Category: Windows 10

Microsoft just made Windows 10 version 22H2 available to everyone. Similar to the recently released Windows 11 22H2, it is dubbed as "Windows 10 2022 Update", and it comes with "a limited scope of new features and functionality".

You may remember that links for official Windows 10 version 22H2 ISO images exist for a while, but you could download the files. This has changed and the links have become active.

Microsoft recently confirmed that they are releasing Windows 10 22H2 for those who can't or don't want to go with the most recent Windows 11 version. After the release of Windows 11 22H2, the company is now preparing the appropriate update for Windows 10 users.

Along with the official announcement of Windows 11 22H2 "2022 Update", Microsoft has also confirmed the upcoming update for Windows 10. Those consumers and customers who stick with Windows 10, will receive Windows 10 version 22H2 this fall, in October.

Besides the new Release Preview build of Windows 11, Microsoft has also updated Windows 10 with new features. The company released KB5017380, Build 19044.2075, to Insiders on the Release Preview channel that adds new options to the taskbar properties in Settings, disables TLS 1.0 and 1.1, and several fixes. There's no word from the company on when they plan to release a newer Windows 10 22H2 version.

Microsoft has released a set of cumulative updates for all supported Windows versions. These include Windows 11, and actual/supported Windows 10 releases, 21H2, 21H1, 20H2, and 1809.

With release of Windows 11, Microsoft introduced strict hardware requirements that made outdated a ton of modern hardware in a moment. The OS required a newest CPU and a Secure Boot feature with TPM 2.0. For that, Microsoft was heavily criticized by users. As a new research shows, Windows 11 wasn't the first OS with such requirements. Actually, it was Windows 10 where Secure Boot and TPM were mandatory.

Microsoft has released KB5016690 to those who run LTSC 2019 versions of Windows 10, both server and consumer editions. The patch raises the OS version to build 17763.3346, and comes with a huge list of fixes.

Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Windows 10 introduced in the patch KB5015878. It causes some devices to not have audio, completely or on certain ports and in certain apps. The issue often appears on devices with the "audio enhancements" feature disabled  in the driver software.

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 build 21H2 preview build 19044.1947. It is out with the patch KB5016688 to Insiders in the Release Preview channel. Among various fixes and improvements, there are options to remotely manage language options and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint improvements.