We have completed the last regular service cycle for Windows and other products from the Microsoft stable. Last time there was the final release of the big news package for Windows 11 22H2, and the distribution of version 23H2, which is quite minor in itself, also started.
Now things are settling down and mainly the existing code is being debugged. However, it is not the case that no news has arrived in the Eleven. They’re just mostly focused on Copilot, which we can’t use in Europe. Microsoft is also announcing that it will gradually turn on Spotlight as the default desktop background solution.
The static default wallpaper will thus be replaced by continuously changing images from Bing. The curatorial role is good for Microsoft, the images just suffer from excessive compression sometimes. But it will probably satisfy the majority audience. Of course, Redmond will not change wallpapers that people have chosen and set themselves.
Spotlight beckons for cool pictures. You can optionally use it from last year
Spotlight will start appearing on computers that have been left with the default Windows 11 wallpaper, but we can’t say exactly when it will be in your case. There is one more detail heading from the test builds to the final version of Eleven – more unspecified Microsoft account notifications on the Settings home page.
Let us remind you that in the second half of December, the usual optional service update for Windows with functional news is not waiting for us, due to holidays and vacations. The next service update that you will be able to install will be released on January 9th.
Overview of released updates
On December 12, Microsoft released the following updates for supported consumer editions of its operating systems:
- KB5033375 for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 (builds 22621.2861 and 22631.2861),
- KB5033372 for Windows 10 version 22H2 (build 19045.3803).
During the December service cycle, the Redmonds fixed 36 vulnerabilities in the codes of their software products.
Microsoft will gradually turn on Spotlight instead of static wallpaper in Windows 11
Known update issues
Windows 11 verze 22H2 + 22H3
- COLRv1 color typeface format is not displayed correctly. Windows uses it to render 3D emoji.
- Use of policies FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType in BitLocker in CSP mode can cause the Mobile Device Manager to display error 65000 that storage encryption is required. What is actually encrypted remains, households are not affected by the described error.
- If you install Windows 11 23H2 from physical media or an ISO installation image, the Narrator tool may not start during the installation.
Windows 10 verze 22H2
- Use of policies FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType in BitLocker in CSP mode can cause the Mobile Device Manager to display error 65000 that storage encryption is required. What is actually encrypted remains, households are not affected by the described error.
Microsoft summarizes the changes that update KB5033375 brings to Windows 11:
Resources: Security Update Guide | Windows support (1, 2)
2023-12-13 13:45:19
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