New Update Windows 11 22H2 KB5018496 Preview update brings better MSA experience, right click Task Manager

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Microsoft has released a new cumulative update KB5018496 (Build 22621.755) on Windows 11 22H2 and below. The new update brings the right click Task Manager option, a new enhanced backup experience using Microsoft Account (MSA), and many more changes.

Highlights:
  • New! It enhances search visual treatments on the taskbar to improve discoverability. This is available to a small audience initially and deploys more broadly in the months that follow. Some devices might notice different visual treatments as we gather feedback. To learn more about why you might be seeing these changes, see Search for anything, anywhere.
  • New! It enhances the backup experience when using your Microsoft Account (MSA). Some devices might notice visual treatments for this enhancement. This is available to a small audience initially and deploys more broadly in the months that follow.
  • New! It adds improvements to the Microsoft Account experience in Settings. For instance, you can manage your Microsoft OneDrive subscription and related storage alerts.
  • New! It adds Task Manager to the context menu when you right-click the taskbar. This feature rolls out in the coming weeks.
  • It addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Edge when it is in IE Mode. The titles of pop-up windows and tabs are wrong.
  • It addresses an issue that might cause vertical and horizontal line artifacts to appear on the screen.
  • It addresses an issue in that stops the credential UI from displaying in IE mode when you use Microsoft Edge.
  • It addresses an issue that might fail to sync the audio when you record game play using the Xbox Game Bar.
  • It addresses an issue that affects File Explorer. It is less dependable when you browse for Microsoft OneDrive folders.
  • It addresses an issue that affects the Start menu. It stops working when you use keyboard commands to move pinned items to a folder at the end of a list.
  • It stops the start of daylight saving time in Jordan at the end of October 2022. The Jordan time zone will permanently shift to the UTC + 3 time zone.
To manually download this KB5018496 update, head over to Microsoft Update Catalog website here. Alternatively, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. In the Optional updates available area, you’ll find the link to download and install the update.

You can find more details about the KB5018496 update in this article.
 

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Microsoft fixes TLS handshake failures in Windows 11 22H2
Microsoft has addressed a known issue that triggers SSL/TLS handshake failures on client and server platforms with the release of the KB5018496 preview cumulative update.

Caused by Windows security updates released during this month's Patch Tuesday, on October 11th, the issue has now also been fixed on Windows 11 22H2 systems.

On impacted Windows 11 devices, users see SEC_E_ILLEGAL_MESSAGE errors in applications when connections to servers experience issues.

"We address an issue that might affect some types of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections. These connections might have handshake failures," Microsoft said.

"For developers, the affected connections are likely to receive one or more records followed by a partial record with a size of less than 5 bytes within a single input buffer."

Since KB5018496 is an optional preview update, it doesn't contain any security fixes and will not be installed automatically.

You can install it on your device by going into Settings > Windows Update, clicking 'Check for Updates,' and then selecting the optional preview to download and install.
 

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