New Windows 11 November 2022 Update KB5019980 – New Features for the Main Release (Build 22621.819)

In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Update for the Main Release, which is the November 2022 Patch Tuesday, Build 22621.819 or KB5019980.

For those of you who are not familiar with how Windows 11 Updates for the Main Release work, I will explain it to you in the following lines.

Every month Windows 11 has a B and a C Release for Windows 11. Usually, the B Release is launched on the second Tuesday of the month and contains all the features that were tested in the previous month’s C Release.

First of all, in this Update, you will encounter all the new features from the last month’s C Release.

Some of the highlights:

• New Visuals for the Search Box in the Taskbar
• Task Manager Button on Taskbar Right-Click
• It adds improvements to the Microsoft Account experience in Settings. For instance, you can manage your Microsoft OneDrive subscription and related storage alerts.
• 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 Windows Search service. Indexing progress is slow when you use the service.

The Full Changelog can be found in this article from the Microsoft Blog.

In particular to this Update, you can encounter the following:

• It addresses an issue that affects File Explorer. It fails to localize folders.
• It addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.   

This Update has improved the Security part of Windows 11 drastically:

• 27 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities
• 4 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilities
• 16 Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
• 11 Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
• 6 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
• 3 Spoofing Vulnerabilities

Source: bleepingcomputer.com

Windows 11 Servicing Stack Update – 22000.754

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.

For more info about this Update, you can check this article on the Microsoft Website.

For a more in-depth presentation of the New Build, you can watch the video below from the youtube channel.