New Update Windows 11 KB5039302 non-security update, with new emoji, File Explorer improvements, and more

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The June 2024 non-security update for supported Windows 11 versions is now available for download. This optional release includes a bunch of new features, such as a new Game Pass widget for the Settings app, emoji 15.1, more archive format support in File Explorer, and more.

These are the features that Microsoft is rolling out gradually to Windows 11 users who are willing to test the company's non-security updates:

• New! This update adds a new Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings home page. This home page shows on Home and Pro editions when you sign in to Windows using your Microsoft account. The card appears if you actively play games on your PC.
• New! The show desktop button is on the taskbar again by default. To change this, right-click the taskbar and choose Taskbar settings. At the lower part of the page, you will find Taskbar behaviors.
• New! This update affects File Explorer. You can now create 7-Zip and Tape Archive (TAR) files using the context menu. When you right-click a file, a Compress to item gives you ways to compress a file using tools like gzip, bzip2, and more. There is also a new compression wizard in Additional options. It will help you choose more formats and add details. You can use different types of compression to add many files to archives in other TAR formats. You can also change the compression level and choose the types of data to store in each archive.
• New! This update adds support for Emoji 15.1. Windows supports Unicode symbol-like shapes for family groupings. But Windows will keep using people for them. Also, you can choose the right or left facing direction for some people emoji. The new emoji are:
  • Horizontal and vertical head shake
  • Phoenix
  • Lime
  • Brown mushroom
  • Broken chain
• New! You can now copy files from the Windows Share window. Just click the new Copy button.
• New! This update starts the rollout of the new account manager on the Start menu. When you use a Microsoft account to sign in to Windows, you will get a glance at your account benefits. This feature also makes it easy to manage your account settings.

And here are the features all Windows 11 users will get in KB5039302:

• This update addresses an issue that affects Snipping Tool. When you use it to record videos on some PCs, the audio has distortions.
• This update addresses an issue that affects the touch keyboard. You cannot use it to enter special characters. This occurs when you use the Japanese 106 keyboard.
• This update addresses an issue that affects USB devices. Ejecting them using the Safely Remove Hardware option fails. This occurs when Task Manager is open.

Windows 11 KB5039302 is out with new emoji, File Explorer improvements, and more

KB5039302 for Windows 11 is Microsoft's latest non-security update for supported Windows 11 versions. It adds new emoji, File Explorer improvements, a Game Pass widget, and other changes.

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Microsoft pauses Windows 11 KB5039302 rollout as it breaks PCs and causes infinite restarts​

A couple of days ago, Microsoft released the latest non-security update for Windows 11 and Windows 10. The latter received a bunch of useful fixes, while Windows 11 got some new features and changes. If you are tempted to try KB5039302, beware of a nasty bug that can seriously break your computer to the point of being completely unable to use it. Microsoft has just confirmed that KB5039302 is causing infinite restarts on some systems.

According to a post on the official Windows Health Dashboard website, the problem affects computers powered by client versions of Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2. It is most likely to happen if you use virtual machines and nested virtualization with software like CloudPC, DevBox, or Azure Virtual Desktop.

As there are no workarounds, Microsoft paused the rollout of KB5039302 to prevent the further spread of this quite severe bug.

Microsoft pauses Windows 11 KB5039302 rollout as it breaks PCs and causes infinite restarts

Microsoft has issued a warning that the recent Windows 11 updates (KB5039302) can cause significant issues on some PCs. Affected systems cannot boot and fall into a boot loop, restarting indefinitely.

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Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 11 KB5039302 update for most users

Microsoft has resumed the rollout of the June Windows 11 KB5039302 update, now blocking the update only for those using virtualization software.

On Wednesday, Microsoft pulled the KB5039302 update after Windows 11 users found that their devices went into a reboot loop after it was installed.

After investigating the issue, Microsoft determined that the bug mostly affects devices that utilize virtual machine tools and nested virtualization features, such as CloudPC, DevBox, and Azure Virtual Desktop. Others stated it also affected VMware.

Yesterday, in an update to Windows Message Center, Microsoft once again resumed rolling out the KB5039302 update to those not running virtualization software.

"Availability of this update via Windows Update and Windows Update for Business was paused for a couple of days, but is being resumed today for most devices," reads the message center update.

"This update offering is now paused only for devices affected by the issue. As a result, this update might not be offered to Hyper-V virtual machines running on hosts that utilize certain processor types."

Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 11 KB5039302 update for most users

Microsoft has resumed the rollout of the June Windows 11 KB5039302 update, now blocking the update only for those using virtualization software.

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