Windows 11 22H2 and 21H2 get updates KB5019980 and KB5019961

Windows 11 22H2 receives its second Patch Tuesday update KB5019980.
Windows 11 21H2 gets another update (KB5019961) with fixes and changes.
These updates are available for download now through the Windows Update settings.

As part of the Patch Tuesday rollout for November 2022, Microsoft is now making available the update KB5019980 for Windows 11 22H2 and the update KB5019961 for version 21H2 with various fixes and improvements.

KB5019980 represents the second cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2, and according to the company, it bumps the version number to build 22621.819 and brings the fixes and changes previously available on October 25 with the update preview KB5018496. For example, build 22621.819 re-introduces the “Task Manager” option in the Taskbar context menu, improves the backup experience when using a Microsoft Account, updates the search experience, and more.

Although Microsoft rolled out the tabs for File Explorer with the October 2022 update, it appears that not everyone received the new feature since the company notes that tabs are part of the KB5019980 update.

The update KB5019961 bumps Windows 11 21H2 to build 22000.1219 and addresses security issues, and it includes the fixes and improvements released on October 25 with the update preview KB5017383.

If you prefer manually installing the November 2022 update for version 22H2, download it from the Microsoft Update Catalog website. Or you can use this link to download the update for version 21H2.

Windows 11 22H2 update KB5019980

These are the fixes and changes available with the latest update for Windows 11 22H2:

Addressed an issue that affects File Explorer. It fails to localize folders.

Addressed security issues for your Windows operating system.

Added a new consent form for those of you enrolled in Windows Hello Face and Fingerprint. You have new choices for your biometric data. You can keep storing your biometric data or open Settings to delete the data if you have not used your face or fingerprint for authentication in over 365 days. You also have these options if you upgraded to Windows 11 and have not yet seen the new Hello Learn More Privacy text.

Added improvements to the Microsoft Account experience in Settings. For instance, you can manage your Microsoft One Drive subscription and related storage alerts.

Enhanced 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! We enhance 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.

Added Task Manager to the context menu when you right-click the taskbar. This feature rolls out in the coming weeks.

Enabled the ms-appinstaller Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to work for the DesktopAppInstaller.

Windows will not start daylight saving time in Jordan at the end of October 2022.

Fixed an issue that affects Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) authentication hardening. We will automatically raise the authentication level for all non-anonymous activation requests from DCOM clients to RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_INTEGRITY. This occurs if the authentication level is below Packet Integrity.

Fixed an issue that affects the Windows Search service. Indexing progress is slow when you use the service.

Fixed an issue that affects cached credentials for security keys and Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) authentications. On hybrid domain-joined devices, the system removes these cached credentials.

Fixed an issue that might affect some types of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections. These connections might have handshake failures. For developers, the affected connections are likely to send multiple frames followed by a partial frame with a size of less than 5 bytes within a single input buffer. If the connection fails, your app will receive the error, “SEC_E_ILLEGAL_MESSAGE”.

Fixed an issue that affects the Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) Application Proxy connector. It cannot retrieve a Kerberos ticket on behalf of the user. The error message is, “The handle specified is invalid (0x80090301).”

Fixed an issue that affects certificate mapping. When it fails, lsass.exe might stop working in schannel.dll.

Fixed an issue that affects Microsoft Edge when it is in IE Mode. The titles of pop-up windows and tabs are wrong.

Fixed an issue that affects Microsoft Edge IE mode. It stops you from opening webpages. This occurs when you enable Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) and you do not configure Network Isolation policies.

Fixed an issue that affects title bars when you use third-party tools to customize them. The title bars did not render. This update ensures that title bars render; however, we cannot guarantee all text customizations will work as before.

Fixed an issue that might cause vertical and horizontal line artifacts to appear on the screen.

Fixed an issue that affects input method editors (IME) from Microsoft and third parties. They stop working when you close the IME window. This occurs if the IME uses Windows Text Services Framework (TSF) 1.0.

Fixed an issue that might fail to sync the audio when you record game play using the Xbox Game Bar.

We updated DriverSiPolicy.p7b for the Windows kernel vulnerable driver blocklist. This update includes drivers that are vulnerable to Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks.

We extended original equipment manufacturer (OEM) control of Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI) enforcement for targeted hardware configurations.

Fixed an issue that affects File Explorer. It is less dependable when you browse for Microsoft OneDrive folders.

Fixed an issue that affects the button style BS_PUSHLIKE. Buttons that have this style are difficult to identify against a dark background.

Fixed an issue in that stops the credential UI from displaying in IE mode when you use Microsoft Edge.

Fixed an issue that affects Server Manager. It might reset the wrong disk when several disks have the same UniqueId.

We address an issue that affects the CopyFile function. It returns ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE instead of ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND when it is called with an invalid source file.

Fixed 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.

Windows 11 21H2 update KB5019961

These are the fixes and changes available with the latest cumulative update for Windows 11 21H2:

Addressed security issues for your Windows operating system.

Adds improvements to Windows search results and performance.

Adds Task Manager to the context menu when you right-click the taskbar. This feature rolls out in the coming weeks.

Addresses an issue that affects Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) authentication hardening. It automatically raises the authentication level for all non-anonymous activation requests from DCOM clients to RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_INTEGRITY. This occurs if the authentication level is below Packet Integrity.

Addresses a DCOM issue that affects the Remote Procedure Call Service (rpcss.exe). It raises the authentication level to RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_INTEGRITY instead of RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_CONNECT if RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE is specified.

Addresses an issue that affects the Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) Application Proxy connector. It cannot retrieve a Kerberos ticket on behalf of the user. The error message is, “The handle specified is invalid (0x80090301).”

Addresses an issue that affects scheduled Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) tasks on devices that have certain processors.

Addresses an issue that affects certificate mapping. When it fails, lsass.exe might stop working in schannel.dll.

Addresses an issue that causes an OS upgrade to stop responding, and then it fails.

Addresses an issue that affects a task you schedule to run every two weeks. It runs every week instead.

Addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Direct3D 9 games. The graphics hardware stops working if the hardware does not have a native Direct3D 9 driver.

Addresses an issue that affects the font of three Chinese characters. When you format these characters as bold, the width size is wrong.

Addresses graphical issues in games that use Microsoft D3D9 on some platforms.

Addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Edge when it is in IE Mode. The titles of pop-up windows and tabs are wrong.

Addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Edge IE mode. It stops you from opening webpages. This occurs when you enable Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) and you do not configure Network Isolation policies.

It address an issue that affects input method editors (IME) from Microsoft and third parties. They stop working when you close the IME window. This occurs if the IME uses Windows Text Services Framework (TSF) 1.0.

Addresses an issue that affects the lasso tool in a graphic editing program.

Addresses an issue that affects a universal printer. You cannot reinstall it after you remove it.

Addresses an issue that creates a duplicate print queue. Because of this, the original print queue stops working.

Addresses an issue that affects some drivers. They use more power when you play hardware-protected digital rights management (DRM) content.

Addresses an issue that affects driver installation on certain hardware. You cannot see the display of the progress of the installation.

Addresses an issue that affects the Clipchamp application that is in the Windows 11 SE edition. Clipchamp will not run.

Addresses an issue that affects .msi files. Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) will ignore them when you disable script enforcement.

Addresses an issue that affects a remote desktop virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) scenario. The session might use the wrong time zone.

Addresses an issue that affects File Explorer on a remote desktop (RD) session host. File Explorer stops working. This occurs when a non-Windows client connects to a Windows 11 RD session host, and you enable the Time Zone Redirection policy.

Addresses an issue that affects the button style BS_PUSHLIKE. Buttons that have this style are difficult to identify against a dark background.

Addresses an issue in that stops the credentials UI from displaying in IE mode when you use Microsoft Edge.

Addresses an issue that affects Dual SIM calling. If you select no SIM on your phone and initiate a call on your device, Dual SIM functionality does not work.

Addresses an issue that affects Server Manager. It might reset the wrong disk when several disks have the same UniqueId. For more information, see KB5018898.

Updates the Windows kernel vulnerable driver blocklist that is in the DriverSiPolicy.p7b file. This update also ensures that the blocklist is the same across Windows 10 and Windows 11. For more information, see KB5020779.

Makes Microsoft compliant with US Government (USG) version 6 revision 1 (USGv6-r1).

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.

Windows 11 November 2022 update install

If you want to download and install the Windows 11 build 22000.1219 or 22621.819, you need to open the “Windows Update” settings and click the Check for Updates button.