New Windows 11 Update 22631.3958 – New Taskbar Features and more in the Main Release (KB5040527)

In this article, we will talk about the latest Windows 11 Update for the Main Release, which is Build 22631.3958 or KB5040527.

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.

Features that are gradually rolling out

  • For nearby sharing to work, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth must be on. If they are off when you turn on nearby sharing, Windows will ask you to allow them to be turned on.
  • You can drag apps from the Pinned section of the menu and pin them to the taskbar.
  • Taskbar
    • When the taskbar has keyboard focus (WIN + T), you can press a letter, and you will go to the app whose name starts with that letter. When you press a letter more than once, you will go to the next app whose name starts with that letter. Pressing a letter more than once only works if there are multiple pinned or open apps whose name starts with that letter. If you are using an uncombined taskbar, when you press a letter, you go to the window whose name starts with that letter. Also, when you press Home and End, the keyboard focus changes to the first and last items in the taskbar.
    • The End task option no longer shows a not responding dialog before it stops a task. This option is only available when you turn on End task in Settings > System > For Developers.
  • File Explorer
    • When you right-click a tab, you have the choice to duplicate it.
    • A memory leak occurs when you interact with archive folders.
    • File Explorer stops responding when you browse within it.
    • When you search from Home for the first time, you might not get any results.
    • The address bar dropdown menu might appear when you do not expect it.
    • When you use the Save dialog to save a file to Gallery, an error occurs. Because of this update, your file saves to the Pictures library instead.
    • The search box does not show the correct folder name when you are in Gallery.
    • A blank area shows at the top of File Explorer.
    • The back and forward mouse buttons do not work when you hover over the Recommended Files section of Home.
    • Images flash when you view them in the Gallery.
  • Spacing between them might become very wide.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Windows 11 Servicing Stack Update – 22631.3947

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 information about this Update, you can check this article from the Microsoft Blog.

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

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