Neowin News Feed for: 21h2

Windows 11 (KB5044284, KB5044285, KB5044280) October 2024 Patch Tuesday out

Paul Hill — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:18:36 +0000

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5044284, KB5044285, KB5044280). You can get them from Windows Update or the Microsoft Catalog (for an offline machine). Read more...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update out now for 23H2, 22H2 (KB5043076), and 21H2 (KB5043067)

Paul Hill — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:26:17 +0000

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5043076, KB5043067). You can download them from Windows Update or the Microsoft Catalog (if you want to install on an offline machine). Read more...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update out now for 23H2, 22H2 (KB5041585), and 21H2 (KB5041592)

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:21:26 +0000

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5041585, KB5041592). You can download them from Windows Update or the Microsoft Catalog (if you want to install on an offline machine). Read more...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update out now for 23H2, 22H2 (KB5040442), and 21H2 (KB5040431)

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:23:57 +0000

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5040442, KB5040431). You can download them from Windows Update or the Microsoft Catalog (if you want to install on an offline machine). Read more...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update out now for 23H2, 22H2 (KB5037771), and 21H2 (KB5037770)

Paul Hill — Tue, 14 May 2024 17:21:38 +0000

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5037771, KB5037770). You can download them from Windows Update or get them from MIcrosoft Catalog if installing on an offline machine. Read more...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update out now for 23H2, 22H2 (KB5036893), and 21H2 (KB5036894)

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:26:53 +0000

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5036893, KB5036894). You can download them from Windows Update or get them from MIcrosoft Catalog if installing on an offline machine. Read more...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update out now for 23H2, 22H2 (KB5035853), and 21H2 (KB5035854)

Paul Hill — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:36:01 +0000

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5035853, KB5035854). You can download them from Windows Update or get them from MIcrosoft Catalog if installing on an offline machine. Read more...

Windows 11 October Patch Tuesday update (KB5031354) arrives with Moment 4 changes

Paul Hill — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:24:23 +0000

Microsoft has released the October Patch Tuesday update (KB5031354) for Windows 11 22H2. The company has now ended support for Windows 11 21H2 Home and Pro editions so it's time to upgrade. Read more...

Windows 11 22H2 (KB5023706) and 21H2 (KB5023698) Patch Tuesday updates out

Paul Hill — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:50:34 +0000

Microsoft has released its Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 22H2 (KB5023706) and 21H2 (KB5023698). Read on for a comprehensive look at the highlights, improvements, and known issues. Read more...

December Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 22H2 (KB5021255) and 21H2 (KB5021234) out now

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:41:31 +0000

Microsoft has released its December Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 22H2 and 21H2. A Windows 11 servicing stack update is also included to ensure future updates download and install properly. Read more...

Windows 10 Build 19044.1739 (KB5014023) in Release Preview Channel fixes app crashes

Steven Parker — Mon, 23 May 2022 19:16:01 +0000

Today, Windows Insiders on Windows 10 21H2 were treated to an update in the Release Preview Channel that also contained a bunch of fixes for app crashes. There's no known issues reported. Read more...

Microsoft says Windows 11 is now ready for broad deployment

Taras Buria — Wed, 18 May 2022 17:17:41 +0000

Today is a big day for Microsoft's latest operating system. After months of careful rollout, Microsoft says Windows 11 is now ready for broad deployment, which means it is available for all (sort of). Read more...

Windows 10 21H2 is now available to everyone and ready for broad deployment

Taras Buria — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:58:02 +0000

Microsoft has updated its Windows 10 documentation with a new status notification about the latest release. The company claims version 21H2 is now available for everyone and ready for broad deployment Read more...

Search highlights available as optional update (KB5011543) on supported Windows 10 builds

Steven Parker — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 22:56:01 +0000

The Search highlights that arrived last week in the Release Preview channel for Windows 10 have now arrived as an optional update on all supported versions of Windows 10, or wait till Patch Tuesday. Read more...

Windows 10 Build 19044.1499 (KB5009596) in Release Preview Channel contains a ton of fixes

Steven Parker — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:46:01 +0000

On Friday Windows Insiders on Windows 10 21H2 were treated to a new build in the Release Preview Channel that also contained a bunch of fixes, as did the one for Windows 11. There's no known issues. Read more...

Windows 10 November 2021 Update is here - this is what you need to know about it

Usama Jawad — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 17:00:01 +0000

While Windows 11 might be in the limelight right now, those with PCs that are unable to upgrade to the OS will probably be more interested in Windows 10 version 21H2, which is now rolling out. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Android on Windows, WHQL-signed malware, and 21H2 builds

Usama Jawad — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:00:01 +0000

This week, Insiders finally got their hands on Android apps on Windows, new builds for Windows 11, Windows 10 21H1, and Windows 10 21H2. Details about Halo Infinite's PC version were revealed too. Read more...

Windows 10 21H2 Insider build 19044.1319 boosts ransomware defence, fixes memory leaks, more

Sayan Sen — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:28:02 +0000

Today, Microsoft has released build versions 19044.1319 and19043.1319, to Windows 10 21H2 and 21H1 Release Preview, respectively. The new update brings plenty of improvements and bug fixes. Read more...

Here are the known issues in the first Windows 11 public release

Abhay V — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 22:14:02 +0000

Microsoft is shipping Windows 11 starting today in a staggered manner to eligible devices. While there are a ton of new features and improvements, the OS ships with three known issues. Read more...

Windows 11 and Windows 10 version 21H2 head to the Release Preview channel for businesses

Abhay V — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:56:01 +0000

Microsoft today released Windows 11 and Windows 10 version 21H2 as optional updates for commercial customers running Windows Insider Preview builds in the Release Preview channel. Read more...

Windows 10 21H2 build 19044.1200 out for Release Preview Insiders, brings new features

Abhay V — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 21H2 build that contains the promised features slated to make it to that OS. The build is rolling out to Insiders in the Release Preview channel. Read more...

Windows 10 Patch Tuesday updates are now live, here's everything that's fixed

Abhay V — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:14:07 +0000

As usual, Microsoft is rolling out cumulative updates to all supported Windows versions. The update this month brings a permanent fix for the PrintNightmare issue, among other bug fixes. Read more...

Microsoft releases optional Windows 10 updates with a ton of fixes

Abhay V — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:24:02 +0000

Microsoft has released optional updates for Windows 10 versions 1909, 2004, 20H2, and 21H1 as part of its "C" release quality updates. These contain gaming-related reliability fixes and more. Read more...

Microsoft says that there will be a Windows 11 LTSC release, but it's a few years out

Abhay V — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:24:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced during a Tech Community AMA that an LTSC release based on Windows 11 will ship a few years after the one based on Windows 10 version 21H2 ships this year. Read more...

Microsoft releases new cumulative updates for Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring

Mehrotra A — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a couple of cumulative updates to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring. The updates include minor changes and is rolling out to Insiders using 21H1 and 21H2 update. Read more...

Microsoft shares more details about the Windows 10 21H2 feature update

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 21H2 feature update to users on the Release Preview channel. It brings WPA3 H2E support, GPU compute support for WSL and EFLOW deployments and more. Read more...

Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 version 21H2 will be released later this year

Abhay V — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be releasing Windows 10 version 21H2 later this year. While it adds that there will be "new updates to current features", there isn't much information yet. Read more...

Satya Nadella says he's "incredibly excited about the next generation of Windows"

Abhay V — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:20:01 +0000

Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella said during today's keynote that the firm will soon share more about the "most significant update" to Windows in a decade, teasing it as the "next generation" of the OS. Read more...

Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 21359 to the Dev channel

Rich Woods — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:18:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21359 to the Dev channel, and once again, it's from the co_release branch, meaning that there isn't much in the way of new features. Read more...

Windows 10 build 21337 is out with a bunch of new features

Rich Woods — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:15:49 +0000

Today, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21337. You can now reorder and customize virtual desktops, there's Auto HDR for gaming, File Explorer is changing, and more. Read more...

Windows 10 build 21332 removes 3D Viewer and Paint 3D on clean installs

Rich Woods — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:15:30 +0000

Today, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21332, and the most significant change is that it removes Paint 3D and 3D Viewer, but only from clean installations of the OS. Read more...

Here's what's fixed and still broken in Windows 10 build 21327

Rich Woods — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:18:01 +0000

As is usually the case on Wednesdays, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview today, and as usual, it also has a long list of fixes, improvements, and known issues to be aware of. Read more...

Windows 10 build 21327 is out in the Dev channel with News and Interests improvements

Rich Woods — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:07:25 +0000

Today, Microsoft released this week's Windows 10 Insider Preview build in the Dev channel, bringing the build number to 21327. All that's new is a new look for the new News and Interests feature. Read more...

Microsoft announces Office 2021, LTSC offerings for Office and Windows 10

Rich Woods — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 21:00:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft announced that Office 2021 is coming later this year, and also that Windows 10 version 21H2 is going to be a Long-Term Servicing Channel release. Office LTSC preview is in April. Read more...

Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 21313 to the Dev channel

Rich Woods — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:11:13 +0000

After taking off for a couple of weeks, Microsoft has finally released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build in the Dev channel. Read more...

Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 21301 to Dev channel with touch keyboard improvements

Rich Woods — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:07:24 +0000

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview to the Dev channel. The build number is 21301, and the only thing that's new are some improvements for the touch keyboard. Read more...

Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 21292 with news and interests fixes

Rich Woods — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:08:05 +0000

Today, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21292 to the Dev channel. The new build mostly just includes fixes for the news and improvements feature that debuted last week. Read more...

New report details the possible changes coming with Windows 10's Sun Valley update

Abhay V — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:00:01 +0000

A new report details the UI changes and possible features being worked on for Windows 10's Sun Valley update, including changes to the Start Menu and Action Center, new productivity features, more. Read more...

Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 21286, putting everyone in the Dev channel on prerelease

Rich Woods — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 18:12:28 +0000

Today, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview to the Dev channel, for the first time in three weeks and putting everyone on the Dev channel on the rs_prerelease branch. Read more...

Microsoft job listing hints at Sun Valley UI overhaul for Windows

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has been rumored to be working on a major UI overhaul for Windows 10, codenamed Sun Valley, Now, the company has hinted at this redesign through a job listing on its website. Read more...