The Redmond software giant today released a new patch to Insiders running Windows 10 in the Release Preview channel. KB5007253 raises the OS version to Build 19044.1381 (21H2) and Build 19044.1381 (21H1), and includes just one fix.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
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KB5007253 for Windows 10 hits the Release Preview Channel
Microsoft is releasing Build 19044.1379 (21H2) / Build 19044.1379 (21H1) (KB5007253) to the Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on Windows 10. It comes with an impressive list of fixes.
