Windows 10 KB5020030 preview replace launched with ten enhancements

Microsoft has launched this month’s non-compulsory KB5020030 Preview cumulative replace for all editions of Windows 10 20H2, 21H1, 21H2, and 22H2.

Today’s replace comes with ten bug fixes and enhancements, together with fixes for persistent Microsoft Store replace failures and a difficulty inflicting Direct3D 9 (D3D9) to crash when utilizing Microsoft Remote Desktop.

The KB5020030 cumulative replace preview is a part of Microsoft’s November 2022 month-to-month “C” replace, and it allows admins to check fixes rolling out to all customers with the December 2022 Patch Tuesday.

However, in contrast to Patch Tuesday updates, non-security preview releases like KB5020030 are non-compulsory and don’t embody safety updates.

Windows customers can set up this preview replace by going into Settings > Windows Update and clicking the ‘Check for Updates’ button.

Since that is an non-compulsory replace, you will need to manually set up it by clicking on the ‘Download and set up’ hyperlink (it’s going to solely set up routinely on Windows Insider builds).

Windows 10 customers can even manually obtain and set up the KB5020030 preview replace from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

What’s new on this yr’s final preview replace

The Windows 10 KB5020030 cumulative replace preview consists of ten enhancements or fixes, with the 4 highlighted ones listed beneath:

• The search field now seems, by default, on the taskbar when the taskbar is on the prime of your display screen or if you activate small taskbar button mode. You can use the search field to find info and search your PC and the net straight out of your taskbar. To configure how search seems, right-click the taskbar of your major monitor and hover over Search.
• It addresses some persistent replace failures for the Microsoft Store.
• It addresses a difficulty that impacts sure printers. The print outputs are misaligned.
• It addresses a difficulty that impacts daylight saving time (DST) within the Republic of Fiji. It cancels DST for 2022. 

 Microsoft additionally revealed at present that that is the final preview replace of 2022, with no different non-security releases to be launched throughout December.

“Because of minimal operations throughout the holidays and the upcoming Western new yr, there will not be a non-security preview launch for the month of December 2022,” Redmond mentioned.

“There will probably be a month-to-month safety launch (often called a “B” launch) for December 2022. Normal month-to-month servicing for each B and C releases will resume in January 2023.”