The April Update for Windows 11 22H2 was just made available by Microsoft last night (11). In the monthly update, enhancements, new features, and corrections for various bugs are usually made available. In the KB5025239 patch, the main highlights are the correction of a bug that caused USB printers to be identified as multimedia devices, the solution of a notepad problem that prevented the display of all available settings and the correction of an error that caused the PowerPoint crashes when using accessibility tools.
This update is automatic, that is, even if you don’t click on the button to download and install the new build of the operating system, Windows Update will install it anyway at some point, unless you disable the automatic updates of the operating system. Windows. In any case, it’s important to check carefully which changes were made by this new patch, as it might fix some problem you’re facing.
Windows 11 April Update (KB5025239) version 22H2
Windows 11 version 22H2 build 22621.1555 will arrive with the installation of patch KB5025239. In this update, 25 changes were applied, where we highlight the following changes:
- Added Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) with inbox to the operating system. If you want more details regarding the new feature, visit this page.
- Implementation of a new feature of “Microsoft Narrator” that now allows reading drop-down lists in Excel.
- Implemented Windows start menu notifications for some operating system users. According to Microsoft, there will be different visual treatments when testing the new feature.
- Search box on taskbar more visible when setting Windows to a custom color mode. This may be noticed when using Windows dark or light mode.
- Resolved an error that caused PowerPoint to crash when using accessibility tools.
- Fixed a compatibility bug caused by incompatible use of the Windows Registry.
- Fixed a bug in Windows Notepad that prevented all available configuration options from being displayed.
- Resolved an issue that caused printers to display as multimedia devices.
Known issues that have not yet been resolved
There are two issues that are still unresolved by Microsoft even following the April 2023 Update. The first one is a bug that affects some personalization apps, which may not open as they cause explorer.exe errors. The other is related to the game Red Dead Redemption 2, which does not open when using the Rockstar Games Launcher.
How to download the update now
To get the performance improvements provided by the new Windows 11 update, follow these steps:
- Step 01: Click on the Windows flag underneath to open the start menu.
- Step 02: Select the gear symbol in the left corner below the column.
- Step 03: Scroll down and select “update & security”.
- Step 04: Select “check for updates”.
- Step 05: Select “Download and install” under updates.
Manually download and install the KB5025239 update
You can download Windows 11 update KB5025239 manually here. After accessing the Microsoft Update catalog page, follow the steps below.
- Step 01: When accessing the Microsoft Update catalog, there will be several updates available. You will need to locate the patch compatible with the KB5025239 update for the version of Windows 11 that is on your computer.
- Step 02: Select the “Download” button next to the Windows 11 version you want to download.
- Step 03: Right click on the link and select “save as” to start the download.
