Release Date:

9/10/2024

Version:

OS Build 22000.3197

07/09/24---END OF SERVICE NOTICE---

IMPORTANT All editions of Windows 11, version 21H2 will reach end of service on October 8, 2024. After that date, these devices will not receive monthly security and non-security updates. These updates contain protections from the latest security threats. To continue receiving these updates, we recommend that you update to the latest version of Windows.

For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. For an overview of Windows 11, version 21H2, see its update history page

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Highlights  

  • [Bluetooth] Connections to some wireless earbuds are not stable. This occurs on devices that have firmware from April 2023 and later.

Improvements

This security update includes improvements. Below is a summary of the key issues that this update addresses when you install this KB. If there are new features, it lists them as well. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting.

  • [Windows Installer] When it repairs an application, the User Account Control (UAC) does not prompt for your credentials. After you install this update, the UAC will prompt for them. Because of this, you must update your automation scripts. Application owners must add the Shield icon. It indicates that the process requires full administrator access. To turn off the UAC prompt, set the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\DisableLUAInRepair registry value to 1. The changes in this update might affect automatic Windows Installer repairs; see Application Resiliency: Unlock the Hidden Features of Windows Installer.

  • [Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)] There is inconsistent data between TCP_INFO_v1 and GetPerTcpConnectionEstats. File synchronization services use TCP connection performance analysis tools. This issue affects how accurate those tools are.

  • [Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA)] This update brings profiles up to date for certain mobile operators.

  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​[LocalUsersAndGroups configuration service provider CSP] It stops processing group memberships if a group cannot be found.

  • [Unified Write Filter (UWF) Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)] API calls to them to shut down or restart a system throws an access denied exception.

  • [Dual boot of Windows and Linux (known issue)] Linux might fail to start up when you turn on dual-boot setup for Windows and Linux on your device. The error message is, “Verifying shim SBAT data failed: Security Policy Violation. Something has gone seriously wrong: SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation.” See the full guidance in CVE-2022-2601 and CVE-2023-40547.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

For more information about security vulnerabilities, please refer to the Security Update Guide website and the September 2024 Security Updates.

Windows 11 servicing stack update (KB5043938) - 22000.3196

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.

Known issues in this update

Applies to

Symptom

Workaround

All users

After installing this update, you might be unable to change your user account profile picture.

When attempting to change a profile picture by selecting the button Start> Settings> Accounts > Your info, and then selecting Choose a file, you might receive an error message with error code 0x80070520.

After further investigation, we concluded this issue has very limited or no impact for this Windows version.  

If you encounter this issue on a Windows 11, version 21H2 device, please contact Windows support for help. ​​​​​​​

How to get this update

Before you install this update

Microsoft combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest cumulative update (LCU). For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions

Install this update

To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.

Available

Next Step

Yes

None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update and Microsoft Update.

Available

Next Step

Yes

None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update for Business in accordance with configured policies.

Available

Next Step

Yes

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Available

Next Step

Yes

This update will automatically sync with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) if you configure Products and Classifications as follows:

Product: Windows 11

Classification: Security Updates

If you want to remove the LCU

To remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command: DISM /online /get-packages.

Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5043067

For a list of the files that are provided in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU (KB5043938) - version 22000.3196.  

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