Windows 11 build 22000.346

Windows 11 build 22000.346 is the four public post-GA update build of Windows 11. It was released to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels on 12 November 2021.

Shell

 * The Segoe UI Emoji font, which was introduced in build 22478, has been updated to feature a new Fluent design, alongside with added support for Emoji version 13.1.
 * The Start menu's Ease of Access folder name has been renamed to "Accessibility" to match the naming standard across Windows 11.
 * The BSOD color has been changed back to blue when a device stops working or a stop error occurs as in previous versions of Windows.
 * An option to choose whether to automatically turn on Focus Assist for the first hour after a Windows feature update has been added.
 * The reliability of the Start menu when using secondary monitors in mixed resolution scenarios has been improved.
 * The animation performance of icons on the taskbar has been improved.

Miscellaneous

 * The option to configure an IPv4 maximum transmission unit (MTU) that is less than 576 bytes on an interface has been added.
 * Support of the cancellation of daylight savings time for the Republic of Fiji for 2021 has been added.
 * A feature to facilitate certain cross-browser data transfers has been added.
 * The message that indicates that an organization's policy manages the user's location privacy settings has been added.
 * This message appears when the privacy settings are controlled by the Group Policy documented in Manage connections from Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS components to Microsoft services.
 * Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's ability has been enhanced in order to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks.
 * events to create pop-up windows in Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode has been enabled.

Bugfixes

 * Fixed an issue that affects the Appx PowerShell cmdlet functionality on PowerShell 7.1 and later.
 * Fixed an issue that causes some users to see an unexpected "bad image" error message dialog at startup.
 * Fixed an issue that causes  to stop responding during a dismount operation in the remote desktop environment.
 * Fixed an issue that affects the opening of the  process.
 * Fixed an issue that causes devices that have certain processors to stop responding when waking from hibernation.
 * Fixed a COM initialization issue in dll that might cause the calling process to stop working.
 * Fixed an issue in the Hyper-V virtual machine bus (VMBus) that causes the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) VM to occasionally time out when attaching disks.
 * This issue also prevents the utility from starting.
 * Fixed an issue that affects the System Memory Management Unit's (SMMU) fault handling after hibernation.
 * Fixed an issue that causes the system to stop working after Hyper-V is enabled.
 * Fixed an issue that fails to apply machine Group Policy objects automatically at startup or in the background to devices on a domain that have certain processors.
 * Fixed an issue that causes  to fail with an error.
 * Fixed an issue that incorrectly renders some variable fonts.
 * Fixed an issue that displays glyphs at the wrong angle when using the Meiryo UI font and other vertical fonts, which are frequently used in Japan, China, or other countries in Asia.
 * Fixed an issue that occurs when a dialog opens within Internet Explorer.
 * Fixed an issue that causes Internet Explorer to stop working when copying and pasting text while using the Input Method Editor (IME).
 * Fixed an issue that causes certain apps to stop responding to input, which may occur on devices that have a touchpad.
 * Fixed a memory leak in ctfmon.exe that occurs when switching between different edit clients.
 * Updated the phone number for Windows Activation for locales that have the wrong phone number.
 * Fixed a known issue that causes error codes,  , or   when connecting to a remote printer that is shared on a Windows print server.
 * Fixed an issue that affects USB Print devices that support Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Over USB, which may prevent these USB Print devices from completing installation.
 * Fixed an issue that causes certain USB Print installers to report that they don't detect the printer whem plugging it in.
 * Fixed an issue where OS functionality could be improperly redirected when  links are invoked.
 * Fixed an issue in the Windows audio system that might cause the  process to stop working, which results in a temporary loss of audio.
 * Fixed a Primary Refresh Token (PRT) update issue that occurs when VPN users sign in using Windows Hello for Business when the VPN connection is offline.
 * Users receive unexpected authentication prompts for online resources that are configured for user sign-in frequency (SIF) in Azure Active Directory-Conditional Access.
 * Fixed an issue that affects the Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) credential provider and prevents the display of the PIN entry box.
 * Fixed an issue that causes Windows Defender Application Control to incorrectly compare two file version numbers.
 * Fixed an issue that might cause Windows Mixed Reality to start when putting on a headset, which may occur even when users have turned off the option "Start Mixed Reality Portal when my headset's presence sensor detects that I'm wearing it".
 * Fixed an audio distortion issue that affects Xbox One and Xbox Series Audio peripherals and occurs when using them with spatial audio.
 * Fixed an issue that causes the AltGr key to stop working if a remote desktop client is running or if RemoteApp was disconnected.
 * Fixed an issue that causes the edit button and the battery icon in Quick Settings to intermittently disappear.
 * Fixed an issue that affects the Focus Assist button in the notification area, and an accessible name for screen readers has been provided.
 * Fixed an issue that affects the display of the number of unread notifications; some numbers don't appear in the center of the circle in the notification area.
 * Fixed an issue that affects the Start menu when installing a large number of apps and changing the screen resolution. The app names appear on the Start menu, but the app icons are missing.
 * Fixed an issue that causes flickering when hovering over icons on the taskbar, which may occur if a high contrast theme is applied.
 * Fixed an issue that affects Microsoft Narrator users when they select Braille options in Settings app.
 * Fixed an issue that causes some app icons in the Start's All apps list to be cut off on the bottom after the screen resolution is changed.
 * Fixed an issue that, under certain conditions, prevents the keyboard focus rectangle from being visible when using Task View, Alt, or Snap Assist.
 * Fixed an issue that affects apps that provide context (shortcut) menu items in File Explorer and desktop context menus which may occur if these apps utilize Directory or Directory\Background registrations.
 * Fixed an issue that displays a blank space on the bottom of the Touch keyboard when closing the keyboard while the Suggestion UI is expanded.
 * Fixed reliability issues that prevent the display of File Explorer and desktop shortcut menus, which may often occur when choosing to use a single click to open an item.
 * Fixed a reliability issue on the lock screen that affects the rendering of the network status text.
 * Fixed volume control issues that affect Bluetooth audio devices.
 * Fixed an issue that causes File Explorer to stop working after a File Explorer window is closed.
 * Fixed an issue that displays incorrect closed-caption shadows for some videos.
 * Fixed an issue that causes the Windows Update History page in the Settings app to display a summary count of zero (0) updates per category when there are updates listed.
 * Fixed an issue that occurs when running a 32-bit application on a 64-bit version of Windows 11. If  is called, it might return error   or error.
 * Fixed an issue that prevents devices from starting up, and it becomes unresponsive because of licensing API calls.
 * Fixed an issue in the Windows Network File System (NFS) client that might prevent from renaming a file after mounting an NFS share. which may occur if the file using File Explorer is renamed, but may not occur if the file using command line is renamed.
 * Fixed an issue that prevents flash drives, such SD cards and certain USB drives, from appearing in the Defragment and Optimize Drives UI.
 * Fixed an issue that might cause a stop error in  when deleting a volume.
 * Fixed an issue that affects NTFS when enabling the update sequence number (USN) journal.