Windows 11 Insider Preview 22621.450 and 22622.450 brings improvements and fixes

Microsoft is shipping a new insider update for Windows 11 with build version 22621.450 and Build 22622.450 (KB5016700). This update is massive and brings a number of new features, fixes as well as system improvements for a better user experience for Windows 11 devices.

According to the information, Windows 11 build 22622.450 is labeled for new features, and build 22621.450 is labeled by default for all users. Therefore, if you haven’t enabled the default build, you can check for updates and choose to install the latest insider features via Build 22622.

Below you can check all of the latest fixes and improvements from 22621.450 and Build 22622.450.

First comes the improvements:

New:

• Enhanced Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks.
• Compressed a file regardless of its size if you have configured Server Message Block (SMB) Compression.
• Improved storage replication that occurs over low bandwidth or congested wide area networks (WAN).

Then the fixes:

• Fixed an issue that causes Windows to display tablet mode features for some devices that do not have touchscreens.
• Fixed an issue that causes some application windows to have blank sections in the Task View preview.
• Fixed an issue that occurs for some of you when you copy files from network drives. The error code is 0x80070026.
• Fixed a token leak issue in the LsapGetClientInfoEx
• Fixed an issue that, in certain cases, causes sihost.exe to use a high amount of the CPU.
• Fixed an issue that causes Microsoft Edge to stop responding when you use IE mode. This issue also prevents you from interacting with a dialog.

Known Issues:

Here are some of the general issues found in the recent beta builds.

• There is an issue in the recent Beta Channel updates that is causing the Photos app to crash, and a fix will be rolling out soon via a Photos app update via the Store.
• It’s under investigation reports that SQL Server Management Studio is failing to launch for some Insiders.
• [NEW] It’s being looked into reports that audio stopped working for some Insiders after upgrading to Build 22622.440.

File Explorer issues:

• The left-half of the File Explorer title bar may not be draggable via mouse or touch.
• The up arrow is misaligned in the File Explorer tabs. This will be fixed in a future update

(source – Microsoft)