December 2022 Cumulative updates for Windows 11 and 10 released

Microsoft has released a new portion of cumulative updates for all supported operating systems. As you already know, these updates are aimed at fixing bugs and eliminating vulnerabilities. They don't include new features. You can get the patches from Windows Update or download them manually from Microsoft Update Catalog link.

Cumulative updates for Windows 11/10, December 13, 2022

Windows 11

Changes

• Addresses a known issue that might affect Task Manager. It might display certain elements in the user interface (UI) in unexpected colors. Some parts of the UI might not be readable. This issue might occur if you have "Choose your mode" set to "Custom" in the Personalization > Colors section of Settings.
• Addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
• This updates address an issue that might affect Data Protection Application Programming Interface (DPAPI) decryption. The decryption of a certificate private key might fail. Because of this, virtual private network (VPN) and other 802.1 certificate-based authentication might fail. This issue might occur when you encrypt the DPAPI master key with a wrong value.

Links and versions

• Windows 11 (version 22H2) - KB5021255 (OS Build 22621.963). Microsoft Update Catalog link.
• Windows 11 (version 21H2) - KB5021234 (OS Build 22000.1335). Microsoft Update Catalog link.

Windows 10

What's new

• New! The search box now appears, by default, on the taskbar when the taskbar is at the top of your screen or when you turn on small taskbar button mode. You can use the search box to discover information and search your PC and the web directly from your taskbar. To configure how search appears, right-click the taskbar of your primary monitor and hover over Search.
• New!  To streamline your taskbar experience, Cortana is no longer pre-pinned to your taskbar by default. If you want to re-pin Cortana to the taskbar, see Using Cortana in Windows.
• It addresses some persistent update failures for the Microsoft Store.
• It addresses an issue that affects certain printers. The print outputs are misaligned.
• It addresses the suspension of daylight saving time (DST) in the Republic of Fiji for this year.

Links and versions

• Windows 10 2022 Update (version 22H2) - KB5021233 (OS Build 19045.2364). Microsoft Update Catalog link.
• Windows 10 November 2021 Update (version 21H2) - KB5021233 (OS Build 19044.2364). Microsoft Update Catalog link.
• Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1) - KB5021233 (OS Build 19043.2364). Microsoft Update Catalog link.
• Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2) - KB5021233 (OS Build 19042.2364). Microsoft Update Catalog link.
• Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) - KB5021237 (OS Build 17763.3770). Microsoft Update Catalog link.

Existing Windows users will get these patches automatically, no extra steps required. You can use the provided Catalog links to deploy the patches manually.