MC299723 – November 2021 Windows non-security preview “C” release available all supported versions of Windows (archived)

Admin impact, Prevent Or Fix Issue, Windows

check before: 2021-11-22

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Defender, Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Windows, Windows Server

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Windows Desktop, World tenant

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Admin impact

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The November 2021 non-security preview release, referred to as our "C" release, is now available for Windows 11 and other supported versions of Windows. Release notes associated to this update contain information on the contents of this release, and are available for Windows 11 under KB5007262. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see our Windows 10 quality updates primer. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see our Windows 10 quality updates primer.

IMPORTANT: There will be no preview, non-security “C” releases for Windows 10 or Windows 11 during the month of December. The "C" releases normally target the third week of the month. There will be a December "B" security update release, as usual.

Improvements and Fixes for Windows 11:

Addresses an issue that affects the Appx PowerShell cmdlet functionality on PowerShell 7.1 and later.
Addresses an issue that causes some users to see an unexpected “bad image” error message dialog at startup.
Addresses an issue that causes searchindexer.exe to stop responding during a dismount operation in the remote desktop environment.
Addresses a known issue that causes error codes 0x000006e4, 0x0000007c, or 0x00000709 when connecting to a remote printer that is shared on a Windows print server.
Addresses an issue that might improperly redirect OS functionality when you invoke microsoft-edge: links.
Addresses an audio distortion issue that affects Xbox One and Xbox Series Audio peripherals and occurs when you use them with spatial audio.
Updates the phone number for Windows Activation for locales that have the wrong phone number.
Enhances Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks.

For instructions on how to install this update for your operating system, see the KB for your OS listed below:

Windows 11 (original release):KB5007262
Windows 10, version 21H2: KB5007253
Windows 10, version 21H1: KB5007253
Windows 10, version 20H2, Windows Server, version 20H2: KB5007253
Windows 10, version 20H1, Windows Server, version 20H1: KB5007253
Windows 10, version 1809, Windows Server, version 1809, Windows Server 2019: KB5007266
Windows Server 2022: KB5007254

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Created:
2022-02-11

updated:
2022-08-27

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