Microsoft Releases Update KB5026436 For Windows 11 21H2, Brings SMB, LSAS and Printer Improvements

Especially for you Windows 11 users who are still sticking with Windows 11 21H2 or Build 22000, you may have gotten the optional / preview update KB5026436 last night where along with this update, Build OS will change to 22000.2003.

Apart from changing the build OS, of course this update brings quite a lot of improvements where one of them is an improvement on SMB and LSAS which previously had been complained by many users.

Immediately, if you are curious about what is fixed and presented in this update, here is the changelog of update KB5926436.

• This update addresses an issue that affects the Narrator. It now announces text attributes correctly for words, such as “misspelled,” “deletion change,” and “comment.”
• This update addresses an issue that affects access to Tab settings for IE mode sites.
• This update addresses an issue that affects certain printers. They fail to install if they connect to Wi-Fi automatically.
• This update addresses a multi-function label printer issue. It affects the installation of some of them.
• This update addresses an issue that affects audio playback. It fails on devices that have certain processors.
• This update improves the user experience (UX) and interactions for the search box on the taskbar.
• This update addresses an issue that affects searchindexer.exe. It stops working after you sign out. This issue occurs after you upgrade your machine to Windows 11 Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and sign in to that machine.
• This update addresses an issue that affects Server Message Block (SMB). You cannot access the SMB shared folder. The errors are, “Not enough memory resources” or “Insufficient system resources”.
• The update addresses an issue that sends unexpected password expiration notices to users. This occurs when you set up an account to use “Smart Card is Required for Interactive Logon” and set “Enable rolling of expiring NTLM secrets.”
• This update addresses an issue that affects the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). It stops working. This occurs when you use Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
• The update addresses an issue that affects scheduled tasks. The tasks fail when they use stored local user account credentials. This occurs when you enable Credential Guard. The error message is “2147943726 : ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE (The user name or password is incorrect).”
• This update addresses an issue that affects the Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) cluster. It might not come online. This occurs after a periodic password rollover. The error code is 1326.
• This update addresses an issue that affects dot sourcing. It fails files that contain class definitions in Windows PowerShell.
• This update addresses an issue that affects the use of Event Viewer. The issue limits the number of event sources that users who are not administrators can access.
• This update addresses an issue that affects applications that perform certain actions in a callback. The applications might stop working. These actions include closing a Window (WM_CLOSE).
• This update changes the support phone number for Microsoft India for Windows activation.
• This update changes the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) ranges for certain mobile providers.
• This update addresses an issue that affects the Windows Firewall. The firewall drops all connections to the IP address of a captive portal. This occurs when you choose the Captive Portal Addresses option.
• This update addresses an issue that affects devices that are joined to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). The Windows Firewall cannot apply the correct domain and profile for them.
• This update addresses an issue that might affect a large reparse point. You might get a stop error when you use NTFS to access it. This issue occurs after a canceled FSCTL Set operation changes the reparse tag.

How? there are a lot of them right ?, it should also be noted that by updating your system with this update, the problems that you might have previously experienced in Windows 11 have been fixed, one of which is the problem where users cannot access SMB Shared Folders.

To get this update, you can just slide to the page Settings > Windows Update > Check for Updates, then please download and install the KB5026436 update available there.

via: Microsoft