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Microsoft fixes DWM crash, makes Windows 11 more reliable with KB5034220 Beta build

Sayan Sen Neowin · Feb 1, 2024 13:15 EST with 0 comments

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Microsoft today has released a new Beta Channel build for Windows Insiders. The new build, 22635.3139 under KB5034220, claims to have general reliability improvements thanks to "a handful of fixes". It also fixes a DWM (Desktop Window Manager) crash issue and a Task Manager bug. The full changelog is given below

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[General]

This update includes a handful of fixes to improve overall reliability.

Fixed a dwm.exe crash impacting some Insiders in the previous flight.

[Task Manager]

Fixed an issue impacting Task Manager reliability on the last few builds.

As you may already notice. This is a rather small changelog compared to what we are generally familiar with. You can view the official blog post on Microsoft's website here.