Win Update KB5022913 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Build 22621.1344 (22H2)


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February 28, 2023 - KB5022913 (OS Build 22621.1344) Preview​


For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. For an overview of Windows 11, version 22H2, see its update history page.

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Highlights​

  • New! This update improves the search box experience on the taskbar. As you type in the search box, search results now appear in the search flyout box. You can also change the search experience you want for your taskbar by going to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar. For commercial customers, this update adds a new policy for IT administrators to manage how the search box on the taskbar appears in your organization. For more information, see Customizing search on the Windows 11 taskbar.

  • New! You can now access Windows Studio effects directly from quick settings on the taskbar for devices that have a supported neural processing unit (NPU). This makes it quick and easy to turn on and configure camera effects. These effects include Background blur, Eye contact, Automatic framing, and Audio effects (Voice focus). You can still access these effects in the Settings pages.

  • New! This update makes it easier to get help if you are having PC issues. You can now find Quick Assist in the Start menu’s All apps list.

  • New! This update introduces a touch-optimized taskbar for 2-in-1 devices that you can use as a tablet. There are two states of this taskbar: collapsed and expanded. To switch between the two states, swipe up and down on the bottom of your screen. When collapsed in tablet mode, the taskbar recedes to give you more screen space and keeps you from accidentally opening the taskbar. When expanded in tablet mode, the taskbar is optimized to be easier to use with touch. Your taskbar will automatically change to this optimized version when you disconnect or fold back the keyboard.

    This feature only works on devices that can be used as tablets and is on by default. To change that, go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar behaviors. The setting is called “Optimize taskbar for touch interactions when this device is used as a tablet.” If your company manages Windows updates for your device, this feature will be off by default. Administrators can turn it on using the new commercial control for continuous innovation.

  • New! This update provides enhanced support for braille devices. They will continue working while you switch between Microsoft Narrator and third-party screen readers. Narrator will automatically change braille drivers. For more information, see Chapter 8: Using Narrator with braille.
  • New! This update also adds support for new braille displays and new braille input and output languages in Narrator. Some of the new braille displays include the APH Chameleon, the APH Mantis Q40, the NLS eReader, and many more. For more information, see Chapter 8: Using Narrator with braille.
  • New! Windows now provides energy recommendations. If you use them, they can help to improve the energy efficiency of your PC and reduce your carbon footprint. Go to Settings > System > Power & Battery > Energy Recommendations.

  • New! For devices that are joined to Azure Active Directory (AAD), Windows now provides AI-powered recommended content on your Start menu. On the Start menu, you will find content to help you to prepare for meetings, quickly access files you're collaborating on, and more.
  • New! This update enhances the system tray. All icons will have a rounded focus and hover treatment in the lower right, including the “Show hidden icons” flyout menu. You can move icons to rearrange them in the “Show hidden icons” flyout menu or move icons to the taskbar.

  • New! This update makes voice access more flexible and supports interaction with more user interface (UI) controls. For example, voice now interacts with controls that contain:

    • Names that have numbers, such as “Click 5”
    • Names without whitespaces between them, such as “click PivotTable” or “click PivotChart”
    • Names that have special characters, such as Bluetooth & devices (“click Bluetooth and devices”) or Dial – up (“click dial hyphen up”)
  • New! Voice now supports spin controls, thumb controls, and split buttons. You interact with these controls by using the “click” command or number overlays. This update also addresses issues that affect snapping commands that snap a window left or right. Commands that move the cursor in a text box now run instantly.
  • New! This update also provides voice scrolling enhancements. You can use voice to scroll to the extreme left and right on a page. You can also use continuous scrolling to the left or right like what is already present for vertical scrolling. For more information about the new voice access commands, see Voice access command list.
  • New! This update makes enhancements to Task Manager. These include:
    • Filtering—You can now filter processes using the binary name, PID, or publisher name. The filter also applies when you switch between pages. The keyboard shortcut is ALT+F.
    • More theme options—You can now choose a theme for Task Manager that is different from the Windows theme. Also, all dialogs, except for Run new task and the Properties dialog, now support themes. The dialogs will use app-specific themes or the Windows theme.

    • Efficiency mode—You can now opt out of confirmation dialogs when you turn on Efficiency mode.

  • This update addresses an issue that affects the Color filters setting. When you select Inverted, the system sets it to Grayscale instead.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects IE mode. The text on the status bar is not always visible.
  • This update addresses an issue that displays a blue screen during video playback. This occurs after you set high dynamic range (HDR) on your display.
  • This update addresses an issue that might affect the touch keyboard and the PIN entry keyboard. You might not be able to use them to enter text when you sign in to your device.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects which folders appear in the Browse for Folder picker.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects File Explorer. When you use Shift+Tab or Shift+F6, the input focus does not move.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects the user interface (UI). The volume up and volume down commands from a Bluetooth keyboard do not display.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects Xbox subscribers. If you purchased an Xbox subscription using the "Redeem code" option, you cannot see the Xbox subscription card on the Settings Accounts page. This occurs when recurring billing is off.

Improvements​

This non-security update includes quality improvements. When you install this KB:
  • New! This update adds the new Tamil Anjal keyboard for the Tamil language. To add it, make sure Tamil (Singapore), Tamil (Malaysia), Tamil (Sri Lanka), or Tamil (India) appears in Settings > Time & Language > Language & Region. Select the ellipses () next to the language. Select Language Options. Add Tamil Anjal (QWERTY) to the list of keyboards.

  • This update improves the reliability of Windows after you install an update.
  • This update affects the United Mexican States. This update supports the government’s daylight saving time change order for 2023.
  • This update addresses a date information issue. It affects the format of dates sent between Windows and some versions of the Heimdal Kerberos library.
  • This update addresses compatibility issues that affect some printers. These printers use Windows Graphical Device Interface (GDI) printer drivers. These drivers do not completely adhere to GDI specifications.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects the software keyboard. It does not appear in the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) after a Push-button reset (factory reset). This type of reset requires an external keyboard to be attached to provide credentials.
  • 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 provisioning packages. They fail to apply in certain circumstances when elevation is required.
  • 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 Universal Print's Configuration Service Provider (CSP). A command prompt window appears when you install a printer.
  • This update addresses a reliability issue that occurs when you use Task View.
  • This update addresses an issue that might affect lsass.exe. It might stop responding. This occurs when it sends a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to a domain controller that has a very large LDAP filter.
  • 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 copying from a network to a local drive. Copying is slower than expected for some users.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects parity virtual disks. Using Server Manager to create them fails.
  • This update addresses an issue that stops hyperlinks from working in Microsoft Excel.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects the registry size. It grows very large. This occurs because the registry entries are not removed when users sign out of an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environment that uses FSlogix.
  • This update addresses an issue that affects the Get_Settings() method. For 32-bit applications, it fails to retrieve the settings for Automatic Update Options.
If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

Windows 11 servicing stack update - 22621.1344​

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.

Known issues in this update​

Applies toSymptomWorkaround
IT adminsUsing provisioning packages on Windows 11, version 22H2 (also called Windows 11 2022 Update) might not work as expected. Windows might only be partially configured, and the Out Of Box Experience might not finish or might restart unexpectedly. Provisioning packages are .PPKG files which are used to help configure new devices for use on business or school networks. Provisioning packages which are applied during initial setup are most likely to be impacted by this issue. For more information on provisioning packages, please see Provisioning packages for Windows.

Note Provisioning Windows devices using Windows Autopilot is not affected by this issue.

Windows devices used by consumers in their home or small offices are not likely to be affected by this issue.
If you can provision the Windows device before upgrading to Windows 11, version 22H2, this will prevent the issue.

We are presently investigating and will provide an update in an upcoming release.
IT adminsUpdates released February 14, 2023 or later might not be offered from some Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) servers to Windows 11, version 22H2. The updates will download to the WSUS server but might not propagate further to client devices. Affected WSUS servers are only those running Windows Server 2022 which have been upgraded from Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019. This issue is caused by the accidental removal of required Unified Update Platform (UUP) MIME types during the upgrade to Windows Server 2022 from a previous version of Windows Server. This issue might affect security updates or feature updates for Windows 11, version 22H2. Microsoft Configuration Manager is not affected by this issue.To mitigate this issue, please see Adding file types for Unified Update Platform on premises.

We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.
All usersAfter installing this or later updates, 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. The known affected third-party UI customization apps are ExplorerPatcher and StartAllBack. These types of apps often use unsupported methods to achieve their customization and as a result can have unintended results on your Windows device.ExplorerPatcher and StartAllBack have released a version that lists this issue as resolved.

Note If you are using any third-party UI customization app and encounter this or any other issues, you will need to contact customer support for the developer of the app you are using.
IT adminsAfter installing updates released January 10, 2023, and later, kiosk device profiles that have auto log on enabled might not sign in automatically. After Autopilot completes provisioning, affected devices will stay on the sign-in screen prompting for credentials.This issue is addressed in KB5023778.
All usersAfter installing this update, some apps might have intermittent issues with speech recognition, expressive input, and handwriting when using Chinese or Japanese languages. Affected apps might sometimes fail to recognize certain words or might be unable to receive any input from speech recognition or affected input types. This issue is more likely to occur when apps are using offline speech recognition.

Note for app developers This issue only affects speech recognition using Speech Recognition Grammar Specification (SRGS) in Windows.Media.SpeechRecognition. Other implementations of speech recognition are not affected.
This issue is addressed in KB5026446.
IT adminsYou might have intermittent issues saving, copying, or attaching files using 32-bit apps, which are large address aware and using the CopyFile API. Windows devices are more likely to be affected by this issue when using some commercial or enterprise security software that uses extended file attributes. Microsoft Office apps, such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel are only affected when using 32-bit versions and you might receive the error, "Document not saved."

This issue is unlikely to be experienced by consumers using Windows devices in their home or on non-managed commercial devices. Apps are not affected by this issue if they are 64-bit or 32-bit and NOT large address aware.
This issue is addressed in KB5027231.

How to get this update​

Before installing this update

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

Install this update

Release ChannelAvailableNext Step
Windows Update or Microsoft UpdateYesGo to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. In the Optional updates available area, you’ll find the link to download and install the update.
Windows Update for BusinessNoNone. These changes will be included in the next security update to this channel.
Microsoft Update CatalogYesTo get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)NoYou can import this update into WSUS manually. See the Microsoft Update Catalog for instructions.

If you want to remove the LCU

To remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command: DISM /online /get-packages.

Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5022913.

For a list of the files that are provided in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU - version 22621.1344.


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Direct download links for KB5022913 MSU file from Microsoft Update Catalog:

Download KB5022913 MSU for Windows 11 v22H2 64-bit (x64) - 281.5 MB

Download KB5022913 MSU for Windows 11 v22H2 ARM64 - 383.4 MB


UUP Dump:

64-bit ISO download:
Select language for Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 (22621.1344) amd64

ARM64 ISO download: Select language for Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 (22621.1344) arm64

 
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I updated Windows Web Experience Pack but it helped further I can't add widgets. It's a pity
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-9700F, 4500 MHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock B365M-HDV
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC887 @ Intel Kaby Point PCH - High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32 cale
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Dysk nr 1 - Patriot Burst (B5950791083400100449) [894 GB] D: E:
    Dysk nr 2 - SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 (0025_3889_91CB_C6D1.) [238 GB] C: F: G:
    Keyboard
    roccat
There are some changes to Taskbar operation, Hidden Icons for instance, when you open it they are now inline instead of a square. I have only 4 but before they were 2 above other two. That flash you have I had once before, traced it to graphic card control app, it was changing to custom settings after GPU driver was initialized so it wasn't fully operational during that time. Clean GPU driver reinstall fixed it.
Tried that - the first time i spotted this issue. Have all the Taskbar behaviors disabled - so it made sense to be a driver issue. Yet, no luck. Tried it again just now (the all nine yards - booting into safe mode + DDU spring cleaning, restart and install) - but time i let Windows use its own set of drivers (a version older - despite Intel® UHD Graphics 630 - turning legacy last year). Still no luck - the taskbar made that flashy wink again.

Quite ironic, cause on an old rig with AMD R5 GPU (which is also legacy for quite awhile now) - Windows Feature Packs (sometimes cumulative too) - use to corrupt the GPU drivers on almost every major update. Serious issue too - aka - video tdr failure + BSOD. A reinstall is all it took - for the system to regain its stability. Only to get broken all over again (and thus - the same old legacy driver would get reinstalled multiple times a year).

Unfortunately, a simple reinstall (+ the cleaning process) didn't do the trick - this time around. For an Intel legacy GPU - that is (no MUX switch - so the nVidia drivers are sleeping till running a game and such). Funny thing is - sometimes i spend half a day solving some issue for a client - yet, dealing with issues on personal rigs... where's the fun in that? I mean, when you know - you did everything right... "it shouldn't brake in the first place". 2 AM already - so i'll just end with cussing Microsoft devs (once again - which at this point... it's kinda of a religious practice). And sleep on it.

Last but not least - got pranked in more ways then one. As in, hey look a new update...

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Oh wait, it's the same old same old...

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To be fair, have this cleaning habit - where i remove the temporary files - including the update installers. It's probably cause of that. Then again, if they did things right - that shouldn't/wouldn't happen (since those files are redundant anyway - they're meant to be cleaned/removed). They call it Windows - but it's just Windows 7 Service Pack 3 build 22621.1344. :yawn:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 SP 16 (or Windows 11 SP 2 or Sun Valley 2)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    Intel & AMD
    Memory
    SO-DIMM SK Hynix 15.8 GB Dual-Channel DDR4-2666 (2 x 8 GB) 1329MHz (19-19-19-43)
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia RTX 2060 6GB Mobile GPU (TU106M)
    Sound Card
    Onbord Realtek ALC1220
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB / 1x Seagate Expansion ST1000LM035 1TB
I was away for a few days, but have belatedly installed this update. Everything went well on the desktop. The laptop was a bit slow on reboot, and remains a bit slow after a full shutdown, with the taskbar being rather slow to appear (it is beginning to show its age). However, the 2-in-1 taskbar fix is welcome on my 2-in-1 laptop. Impressive list of features in this update.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Ryzen 3900x
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Master x570 rel 1.0
    Memory
    32GB (2x16) @ 3600 MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Windforce RTX 2080
    Sound Card
    No separate sound card.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2718Q
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    1TB WD-Black SN850; 1TB Samsung Sata 850 Evo; 4 TB WD Blue Sata SA510 2.5''; 4TB Samsung Sata SSD 870 EVO 2.5".
    PSU
    Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 11 750W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-8FIB
    Cooling
    CPU: Noctua NH-U12A; Case: BeQuiet + Lian Li fans.
    Keyboard
    Steelseries Apex 7 brown keys.
    Mouse
    Logitech (wired) G403
    Internet Speed
    940 Mb/s down; 105 Mb/s up
    Browser
    Edge (Chromium)
    Antivirus
    Eset Internet Security
    Other Info
    Pioneer blu-ray optical drive.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7373 2-in-1
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8th Generation
    Motherboard
    Dell 0HG1FH (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Dell)
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio (on motherboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touch screen generic monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB Micron SATA SSD.
    Internet Speed
    400Mb/s (Wifi)
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Eset Internet Security
    Other Info
    Dell says this system is not Windows 11 capable, but Microsoft seems happy with it.
Tried that - the first time i spotted this issue. Have all the Taskbar behaviors disabled - so it made sense to be a driver issue. Yet, no luck. Tried it again just now (the all nine yards - booting into safe mode + DDU spring cleaning, restart and install) - but time i let Windows use its own set of drivers (a version older - despite Intel® UHD Graphics 630 - turning legacy last year). Still no luck - the taskbar made that flashy wink again.

Quite ironic, cause on an old rig with AMD R5 GPU (which is also legacy for quite awhile now) - Windows Feature Packs (sometimes cumulative too) - use to corrupt the GPU drivers on almost every major update. Serious issue too - aka - video tdr failure + BSOD. A reinstall is all it took - for the system to regain its stability. Only to get broken all over again (and thus - the same old legacy driver would get reinstalled multiple times a year).

Unfortunately, a simple reinstall (+ the cleaning process) didn't do the trick - this time around. For an Intel legacy GPU - that is (no MUX switch - so the nVidia drivers are sleeping till running a game and such). Funny thing is - sometimes i spend half a day solving some issue for a client - yet, dealing with issues on personal rigs... where's the fun in that? I mean, when you know - you did everything right... "it shouldn't brake in the first place". 2 AM already - so i'll just end with cussing Microsoft devs (once again - which at this point... it's kinda of a religious practice). And sleep on it.

Last but not least - got pranked in more ways then one. As in, hey look a new update...

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Oh wait, it's the same old same old...

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To be fair, have this cleaning habit - where i remove the temporary files - including the update installers. It's probably cause of that. Then again, if they did things right - that shouldn't/wouldn't happen (since those files are redundant anyway - they're meant to be cleaned/removed). They call it Windows - but it's just Windows 7 Service Pack 3 build 22621.1344. :yawn:
Part of drivers is in windows itself and APIs like DirectX so if something change in windows drivers can't latch to them, Some .DLLs for instance can be and often are shared and modified by either side. Then there's that famous windows Trusted installer that's right now stopping me from using Universal Sound driver with Raeltek so I have to use a 5 year or older W10 driver for it instead of more flexible UAD,
Several times in past I had to do clean windows install because something went wrong when uninstalling drivers for old GPU.
Maybe you could try In place upgrade to get all system files replaced ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11 Pro and Insider Dev
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home brewed
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
    Motherboard
    ASROCK b650 PRO RS
    Memory
    2x8GB Kingston 6000MHz, Cl 32 @ 6200MHz Cl30
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Rx 6600XT Gaming OC 8G Pro
    Sound Card
    MB, Realtek Ac1220p
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000. 1TBSamsung 970 evo Plus 500GB, Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB, Lexar NVMe 2 TB, Silicon Power M.2 SATA 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic 750W
    Case
    Custom Raidmax
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm
    Internet Speed
    20/19 mbps
I updated my system with this update on 03/02/2023. After updating and restarting, my laptop crashed and had to reinstall Windows 11 My system would boot up, however never show the desktop. It never started explorer.exe. I tried to start it manually and my screen would blink off and on, showing the desktop, then a black screen. I booted into Windows 10. It also has this update, but all is well on Win 10. I went back to Win 11. I again updated with this update (KB5022913) and everything looked normal and today tried to use my 3d app and it crashed. This program never crashed on me until I updated Windows with this update. I just uninstalled it. I will post an update tomorrow, after using my system and the programs that never crashed before. I welcome comments to this post. Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell G15
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10870H CPU @ 2.20GHz 2.21 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 3060 RTX
    Sound Card
    RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
Part of drivers is in windows itself and APIs like DirectX so if something change in windows drivers can't latch to them, Some .DLLs for instance can be and often are shared and modified by either side. Then there's that famous windows Trusted installer that's right now stopping me from using Universal Sound driver with Raeltek so I have to use a 5 year or older W10 driver for it instead of more flexible UAD,
Several times in past I had to do clean windows install because something went wrong when uninstalling drivers for old GPU.
Maybe you could try In place upgrade to get all system files replaced ?

If that was the case - reinstalling the drivers could never fix this type of issues, you'd have to reinstall Windows each time. And since DCH became the new standard - their compartmentalization stands out even more than before (they're not spreaded all over the place - as was the case with co-installers). This standard is actually an improvement - even tho Windows is still messy asf. And that's just it... let's take the current update - as example. Just go to C:\Windows\servicing\LCU (which stands for "Latest Cumulative Updates") - and look inside. That HUMONGOUS pile of files (even over a 100.000 at times) - is what it took to apply this update - but also the "Rollback (the content of that folder is also needed for reverting to a previous version)".

Point being... it's a modern OS on the outside (looks wise) - but a real mess on the inside. Would really love to see the DCH philosophy applied to Windows itself - tho, realistically speaking - i pretty much doubt we'll get to see that in the upcoming years - or next Windows. Since they'd have to rebuild it from scratch - and Microsoft devs have this religious tradition by now - where every new feature, every new version of Windows - is built on top of past builds/versions. Quite literally and lazy about it too...


Anyway, if you want UAD drivers - latest version even - you can try this:


Even tho, as an old saying goes: "If it works, there's no point in trying to fix it." A wise saying... which i rarely practice. 😅 I mean, in my case to oficial OEM sound chip drivers - run just fine. Yet, i still dabbled with everything i could find (from the newer version) - just for the kicks. Didn't see any improvements - but i did ran into problems at times (like sound not working - while resuming from sleep). Now i'm back to using the OEM drivers - since they truly work just fine.

As for this minor inconvenient with the taskbar - i can live with it (switching to a local account - can decrease its loading to around 0.5 seconds from 1 second). I ran a sfc /scannow but also Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth & Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth - and didn't find a single corruption. Didn't find any issues with any of the apps i use, seems stable and there's no other visual annoyances either. Well, there is one more thing... as in the cache for past icons found in Taskbar > Other system tray icons is bugged (tried all the known ways to clean/remove the duplicates - which works/worked on Windows 10 - yet, Windows 11 is bugged). But this issue was not introduced with this patch - it's still around since the earliest releases of Windows 11 (a bug ported from update to update). Only a reinstall can solve this inconvenience - but since it doesn't stand out i got used to ignoring it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 SP 16 (or Windows 11 SP 2 or Sun Valley 2)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    Intel & AMD
    Memory
    SO-DIMM SK Hynix 15.8 GB Dual-Channel DDR4-2666 (2 x 8 GB) 1329MHz (19-19-19-43)
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia RTX 2060 6GB Mobile GPU (TU106M)
    Sound Card
    Onbord Realtek ALC1220
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB / 1x Seagate Expansion ST1000LM035 1TB
No, drivers as they come from manufacturers just hook to windows APIs which in turn govern the HW. That part stays in windows when drivers are uninstalled, Drivers installation routine is supposed to save any shared DLLs that were modified. That's Trusted Installer's job to manage it, Instructions for process come in .INF file included with driver, Occasionally something goes wrong and wrong file is deleted or in case like mine Realtek UAD driver can't access Trusted Installer because it can't take ownership, something to that effect that's the message i get when trying to install it,
That must have been something I missed or made wrong choice during this windows clean installation as it works fine in Insider dev on another disk on same PC,
After that big March update I might just reinstall windows although that's quite a bother and job for a week,
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11 Pro and Insider Dev
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home brewed
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
    Motherboard
    ASROCK b650 PRO RS
    Memory
    2x8GB Kingston 6000MHz, Cl 32 @ 6200MHz Cl30
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Rx 6600XT Gaming OC 8G Pro
    Sound Card
    MB, Realtek Ac1220p
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000. 1TBSamsung 970 evo Plus 500GB, Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB, Lexar NVMe 2 TB, Silicon Power M.2 SATA 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic 750W
    Case
    Custom Raidmax
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm
    Internet Speed
    20/19 mbps
I updated my system with this update on 03/02/2023. After updating and restarting, my laptop crashed and had to reinstall Windows 11 My system would boot up, however never show the desktop. It never started explorer.exe. I tried to start it manually and my screen would blink off and on, showing the desktop, then a black screen. I booted into Windows 10. It also has this update, but all is well on Win 10. I went back to Win 11. I again updated with this update (KB5022913) and everything looked normal and today tried to use my 3d app and it crashed. This program never crashed on me until I updated Windows with this update. I just uninstalled it. I will post an update tomorrow, after using my system and the programs that never crashed before. I welcome comments to this post. Thanks.
I had the same issue, flashing screen after the update. If you're using ExplorerPatcher that may be the cause of your issue. It was what messed up mine and several others as well. Look back in this thread to message #130.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    N/A
    CPU
    AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor 3.40 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-770T USB3
    Memory
    12gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GTX950
    Sound Card
    Realtek 888
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD Vulcan Z
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    500
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I don't get why MS haven't updated the Major build number to 22623 now, as this update includes many of the features that were in Beta build 22623.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (RP channel)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5900X 12-core
    Motherboard
    X570 Aorus Xtreme
    Memory
    64GB Corsair Platinum RGB 3600MHz CL16
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Suprim X 3080 Ti
    Sound Card
    Soundblaster AE-5 Plus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming VG289Q
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 2TB
    Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB
    Samsung 870 Evo 4TB
    Samsung T7 Touch 1TB
    PSU
    Asus ROG Strix 1000W
    Case
    Corsair D750 Airflow
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15S
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow V4
    Mouse
    Logitech G903 with PowerPlay charger
    Internet Speed
    900Mb/sec
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I don't get why MS haven't updated the Major build number to 22623 now, as this update includes many of the features that were in Beta build 22623.


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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.2033 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Cut a short story long - my RP channel vhdx file would not update to latest update, so I deleted it and cloned my main OS to a vhdx file.

I had installed this update on RTM version (my Host OS).

I now natively booted cloned os vhdx, joined RP again, and it said I was up to date (as expected).

This set me thinking - is there any real point to the RP channel, if you get same effect a few days later installing preview updates.

The only minor benefit as far as I can see is if the latest update in RP falls over, so you do not install preview update on main OS a few days later.

I never worry about preview updates being an issue as I always make an image backup before doing it anyway.

So I have just deleted the RP version, saving 50+GB of disk space.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Zenbook 14
    CPU
    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB soldered
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop OLED screen
    Screen Resolution
    2880x1800 touchscreen
    Hard Drives
    1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
    PSU
    Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
    Keyboard
    Built in UK keybd
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
    Internet Speed
    900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

    Macrium Reflect Home V8
    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
    Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
Cut a short story long - my RP channel vhdx file would not update to latest update, so I deleted it and cloned my main OS to a vhdx file.

I had installed this update on RTM version (my Host OS).

I now natively booted cloned os vhdx, joined RP again, and it said I was up to date (as expected).

This set me thinking - is there any real point to the RP channel, if you get same effect a few days later installing preview updates.

The only minor benefit as far as I can see is if the latest update in RP falls over, so you do not install preview update on main OS a few days later.

I never worry about preview updates being an issue as I always make an image backup before doing it anyway.

So I have just deleted the RP version, saving 50+GB of disk space.
Well, in theory RP channel is last before public release and most of time were identical. In the past RP was meant for OEM manufctzrers to include in their PCs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11 Pro and Insider Dev
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home brewed
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
    Motherboard
    ASROCK b650 PRO RS
    Memory
    2x8GB Kingston 6000MHz, Cl 32 @ 6200MHz Cl30
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Rx 6600XT Gaming OC 8G Pro
    Sound Card
    MB, Realtek Ac1220p
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000. 1TBSamsung 970 evo Plus 500GB, Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB, Lexar NVMe 2 TB, Silicon Power M.2 SATA 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic 750W
    Case
    Custom Raidmax
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm
    Internet Speed
    20/19 mbps
The laptop was a bit slow on reboot, and remains a bit slow after a full shutdown, with the taskbar being rather slow to appear
After a few days, a disk cleanup (with removal of the update files), the system is as fast as it ever was. Maybe a caching issue.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Ryzen 3900x
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Master x570 rel 1.0
    Memory
    32GB (2x16) @ 3600 MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Windforce RTX 2080
    Sound Card
    No separate sound card.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2718Q
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    1TB WD-Black SN850; 1TB Samsung Sata 850 Evo; 4 TB WD Blue Sata SA510 2.5''; 4TB Samsung Sata SSD 870 EVO 2.5".
    PSU
    Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 11 750W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-8FIB
    Cooling
    CPU: Noctua NH-U12A; Case: BeQuiet + Lian Li fans.
    Keyboard
    Steelseries Apex 7 brown keys.
    Mouse
    Logitech (wired) G403
    Internet Speed
    940 Mb/s down; 105 Mb/s up
    Browser
    Edge (Chromium)
    Antivirus
    Eset Internet Security
    Other Info
    Pioneer blu-ray optical drive.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7373 2-in-1
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8th Generation
    Motherboard
    Dell 0HG1FH (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Dell)
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio (on motherboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touch screen generic monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB Micron SATA SSD.
    Internet Speed
    400Mb/s (Wifi)
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Eset Internet Security
    Other Info
    Dell says this system is not Windows 11 capable, but Microsoft seems happy with it.
Well, in theory RP channel is last before public release and most of time were identical. In the past RP was meant for OEM manufctzrers to include in their PCs.
Exactly - I just cannot really see point of bothering with it anymore. I am really only interested in new Dev and Beta features.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Zenbook 14
    CPU
    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB soldered
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop OLED screen
    Screen Resolution
    2880x1800 touchscreen
    Hard Drives
    1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
    PSU
    Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
    Keyboard
    Built in UK keybd
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
    Internet Speed
    900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

    Macrium Reflect Home V8
    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
    Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
I can see a point only for Dev channel to see what might be coming in future and new ideas that might or might not make it further. Beta for what most likely will be included in near future,
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11 Pro and Insider Dev
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home brewed
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
    Motherboard
    ASROCK b650 PRO RS
    Memory
    2x8GB Kingston 6000MHz, Cl 32 @ 6200MHz Cl30
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Rx 6600XT Gaming OC 8G Pro
    Sound Card
    MB, Realtek Ac1220p
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000. 1TBSamsung 970 evo Plus 500GB, Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB, Lexar NVMe 2 TB, Silicon Power M.2 SATA 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic 750W
    Case
    Custom Raidmax
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm
    Internet Speed
    20/19 mbps
Given that there have been a bunch of issues reported with this Preview, is it reasonable to assume that the Patch Tuesday update will be different from this Preview?
I have the Preview installed on my test machine, but not on my daily driver. I have very little experience with Preview updates, having avoided them whenever possible until now. Will the already Preview-patched machine be offered the update (again) on PT?
Just pondering ... and being curious. 🤷‍♂️
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2033
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG E2442
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    250GB NVMe SSD (OS and programs), 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    500GB NVMe SSD (Data)
    Case
    Lenovo SFF
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome, sometimes Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
  • Operating System
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2033
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS NVMe; 1 x Samsung 980 NVMe SSD
    Case
    Lenovo Think Centre SFF
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium and MS Defender, beautiful together
Given that there have been a bunch of issues reported with this Preview, is it reasonable to assume that the Patch Tuesday update will be different from this Preview?
I have the Preview installed on my test machine, but not on my daily driver. I have very little experience with Preview updates, having avoided them whenever possible until now. Will the already Preview-patched machine be offered the update (again) on PT?
Just pondering ... and being curious. 🤷‍♂️
Will probably fix some things by then otherwise why delay ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11 Pro and Insider Dev
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home brewed
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
    Motherboard
    ASROCK b650 PRO RS
    Memory
    2x8GB Kingston 6000MHz, Cl 32 @ 6200MHz Cl30
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Rx 6600XT Gaming OC 8G Pro
    Sound Card
    MB, Realtek Ac1220p
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000. 1TBSamsung 970 evo Plus 500GB, Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB, Lexar NVMe 2 TB, Silicon Power M.2 SATA 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic 750W
    Case
    Custom Raidmax
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm
    Internet Speed
    20/19 mbps
I am attempting to leave the Windows Insider Program Beta User & the Off-ramp to exit ends March 8, tomorrow. I have a purchased, Activated Copy of Win 11 Pro.

Version 22H2 (OS Build 22621.1325) is my current build.

The Windows Update Critical troubleshooter automatically & successfully ran upon opening Windows as needed to prepare Insiders to leave the program. I restarted after my attempt to install (KB5022913) since W11 did not prompt me to do the required Restart beforehand.

Win Update offered the current stable version 2023-02 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for arm64-based Systems (KB5022913) : however, it failed: “We couldn’t install this update, but you can try again (0x800f081f). I tried 3 times with a restart. Additionally, Reliability Monitor logged: MS Win OS “Stopped responding and was closed”

The Win Insider page displays as not having me in any channel and there is a “Get Started” green button next to “Join the Windows Insider Program”. I assume that if by the end of tomorrow I will be automatically returned to the Beta Channel if I am unable to off-ramp by then. Also, I am concerned that I might be automatically moved to the new Canary or Dev channel and Insiders are not allowed to move to a “lower” channel level once either those are selected.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 ARM64 (Parallels VM) _ OS build 22631.4037
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
    CPU
    Apple Silicon M1 / 3.20 GHz (4 processors)
    Memory
    16 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch (2560 × 1600)
    Antivirus
    N360 for Mac / Win Defender
    Other Info
    Parallels Pro 19.4.1 / macOS Sonoma 14.6.1
I am attempting to leave the Windows Insider Program Beta User & the Off-ramp to exit ends March 8, tomorrow. I have a purchased, Activated Copy of Win 11 Pro.

Version 22H2 (OS Build 22621.1325) is my current build.

The Windows Update Critical troubleshooter automatically & successfully ran upon opening Windows as needed to prepare Insiders to leave the program. I restarted after my attempt to install (KB5022913) since W11 did not prompt me to do the required Restart beforehand.

Win Update offered the current stable version 2023-02 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for arm64-based Systems (KB5022913) : however, it failed: “We couldn’t install this update, but you can try again (0x800f081f). I tried 3 times with a restart. Additionally, Reliability Monitor logged: MS Win OS “Stopped responding and was closed”

The Win Insider page displays as not having me in any channel and there is a “Get Started” green button next to “Join the Windows Insider Program”. I assume that if by the end of tomorrow I will be automatically returned to the Beta Channel if I am unable to off-ramp by then. Also, I am concerned that I might be automatically moved to the new Canary or Dev channel and Insiders are not allowed to move to a “lower” channel level once either those are selected.
I do not follow what off-ramp to exit March 8 means.

However, It is virtually impossible to leave Beta until the release version build catches up with Beta build number, and even then it is tricky.

What is your build number you are on now?

I am not sure why you bought a new copy as well - if Beta was activated, a clean install of Windows 11 would activate automatically.

edit - thanks to @Bree, I understand what off-ramp means now - long overdue.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Zenbook 14
    CPU
    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB soldered
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop OLED screen
    Screen Resolution
    2880x1800 touchscreen
    Hard Drives
    1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
    PSU
    Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
    Keyboard
    Built in UK keybd
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
    Internet Speed
    900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

    Macrium Reflect Home V8
    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
    Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
DSAND1
I have the same issue as you on my HP laptop. I followed the same steps as you and in addition I ran SFC and DISM from the command prompt. Running the Windows Update Troubleshooter Tool found corrupt files and fixed them. That didn't resolve the Windows Update issue so am currently doing a clean install from USB.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus ProArt Z790 Creator WiFi - Bios 2504
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 64gb 5600MT/s DDR5 Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X 24GB
    Sound Card
    External Fiio K5 Pro ESS DAC - Headphone Amplifier
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Panasonic MX950 Mini LED 55" TV 120hz
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160 120hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 2TB (OS)
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Files)
    Lexar NZ790 4TB
    LaCie d2 Professional 6TB external - USB 3.1
    Seagate One Touch 18TB external HD - USB 3.0
    PSU
    Corsair RM1200x Shift
    Case
    Corsair RGB Smart Case 5000x (white)
    Cooling
    Corsair iCue H150i Elite Capellix XT
    Keyboard
    Logitech K860
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Ergo Trackball
    Internet Speed
    Fibre 900/500 Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Total Security
    Other Info
    AOMEI Backupper
    Dashlane Password Manager
    Logitech Brio 4K Webcam
    Orico 10-port powered USB 3.0 hub
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