That said, it does not include any new features at the moment. Installing KB5015878 will upgrade your operating system’s build to 19044.1862. Let us now see what new fixes this flight brings.
New in KB5014666 (Build 19044.1862)
Below are the new improvements and fixes included in this flight:
Microsoft has provided the ability for you to consent to receive urgent notifications when focus assist is on.The functionality for Windows Autopilot deployment scenarios that are affected by the security mitigation for hardware reuse has been restored.The overhead of resource contention in high input/output operations per second (IOPS) scenarios that have many threads contending on a single file has been significantly reduced.The reliability of a push-button reset after an OS upgrade is now improved.An issue that makes the tenant restrictions event logging channel inaccessible if you remove the EN-US language pack has been fixed.An issue that prevents troubleshooters from opening has been mitigated.The Remove-Item cmdlet has been updated to properly interact with Microsoft OneDrive folders.An issue that causes certain docking stations to lose internet connectivity when waking from Sleep mode has been addressed.Functionality has been added that caches additional audio endpoint information to improve the OS upgrade experience.An issue that might cause consecutive video clip playback to fail in games that use DX12.We fixed an issue that affects certain games that use the XAudio API to play sound effects.An issue that causes port mapping conflicts for containers has been addressed.An issue that causes Code Integrity to continue trusting a file after the file has been modified has been addressed.An issue that might cause Windows to stop working when you enable Windows Defender Application Control with the Intelligent Security Graph feature turned on has been fixed.An issue that affects the height of the Search box when you use multiple monitors that have different resolutions as measured dots per inch (DPI) has been addressed.An issue that prevents the Storage Migration Service (SMS) from completing inventory on servers that have many shares has been addressed.An issue that causes the Windows profile service to fail sporadically has been mitigated.
With these improvements, Microsoft has not disclosed any known issues at the moment.
How to Install Windows 10 Build 19044.1806 (KB5014666)
To install this update, you need to be running Windows 10 and subscribed to the Release Preview channel. If you have enabled Windows updates, you will automatically get a “New features are ready to install” prompt. If not, follow these steps to install this update: Once the computer reboots, you can check that it has been updated to build 19044.1618 by typing in winver in the Run Command box.Update installed successfully When done, click Restart now to finalize the installation.Restart PC
Rollback/Uninstall Windows 10 Insider Preview Update
If you do not wish to keep the installed preview update for some reason, you can always roll back to the previous build of the OS. However, this can only be performed within the next 10 days after installing the new update. To roll back after 10 days, you will need to apply this trick. You can also resort to uninstalling the update using the method below.
Uninstall KB5014666 Using Command Prompt
Since we have installed this update using Windows Update, it will not be listed in the list of updates but you can see it in the command line, and thus uninstall it. Here is how:
Cleanup After Installing Windows Updates
If you want to save space after installing Windows updates, you can run the following commands in Command Prompt: Also see:
KB5014023 Released Again For Windows 10 (Build 19044.1741)Microsoft Tests Cumulative Preview Update KB5015878 For Windows 10Windows 10 21H2 Build 19044.1806 (KB5014666) Released With FixesWindows 10 21H2 Build 19044.1947 (KB5016688) Released With Remote Language Control For AdminsMicrosoft Releases Windows 10 20H2 Build 19042.789 for Beta and Release Preview Channels – KB4598291
