April 2022 Windows 10 21H2 and 21H1 Non-Security Optional Preview "C" Release

        

Microsoft released KB5011831 (OS Builds 19042.1682, 19043.1682, and 19044.1682), the monthly “C” release preview cumulative updates with non-security improvements and fixes for Windows 10 versions 21H2 and 21H1.

The highlighted changes include the following:

• Updates an issue that causes Internet Explorer to stop working when you copy and paste text using an Input Method Editor (IME). 

• Updates an issue that displays a black screen for some users when they sign in or sign out.

• Updates an issue that might cause a Microsoft OneDrive file to lose focus after you rename it and press the Enter key.

• Updates an issue that causes the news and interest panel to appear when you haven’t clicked, tapped, or moused over it.

• Updates an issue that prevents you from changing a password that has expired when you sign in to a Windows device. For information about the types of updates released by Microsoft each month see Windows 10 update servicing cadence primer.

Update:  To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.  The link to download and install the update can be found in the Optional updates available area.  To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

Windows 10 update history

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April 2022 Windows 11 Non-Security Optional Preview "C" Release

   Microsoft released the monthly “C” release preview cumulative updates with non-security improvements and fixes for Windows 11 and other supported versions of Windows.

Following are the highlights for KB5012643 (OS Build 22000.652) for Windows 11: 

• Updates an issue that might cause video subtitles to be partially cut off.

• Updates an issue that incorrectly aligns video subtitles.

• Displays the temperature on top of the weather icon on the taskbar. 

• Updates an issue that prevents you from using the minimize, maximize, and close buttons on a maximized app window.   

Update:  To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.  The link to download and install the update can be found in the Optional updates available area.  To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

See the referenced KB article for the long list of improvements and fixes included in the update.

Microsoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest LCU.  For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

For information about the types of updates released by Microsoft each month, see Windows 11 life cycle and servicing update.

Windows 11 update history

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April 2022 Windows 10 Non-Security Optional Preview "C" Release

       

Microsoft released KB5012636 (OS Build 17763.2867), the monthly “C” release preview cumulative update with non-security improvements and fixes for Windows 10, version 1809.

The highlighted changes include non-security issues for your Windows operating system, including improvements for servicing the Secure Boot component of Windows. 

For information about the types of updates released by Microsoft each month see Windows 10 update servicing cadence primer.

Update:  To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.  The link to download and install the update can be found in the Optional updates available area.  To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

Note: You must install the August 10, 2021 SSU (KB5005112) before installing the LCU. 

Windows 10 update history

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