Windows 11 build 22000.346

Windows 11 build 22000.346 is the fourth 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 background color of bugcheck screen has been reverted to blue (albeit in a darker shade) 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.
 * The ability of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has been enhanced.
 * 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.
 * 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  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.