2 | Direct Download Links: 64-bit.
If you are looking for the latest Windows 11 ISO click here.
What’s new in windows 11 KB5023706
Today’s update brings the highly-anticipated Moment 2 features for devices running Windows 11 version 22H2. Some of the highly-anticipated Moment 2 features include:
- This update integrates Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing directly into the Windows taskbar,
- Microsoft is bringing the first preview of Phone Link for iOS, which allows you to link your iPhone directly with Windows 11.
- Windows 11 Quick Settings screen now include Microsoft’s AI-powered Studio Effects for devices with a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU).
- The Windows 11 Task Manager now has a search bar at the top of the app that allows you to filter the list of processes by name or the process ID
- Touch-optimized Taskbar that makes it more comfortable when using your Windows 11 device as a tablet.
- Windows Notepad is getting new tabbed interface, and Snipping Tool now contains a screen recording feature both of these updates roll out via Microsoft store.
Windows 11 KB5023706 bumps OS Build 22621.1413 and also bring fixes for several issues reported previously. Some of them include:
- Addresses compatibility issues that affect some printers, use Windows Graphical Device Interface (GDI) printer drivers. These drivers do not completely adhere to GDI specifications.
- Fix a date information issue, that affects the format of dates sent between Windows and some versions of the Heimdal Kerberos library.
- Addresses an issue that affects the software keyboard, and does not appear in the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) after a Push-button reset (factory reset).
- Resove an issue that affects AppV and stops file names from having the correct letter case (uppercase or lowercase).
- Addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Edge, and removes conflicting policies for Microsoft Edge. This occurs when you set the MDMWinsOverGPFlag in a Microsoft Intune tenant and Intune detects a policy conflict.
- Addresses an issue that affects provisioning packages, fails to apply in certain circumstances when elevation is required.
- Addresses an issue that affects Universal Print’s Configuration Service Provider (CSP), A command prompt window appears when you install a printer.
In addition, If you skipped February 2023’s preview update, you’d also receive those fixes and changes today. Read the complete changelog Microsoft support site here.
Known issues 01
- Copying large multiple gigabytes (GB) files might take longer than expected to finish on Windows 11, version 22H2.
To mitigate this issue, Microsoft recommends use third-party file copy tools that do not use cache manager (buffered I/O)
Known issues 02
Provisioning packages may not work as expected. Windows may only be configured partially and the ” Out Of Box Experience might not finish or might restart unexpectedly”.
Known issues 03
Windows devices with some third-party UI customization apps might not start up. These third-party apps might cause errors with explorer.exe that might repeat multiple times in a loop.
What’s new in Windows 11 KB5023698?
Windows 11 KB5023698 (OS Build 22000.1696) is available for version 21H2 which brings similar changes, include miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality.
- This update implements phase three of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) hardening. See KB5004442. After you install this update, you cannot turn off the changes using the registry key.
- Addresses an issue that affects a computer account and Active Directory. When you reuse an existing computer account to join an Active Directory domain, joining fails.
- This update affects the United Mexican States. This update supports the government’s daylight saving time change order for 2023.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Z-order of two maximized windows. A window that is behind another window might appear on top.
- This update addresses an issue that affects AppV. It stops file names from having the correct letter case (uppercase or lowercase).
- This update addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Edge. The issue removes conflicting policies for Microsoft Edge. This occurs when you set the MDMWinsOverGPFlag in a Microsoft Intune tenant and Intune detects a policy conflict.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). Using a provisioning package for bulk provisioning fails.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). LSASS might stop responding. This occurs after you run Sysprep on a domain-joined machine.
- This update addresses an issue that affects parity virtual disks. Using Server Manager to create them fails.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the MDM_VPNv2_01 class. Enumerating this class fails. The error message is, “Generic Error”.
Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues with this update.
Read the complete changelog Microsoft support page here.
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Source: Microsoft support blog
