Windows 11 build 22458

Windows 11 build 22458 is the third Insider Preview build of Nickel, the 22H1 development semester of Windows as a service. This build was released to the Dev Channel on 15 September 2021.

New features and changes
This build now requires that a virtual machine has TPM enabled.

Bugfixes

 * Certain games should no longer crash when using Alt.
 * Clicking "More about refresh rate" in Advanced Display Settings should now open the intended support page.
 * Changes made to preferences under Manage App Execution Alias in Settings should now save correctly.
 * An issue impacting Start reliability has been fixed.
 * Folders with # in the name can now be added to indexing.

Shell

 * The Widgets board may appear empty. This can be fixed by logging out and back in.
 * Widgets may be displayed in the wrong size on external monitors.
 * The option to open System may be missing from the Win menu.

Taskbar

 * The taskbar will sometimes flicker when switching input methods.
 * When the taskbar alignment is set to center, icons in the taskbar will be shifted to the right of their intended location.

Search

 * After clicking the Search icon on the Taskbar, the Search panel may not open. This can be fixed by restarting Explorer and opening the search panel again.
 * The search panel may appear as black and not display any content below the search box.
 * Text may be unable to be inputted when using Search from Start or the taskbar. This can be fixed by pressing Win to open the Run dialog box and then closing it.

Bugcheck

 * Some Surface Pro X devices with this build may bugcheck with a.
 * Some devices that try to update to this build may bugcheck with a.