After yesterday Microsoft released their latest update for Insider Dev and Canary users, now it's the turn of Insider Beta users to get updates according to the weekly schedule given by Microsoft, Sunday (02/04).
Today, Insider Beta users get regular update support for two different versions of OS Build 22621 and 22624. The update presented brings a number of feature improvements, one of which is an increase in Access Key. This feature is present in File Explorer, which allows users to use Options and Menus using Keystroke Shortcuts.
As seen above, where by using this feature, users will be facilitated with various kinds of quick shortcuts using keyboard access or keyboard only. In addition to providing improvements from the Access Key, the company also provides new support for BSOD.
Now Insider Beta users have got a new feature, namely Live Kernel Memory which can now be used to retrieve a number of diagnostic data, this is useful when the PC experiences a number of system problems that cause BSOD.
Microsoft has previously provided a Kernel Memory Dump for PC devices that experience BSOD, users will later analyze what is actually happening in the system. But with this Live Kernel access, users can immediately find out without the need to wait for BSOD first.
Microsoft also finally introduced several other improvements that they provide, including the following:
- Fix BitLocker CSV.
- Fix in System Tray seconds Options (previously problematic).
- Bing Chat button in the Taskbar Search Box, users will be redirected to Bing Chat via Edge.
- Improved Login performance after booting.
- Improvements to Show Hidden Icon Flyout (previously able to appear but unstable).
In addition, Microsoft also presents a number of system improvements in 22621 and 22624 which you can see in full below:
- This update affects the Arab Republic of Egypt. The update supports the government’s daylight-saving time change order for 2023.
- This update affects jscript9Legacy.dll. It adds ITracker and ITrackingService to stop MHTML from not responding.
- This update addresses an issue that affects complexity policy settings for PINs. They are ignored.
- This update affects Xbox Elite users who have the Xbox Adaptive Controller. This update applies your controller remapping preferences on the desktop.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) option 119 – Domain Search Option. The issue stops you from using a connection-specific DNS Suffix Search List.
- This update addresses an issue that affects a Clustered Shared Volume (CSV). The CSV fails to come online. This occurs if you enable BitLocker and local CSV managed protectors, and the system recently rotated the BitLocker keys.
- This update addresses an issue that might affect your audio. It might cause glitching or screeching. This occurs when the system is under a heavy load or wakes from sleep.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Narrator. It fails to read items in dropdown lists in Microsoft Excel.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client. The client returns an HTTP server error status (500). This error occurs when it runs a transfer job in the Storage Migration Service.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Active Directory Users & Computers. It stops responding. This occurs when you use TaskPad view to enable or disable many objects at the same time.
- This update affects the Group Policy Editor. It adds Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 to the list of protocols that you can set.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Windows Search. Windows Search fails inside of Windows container images.
- This update addresses a rare issue that might cause an input destination to be null. This issue might occur when you attempt to convert a physical point to a logical point during hit testing. Because of this, the computer raises a stop error.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Desired State Configuration. It loses its previously configured options. This occurs if metaconfig.mof is missing.
- The update addresses an issue that affects the Remote Procedure Call Service (rpcss.exe). The issue might cause a race condition between the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) and the Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (RPC) endpoint mapper.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Microsoft PowerPoint. It stops responding on the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). This occurs when you use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) PIN credential icon. It does not appear on the credentials screen of an external monitor. This occurs when that monitor is attached to a closed laptop.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the new Windows Runtime (WinRT) API. This issue stops an application from querying for location information using MBIM2.0+.
- This update addresses an issue that affects USB printers. The system classifies them as multimedia devices even though they are not.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Microsoft HTML Application Host (HTA). This issue blocks code execution that uses Microsoft HTA. This occurs when you turn on Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) enforced mode.
- This update affects the Group Policy Management Console. It addresses a scripting error in the Group Policy Preferences window.
- This update addresses an issue that stops WDAC from parsing fields from binaries.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) certificate. The system reports some SCEP certificate installations as failed. Instead, the system should report them as pending.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Microsoft PowerPoint. It stops responding. This occurs when you use accessibility tools.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Notepad combo box in Settings. It fails to show all the available options.
- This update addresses an issue that might affect Win32 and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. They might close when devices enter Modern Standby. Modern Standby is an expansion of the Connected Standby power model. This issue occurs if certain Bluetooth PhoneLink features are turned on.