Microsoft Windows 10 KB5011487 is a new cumulative update rolled out to devices running version 21H2 or earlier. This update also applies to older versions, provided they use the Enterprise or Education edition.
KB5011487 is part of the March 2022 Patch Tuesday cycle, which also includes non-security improvements. According to official Microsoft documents, the “Patch Tuesday” update includes fixes from all previous updates. Contains optional updates and pending security updates.
This month’s “Patch Tuesday” update doesn’t have any new features. However, brought many bug fixes and improvements. For example, users can now easily share cookies between Microsoft Edge’s Internet Explorer mode and Edge.
Users can install the patch on any supported Windows 10 version released after April 2020. It should be noted that the build version of different versions of Windows 10 is different, so if it is on 21H2 or 20H2, the upgraded Build version will be different. For example, users running the November 2021 Update will get Build 19044.1586. For those still on Windows 10 20H2, they will get Build 19042.1586 with the same quality fixes.
Support for Windows 10 version 2004 ended last year, so Microsoft won’t offer the March 2022 Update for version 2004 unless the OS version is Enterprise or Education. If users are using Windows 11, they will get the KB5011493 patch update.
The following is the key update content of Windows 10 KB5011487 (Build 19044.1586)
According to the official changelog, cookies can now be easily shared between Edge IE browser mode and Microsoft Edge. Microsoft has added support for a new feature where users can add and remove non-volatile memory (NVMe) namespaces.
There are many changes in terms of bug fixes. For example, Microsoft has fixed an issue where the Windows Search service did not respond when using the proximity operator. A memory leak bug in wmipicmp.dll has been resolved. Another bug where OpenGL and GPU did not work properly on some configurations has been fixed.
According to the changelog, Microsoft has fixed an issue that caused DDE objects to be improperly cleaned up. Likewise, Microsoft has also patched an issue where the print function did not work in some low-integrity applications.
Other improvements include:
- Fixed an issue where certificate enrollment failed.
- Fixed an issue affecting applications written to only integrate with Azure Active Directory.
- Fixed an issue that could cause BitLocker to affect virtual machine environments.
- Fixed an issue where the Get-TPM PowerShell command did not work and incorrectly report Trusted Platform Module (TPM) information.
- Fixed an issue where the user could not unload and reload the driver when using HVCI.
- Fixed a reliability issue affecting the use of Remote Desktop applications.
- Fixed an issue with screen readers not recognizing the back button.
- Fixed a memory leak bug in the Redirected Drive Buffering Subsystem (RDBSS).