Download Link and Changelog: Windows 11 Update KB5017383

Microsoft has now released Windows 11 Optional Update KB5017383 (Build 22000.1042) for all devices running Windows 11. Update KB5017383 brings more dynamic Widgets content, WebAuthn redirect, and many fixes

The update adds more dynamic Widgets content to your taskbar with a notification badge. When you open the Widgets table, a banner appears at the top of the table. It provides more information about what triggered the notification badge.

Update KB5017383 (Build 22000.1042) also introduces WebAuthn Redirection. It lets you authenticate to apps and websites without a password when using Remote Desktop. Then you can use Windows Hello or security devices, such as Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) keys. There are many improvements and fixes for Windows 11 issues, including fixes for File Explorer, Search, and many other issues. Here is the complete changelog of update KB5017383 in terms of new features, fixes and improvements.

This non-security update includes quality improvements. The main changes include:

• New! Introduced WebAuthn redirect. It lets you authenticate to apps and websites without a password when using Remote Desktop. Then you can use Windows Hello or security devices, such as Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) keys.
• New! Adds more dynamic Widgets content to your taskbar with a notification badge. When you open the Widgets table, a banner appears at the top of the table. It provides more information about what triggered the notification badge.
• Fixes an issue that requires you to reinstall an app if the Microsoft Store hasn’t signed that app. This problem occurs after upgrading to a newer operating system.
• Addresses an issue that prevents codecs from being updated from the Microsoft Store.
• Resolves a race condition in auto frame repair registration. This problem occurs because a registration key is missing.
• Addresses an issue that affects the Network Policy Server Management (NPSM) service. This issue causes significant delays when you sign out.
• Addresses an issue that affects the Windows Search service. Indexing progress is slow when using the service.
• Addresses an issue that affects cached credentials for security keys and FIDO2 authentications. On hybrid domain-joined devices, the system removes these cached credentials.
• Addresses an issue that affects the static IP address of a network. The problem makes the configuration of the static IP address inconsistent. Because of this, NetworkAdapterConfiguration() sporadically fails.
• Fixes a rare stop error that occurs after you change the display mode and multiple displays are in use.
• Addresses an issue that affects rendering in Desktop Window Manager (DWM). This issue may cause your device to become unresponsive in a virtual machine setting when using certain video graphics drivers.
• Addresses an issue that affects graphics drivers that use d3d9on12.dll.
• Addresses an issue that affects URLs generated by JavaScript: URLs. These URLs do not work as expected when you add them to Favorites menu in IE mode.
• Fixes an issue that forces IE mode tabs to reload in a session.
• Fixes an issue that successfully opens a browser window in IE mode to view a PDF file. Later, browsing to another site in IE mode in the same window fails.
• Fixes an issue that affects Open window in IE mode.
• Introduces a group policy that enables and disables Microsoft HTML Application (MSHTA) files.
• Addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Japanese Input Method Editor (IME). Text conversion fails when using certain third-party virtual desktops.
• Addresses an issue that occurs when the input queue overflows. This can cause an application to stop responding.
• Addresses an issue that may cause a black screen to appear on your screen. This can happen when you use a stylus to enable high dynamic range (HDR).
• Addresses an issue that affects App-V client service. The service leaks memory when you delete App-V registry nodes.
• Fixed an issue that could change the default printer if the printer is a network printer.
• Addresses an issue that affects Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) path rules. This issue prevents .msi and PowerShell scripts from running.
• Addresses an issue that may bypass MSHTML and ActiveX rules for WDAC.
• Addresses an issue that causes WDAC to log events 3091 and 3092 in audit mode.
• Addresses an issue that affects Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC). It prevents WDAC from logging .NET Dynamic Code trust verification failures.
• Addresses an issue that affects WDAC policies. If you enable SecureLaunch on a device, WDAC policies will not apply to that device.
• Addresses an issue that occurs when a WDAC policy does not load. The system logs this failure as an error, but the system should log the failure as a warning.
• Addresses an issue that affects code integrity logging. It logs problems as errors instead of warnings. Because of this, Automatic Repair is triggered.
• Addresses an issue that affects the touch keyboard. The touch keyboard closes immediately when you tap to switch apps.
• Fixes an issue that causes LogonUI.exe to stop working. For this reason, you cannot close the lock screen to view the credentials screen.
• Addresses an issue that affects the FindNextFileNameW() function. This could cause a memory leak.
• Addresses an issue that affects robocopy. Robocopy fails to set a file to the correct modification time when using /IS option.
• Fixes an issue that affects cldflt.sys. A Stop error occurs when used with Microsoft OneDrive.
• Addresses an issue that affects the LanmanWorkstation service. When you mount a network drive, the service leaks memory.
• Addresses an issue that affects the Get-SmbServerNetworkInterface cmdlet. It retrieves only a subset of available network interfaces.
• Addresses an issue that affects the Get-SmbServerConfiguration cmdlet. It only allows you to run it if you are an administrator.
• Addresses an issue that affects roaming user profiles. After logging in or out, some of your settings are not restored.
• Addresses a known issue that affects XML Paper Specification (XPS) viewers. This may prevent you from opening XPS files in some languages ​​other than English. These include some Japanese and Chinese character encodings. This issue affects XPS and Open XPS (OXPS) files.
• Fixes a known issue that affects DST in Chile. This issue can affect the time and dates used for meetings, applications, tasks, services, transactions, etc.
• Addresses an issue that affects the Hyperlink.Click event. This affects apps, such as Phone Link and Feedback Hub, that embed hyperlinks in TextBlocks and RichTextBlocks.
• If you have installed previous updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

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You can manually download and install Windows 11 update KB5017383 by clicking here. If you need help understanding how to install these updates manually on your PC, you can refer to our noob-friendly step-by-step tutorial.