Windows 11 build 22000.194

Windows 11 build 22000.194 is the general availability build of Windows 11. It was the final Insider Preview build, originally released on 16 September 2021 and later offered as an optional upgrade to all users in the Release Preview Channel, as opposed to only commercial PCs. Similarly to previous preview builds, the cumulative update to this build was available to all users of build 22000 regardless of whether they are enrolled to the Windows Insider Program. Disc images of this build were then made available on 5 October 2021 as a part of the public launch of Windows 11.

Applications
The updated Snipping Tool, Calculator, Paint and Clock apps have been added.

Setup
Starting from this build, the setup will check for Trusted Platform Module support on hypervisors in accordance with the announced Windows 11 system requirements, aligning the requirement to be the same as it is for physical machines since build 21996. It can be bypassed by using  to directly apply the install image, or by disabling the check in the registry before running setup:

Classic System properties
The System Control Panel applet can still be accessed by creating a folder with the name ending with  and open it. Oddly, the Windows 10 branding image remains.

Windows 10 UI
To rollback to the Windows 10 taskbar, merge the following: However:


 * Clock, Network, and Sound icons in the notification area are disabled by default.
 * Both the ⊞ Win menu and Start menu won't open.
 * The Search and Cortana taskbar buttons are non-functional.
 * The Task View crashes when the user opens it from the taskbar.

The notification area icons can be enabled through the hidden Notification Area Icons applet in Control Panel by running, select "Turn system icons on or off", switch the aforementioned icons to "On" and press OK.

A native functional Windows 10 Start menu and taskbar can be restored in Windows 11 by installing ExplorerPatcher, a project developed by valinet, an engineer. The initial version was released on 9 August 2021. The Windows 10 Start menu is supported starting with version 22000.493.xx.xx.

Shell

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

Taskbar
The taskbar will sometimes flicker when switching input methods.

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.

Bootloader
When multi-booting this build with either Windows 8, 8.1, or 10, it will show the Windows logo for said versions on the multi-boot selection menu, but not for 11. The same is true for 7 and Vista where its name simply gets displayed inside a window.