Microsoft has released this month’s non-security updates, referred to as the “C” release. The updates are available for the latest Windows 10 May 2021 Update, version 21H1, along with versions 20H2 and 2004. This update was released to the Release Preview Channel Insiders last week. Some of the highlights of today’s fixes include:
Windows 10 update KB5004296 (Builds 19041.1151, 19042.1151, and 19043.1151) Preview release notes
Windows 10 version 21H1, version 20H2, and version 2004 all share the same core operating system, which means they all receive the same set of updates. Following are changes and improvements coming with today’s Windows 10 update KB5004296:
- Updates an issue that prevents gaming services from opening certain games for desktop users.
- Updates an issue that prevents you from entering text using the Input Method Editor (IME). This might occur, for example, after startup if you have set the power options to shut down a laptop by closing its lid.
- Updates an issue that plays the sound for selecting something in a game loudly when you press the trigger button on a game controller.
- Updates an issue that prevents power plans and Game Mode from working as expected. This results in lower frame rates and reduced performance while gaming.
- Updates an issue that fails to detect that you are connected to the internet after you connect to a virtual private network (VPN).
- Updates an issue that causes printing to stop or prints the wrong output. This issue occurs when you print using a USB connection after updating to Windows 10, version 2004 or later.
Today’s Windows 10 update is available via Windows Update or Microsoft Update and Microsoft Update Catalog.
Addresses an issue with searchindexer. After you sign out, searchindexer continues to hold handles to the per user search database in the profile path, “C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications<SID>\”. As a result, searchindexer stops working and duplicate profile names are created.
