Microsoft recently released two new versions of Windows 11 on the Windows Insider Program beta channel. Users are experiencing a critical issue. It causes recurring crashes of certain components of the OS.
According to Microsoft, this is a known issue while a full fix is in development. Several components of Windows 11 might be affected, including File Explorer. The firm explains
We are working on a hotfix to resolve an issue affecting a small number of registered users on the Beta channel. It causes cyclical crashes in Windows user interface components (like explorater.exe), making the screen appear to flicker.
Windows 11 and crashes, solution
At the moment the patch is issue is not available. If you are concerned a workaround is available. According to Microsoft it asks to run the following command in PowerShell.
Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path C:WindowsSystemAppsMicrosoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbweAppxManifest.xml -DisableDevelopmentMode -ForceApplicationShutdown
This command must be run in a PowerShell window with administrator rights.
These two new Windows 11 Previews (builds 22621.290 and 22622.290) come with several important fixes. They land on the BETA channel of the Insider program. New features are also there but an important change is in the game.
We have an atypical approach with on the one hand a version of the OS without new functionality and on the other the OS accompanied by a pack of patches mixed with some new features. The latter are present in both constructions but without being activated in the first case.
Concretely
- Build 22622.290 rolls out new features,
- Build 22621.290 comes with new features disabled by default.
Concerning the cyclical crashes bug, we don’t have a calendar concerning the release date of a fix.
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